MCKINSEY: Priorities for school systems in the age of coronavirus

By Guest Writer,

As of mid-April, 191 countries had shut down all their primary and secondary schools, affecting almost 1.6 billion children. The shift to remote le...

coronavirus , online learning

Expect more cases of strange coronavirus syndrome in children, doctors warn

By CNN,

Parents, hospitals and clinics should expect to see more cases of a mystifying condition that seems to be affecting children after a bout with Covid-1...

Covid-19 isn’t just a respiratory disease. It hits the whole body

By CNN,

The patient had been relatively fine for the first 10 days he was down with Covid-19. Just 38, he didn't fit the description of people at high risk...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Vanessa Bryant opens ‘one more letter’ from Kobe on 38th birthday

By CNN,

Vanessa Bryant waited one more day to open the surprise she never expected, never knew existed. On Monday, the day before her 38th birthday, the wi...

38th birthday , Kobe , letter , Vanessa Bryant

Coronavirus could be tied to a rare but serious illness in children, doctors say

By CNN,

A small but rising number of children are becoming ill with a rare syndrome that could be linked to coronavirus, with reported cases showing symptoms...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , National Health Service

Kenyans who die abroad to be buried there as Gov’t tightens restrictions over COVID-19

By Gatete Njoroge,

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has said Kenyans who die abroad will be buried there as government tightens restrictions in the fight against coronavirus...

china , coronavirus , ogonda

Kenyan administrative attaché in Los Angeles Ruth Anyango Ogonda dies

By Citizen Reporter,

Ruth Anyango Ogonda, the Kenyan administrative attaché in Los Angeles, U.S, has died. A statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry said she died ...

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Americans urged to wear masks outside as coronavirus death toll rises by 1000 in 24hours

By Reuters,

The Trump administration on Thursday looked set to join local officials in advising Americans to wear masks when venturing out during the still-explod...

coronavirus , masks

U.S becomes world’s worst coronavirus epicenter with over 82,000 cases

By CNN,

The United States now has the highest number of known cases of coronavirus in the world with more than 82,000, according to CNN's tally of cases repor...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , United States

Chinese students fleeing virus-hit U.S. paying Ksh.2M for seats on private jets

By Reuters,

As the coronavirus spreads across the United States, Chinese students from wealthy families are persuading their parents to pay tens of thousands of d...

china , coronavirus

Tokyo Games delayed to 2021, easing athletes’ angst

By Reuters,

The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday to 2021, the first such delay in the Games’ 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked ...

2020 , IOC , olympics , Tokyo

Nearly 1 billion people confined to homes globally due to coronavirus

By Tonny Ndungu,

Close to one billion people worldwide were confined to their homes on Saturday as the global coronavirus death toll shot past 11,000 and U.S. states r...

coronavirus

Americans rush to stock up on essentials as coronavirus stokes fears of shortages

By Reuters,

From Jersey City on the East Coast to Los Angeles on the West Coast, American shoppers picked grocery store shelves clean on products. They range f...

coronavirus

Floyd Mayweather’s ex-girlfriend found dead in car outside her home

By CNN,

Josie Harris, the former girlfriend of Floyd Mayweather and the mother of three of his children, was found dead outside her home in Valencia, Californ...

Floyd Mayweather

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual assault

By CNN,

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday in a New York courtroom. Weinstein, 67, arrived to his sentencing hearing in a wheel...

Harvey Weinstein

New coronavirus infections may drop to zero by end-March in Wuhan: Chinese government expert

By Rene Oswere,

Wuhan, the epicenter of China’s coronavirus epidemic, will likely see new infections drop to zero by the end of this month, an expert with the count...

coronavirus

California declares emergency over coronavirus as death toll rises in U.S.

By Reuters,

The U.S. death toll from coronavirus infections rose to 11 on Wednesday as new cases emerged around New York City and Los Angeles, while Seattle-area ...

coronavirus

Vancouver Sevens: Shujaa land fair-looking pool, but will they tick?

By Kenerickson Njeru,

The national rugby sevens team Shujaa have been drawn in Pool C for the sixth round of HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series alongside Cape Town and Hamilton...

Ireland , Kenya Sevens , New Zealand , Shujaa , Spain , World Rugby Sevens Series

A hearse was stolen and L.A. police are asking suspects to ‘bring back the deceased person’

By CNN,

Los Angeles police are looking for the suspects who took off with a hearse that had a body inside. The Black Lincoln Navigator that was stolen from...

hearse

Build it like Beckham, Inter-Miami target big names

By Reuters,

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are potential targets for Inter-Miami, co-owner David Beckham said on Wednesday, underscoring his team’s global a...

David Beckham , Inter Miami , MLS