World biggest condom maker warns that the global supply may run out in 2 months

By Agencies,

Malaysia-based Karex Bhd., which makes one out of every five condoms worldwide has warned of a looming global shortage of condoms. The company make...

Coronavirus: Uganda restricts travel from UK, US and 14 other countries

By CNN,

Uganda has restricted visitors from some countries with what it terms high cases of coronavirus, including China, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, South ...

coronavirus

Sports events hit by the coronavirus epidemic

By Reuters,

Here is a list of international sports events hit by the coronavirus outbreak: ITALY * All sports events have been cancelled until April 3. OLYMPIC...

coronavirus

Six years on, families demand new search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane

By Reuters,

Six years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 vanished from radars, relatives of the 239 people who were on board are calling on authorities to reviv...

Flight MH370 , Malaysia Airlines

Go or no go? U.S. updates travel advisories amid coronavirus outbreak

By VOA,

The U.S. State Department says when it comes to issuing a travel alert for Americans traveling abroad, it takes into account health risks. This inc...

coronavirus

With biryani and rice balls, Malaysia aims for halal Olympic gold

By Reuters,

A small factory in Malaysia’s capital is preparing thousands of ready-to-eat halal meals, from fried rice to chicken biryani, to be shipped off to J...

Halal , JAPAN , Malaysia , MyChef

Factbox: Sport-Events affected by coronavirus epidemic

By Reuters,

Here is a list of international sports events whose timing has been affected by a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 1,300 people and infe...

coronavirus

China’s coronavirus deaths surpass SARS as millions stagger back to work

By Reuters,

China raised the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed globally by the SARS epidemic in 2002/2003, as m...

china , coronavirus

What you need to know about coronavirus

By Reuters,

A new virus that has killed over 100 people in China can spread before symptoms show up, Chinese health authorities said, adding that its incubation p...

coronavirus

OPINION: How to boost Africa and South East Asia cooperation

By Citizen Reporter,

By Joel Okwemba Considered one of humanity’s great early achievements is the crossing of early man from Asia to Australia. Archeological, geneti...

Tycoon Humphrey Kariuki responds to claims over his Cyprus passport

By Duncan Mutwiri,

Billionaire businessman Humphrey Kariuki has dismissed reports that his Cypriot Passport has been revoked. Mr. Ndegwa, in a statement tried to put ...

Cyprus , DCI , Humphrey Kariuki , Mount Kenya Safari club , Passport , The Hub

All Blacks’ Williams apologises for Instagram photo

By Reuters,

All Black Sonny Bill Williams has apologised to a Malaysia-based photographer for posting an image on Instagram which was later taken down by the soci...

All Blacks , Sonny Bill Williams

Nearly 300 people, some in Kenya, Nigeria arrested over international online scams

By Duncan Mutwiri,

A global operation targeting online scams has led to nearly 300 arrests in 12 countries including Kenya. Also Read: Have you been a victim of onlin...

Online scams , operation rewired

Kenya forgoes Ksh.247 million in first-oil sale discount

By Kepha Muiruri,

ChemChina UK Limited evacuated 240,000 barrels of crude oil from Kenya. The new figure emerging even though government officials initially indicate...

crude oil , Turkana Oil

Kenya’s first Ksh.1.2B crude oil destined for Malaysia

By PSCU,

Kenya's dream to join the league of petroleum exporting countries became a reality as the first consignment of Kenyan crude oil left the Port of Momba...

Kenya Petroleum Refinery , Kenya’s Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS) , Petroleum

Police find body of teenage girl missing from jungle resort for 10 days

By Reuters,

Police on Tuesday found the unclothed body of an Irish teenager who went missing from a jungle resort in Malaysia 10 days ago, though it was not yet c...

jungle resort , Malaysia , Nora Anne Quoirin , Police

Ship carrying waste arrives back in Canada from the Philippines

By Reuters,

A ship carrying 69 containers of waste mislabeled as plastic recyclables returned to Canada on Saturday from the Philippines, closing a chapter on a d...

President Rodrigo Duterte , Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal , waste disposal

Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after U.S. regulator’s order

By Reuters,

Some global airlines are re-routing flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, they said on Friday, after t...

Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace , Emirates , Etihad Airways , Iran , U.S. regulator's order , United States

U.S. regulator bars airlines from flying over some Iran-controlled airspace

By Reuters,

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday issued an emergency order prohibiting U.S. operators from flying in an overwater area of Tehran-c...

controlled airlines , drone , FAA , Gulf of Oman , U.S. regulator

Russians, Ukrainian to face murder charges over downing of Flight MH17

By Reuters,

Three Russians and a Ukrainian will face murder charges for the deaths of 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 that was shot down over east...

Flight MH17 , Kuala Lumpur , russia , Ukraine , Vladimir Putin