Georgia’s first LGBT pride march called off amid political turmoil

By Reuters,

Organizers of Georgia’s first LGBT+ pride march called off the event at the eleventh hour Friday after a wave of political unrest in Tbilisi that le...

bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community , Georgians , Orthodox Church

Georgians angry over Russian lawmaker’s visit; try to storm parliament

By Reuters,

Crowds angry over the visit of a Russian lawmaker tried to storm Georgia’s parliament building on Thursday evening, pushing against lines of riot po...

Georgians , Moscow , parliament , Russian lawmaker

Why new notes are taking time to hit your wallet

By Kepha Muiruri,

While a number of Kenyans have already gotten their hands on the new age currency notes, a similar proportion is yet to interact with the new notes to...

Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) , demonetization , New currency

Country star Kenny Rogers dismisses ‘dying’ claims

By Reuters,

Country singer Kenny Rogers on Friday dismissed “wild misinformation and speculation” about his health and said he planned on “sticking around�...

Kenny Rogers

Using blood, saliva, urine to detect cancer: Scientists’ ‘holy grail’

By CNN,

Testing for cancer in blood, urine or even saliva: That approach has been called the "holy grail" for diagnosing the second leading cause of death in...

Machakos Level 5 Hospital denies botched surgery after woman dies

By Karanja Morgan,

Machakos Level 5 Hospital is on the spot following the death of a woman during a botched operation. It is alleged that the operating doctors left a...

botched surgery , Machakos level 5 Hospital.

Malawians vote for president, MPs and local councillors

By VOA,

Malawians voted for president, members of parliament, and local councillors Tuesday. About 7 million people were expected to cast ballots in 193 co...

Malawi elections , Peter Mutharika

Governor expected to sign new abortion restrictions into law

By Reuters,

Missouri’s Republican governor could sign a law as early as this week banning most abortions in the Midwestern state after the eighth week of pregna...

abortion , Governor Mike Parson , Missouri , President Donald Trump

Missouri passes abortion law outlawing terminations after 8 weeks

By CNN,

Missouri has joined a number of other US states to ban abortions after eight weeks with doctors facing up to 15 years in prison if they carry out term...

abortion , banned , laws , Missouri , republicans , U.S

Federer, Nadal and Osaka advance in Rome

By Reuters,

Former world number one Roger Federer marked his return to the Italian Open for the first time since 2016 with a 6-4 6-3 second round win over Joao So...

Italian Open , Naomi Osaka , Rafael Nadal , Roger Federer

Van Dijk wins England’s PFA Player of the Year award

By Reuters,

Liverpool centre back Virgil van Dijk was named Player of the Year by England’s Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) on Sunday, becoming th...

England’s Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) , Liverpool centre back , Player of the Year , Virgil van Dijk

More U.S. states push ahead with near-bans on abortion for Supreme court challenge

By Reuters,

North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation on Wednesday making it a crime for doctors to perform a second-trimester abortion usin...

abortion , supreme court

States push near-bans on abortion to target Roe v. Wade

By VOA,

Emboldened by the new conservative majority on the Supreme Court, anti-abortion lawmakers and activists in numerous states are pushing near-total bans...

Roe v. Wade

Denmark complete astonishing three-goal comeback to deny Switzerland

By Reuters,

Denmark’s Henrik Dalsgaard scored a 93rd-minute equaliser to complete an incredible comeback from three goals down to draw 3-3 away against Switzerl...

Basel , Denmark , draw 3-3 , Euro 2020 , Switzerland

Schar collision sparks call for UEFA probe

By Reuters,

Switzerland defender Fabian Schar says he cannot remember a collision that left him unconscious in a Euro 2020 qualifier at the weekend and the incide...

Euro 2020 qualifiers , Fabian Schar , Jemal Tabidze , Switzerland

Swiss survive difficult first half to overcome Georgia

By Reuters,

Switzerland survived a difficult first half and overcame the absence of forwards Xherdan Shaqiri and Haris Seferovic to beat Georgia 2-0 away in their...

Euro 2020 qualifiers , GEORGIA , Switzerland

Former US president Jimmy Carter reaches historic milestone

By VOA,

The early risers who managed to get to the front of the line on this dark and unseasonably cold Sunday morning in southern Georgia are the lucky ones....

Jimmy Carter

Lawmakers call for release of full report on Russia investigation

By VOA,

Special counsel Robert Mueller has completed a long-awaited report on his investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election and a...

Robert Mueller , russia

Former US President Jimmy Carter reaches historic milestone

By VOA,

The early risers who managed to get to the front of the line on this dark and unseasonably cold Sunday morning in southern Georgia are the lucky ones....

Jimmy Carter

Justice Thomas speaks as U.S. top court confronts racial bias in jury selection

By Reuters,

U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared poised to side with a black Mississippi death row inmate put on trial six times for a 1996 quadruple murder who a...

Justice Thomas , supreme court , U.S