Former president Jimmy Carter admitted to hospital for third time

By Paul Ombati,

Former United States President  Jimmy Carter has been admitted to hospital for the third time this year, to undergo a brain surgery. The 95 year o...

Jimmy Carter

Tyler Perry Studios: Journey of abuse, homelessness and now, poetic justice

By Duncan Mutwiri,

The weekend launch of the Tyler Perry studios in Atlanta Georgia was an emotive affair for black Americans. This especially considering the history...

Tyler Perry

PHOTOS: Tyler Perry Studios opens in Atlanta

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Tyler Perry, a renowned American actor, producer and director opened a mega filming complex this weekend. According to CNN, Typer Perry Studios sta...

Tyler Perry

Brave Uruguay punish error-prone Fiji in Kamaishi shock

By Reuters,

Uruguay delivered the first upset of the Rugby World Cup with a stunning 30-27 victory over a fatigued and error-prone Fiji in a thrilling Pool D matc...

Fiji , Rugby world cup , Uruguay

Former Wales captain Thomas reveals living with HIV

By Reuters,

Former Wales captain Gareth Thomas has revealed he has been living with HIV “for years” and appealed for support to “break the stigma” around ...

Gareth Thomas

As U.S. restrictions tighten, women seeking abortions hit the road

By Reuters,

Nearly a half century ago, women with unwanted pregnancies would cross state lines seeking abortions that were legal in New York but banned in many ot...

abortion , United States

PSV edge Basel in thriller as Dinamo and Copenhagen win

By Reuters,

Former European Cup winners PSV Eindhoven scored two late goals to earn a roller-coaster 3-2 home win over Basel in the first-leg of their Champions L...

3-2 home win , Basel , champions league , PSV Eindhoven , qualifying second round

House condemns Trump over ‘racist comments’ tweeted at congresswomen

By Reuters,

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to condemn President Donald Trump for “ racist comments” against four minority Democratic congr...

Congresswomen , Donald Trump , Kevin McCarthy , racism

Joe Biden apologizes for touting past work with segregationist senators

By Wambui Kihara,

Seeking to put to rest a weeks-old controversy that has dogged his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden apologized on S...

Cory Booker , Democratic party , Joe Biden

Umeme Bees keen to clinch Koth Biro tittle

By Agencies,

Umeme Bees have vowed to win this year’s 41st edition of the Koth Biro tournament in honor of their patron Stephen Ogos as team manager Asif says th...

Kothbiro , Umeme Bees

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