New research says players at risk of coronavirus spread to lungs

By Reuters,

Research from Germany and Italy suggests that footballers and other athletes face a particular risk of the coronavirus infecting their lungs, raising ...

coronavirus , COVID-19

UEFA gives European leagues May 25 deadline for restart plans

By Reuters,

European football leagues have been given a May 25 deadline to inform governing body UEFA of their plans to restart their domestic competitions. So...

European football leagues , May 25 deadline , UEFA

Wendy’s boss in Lebanon found her preparing dinner. Moments later, she was told to never touch food with her bare, black hands again

By CNN,

Wendy’s boss glared at her as she chopped coriander. Stone-faced and angry, he charged out of the kitchen to speak with his wife. Moments later, ...

domestic workers , Lebanon , migrant workers

From Akothee to Hussein Mohamed: Top 10 most read stories of 2019

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The top ten most read stories of 2019 on Citizen Digital are: 1.Kenya Power announces power outages across the country from tomorrow February 23...

GSU officer arrested after kidnap of Safaricom employee over Ksh.500K loan

By Citizen Reporter,

A GSU officer from Baringo has been arrested after he was linked to the kidnap of a Safaricom employee in Malindi. Detectives from the Directorate ...

abduction , Kidnap

SWILA: Fifa ban too grave to contemplate; FKF elections must not drive us down the drain

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila There is a lot of political mudslinging as the clock ticks to the eagerly anticipated Football Kenya national elections primed for Dece...

courts , FIFA ban , FKF elections , Sam Nyamweya , Swila

NSE taps into top stocks in safe-bet derivatives

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has picked seven of the best performing shares on its 25 index to kickstart the derivatives market whose launch ...

nse

Why you might be required to register for Huduma Namba again

By Ian Omondi,

Newly appointed government spokesperson Rtd. Col. Cyrus Oguna has stated that some Kenyans who have already registered for Huduma Namba may be forced ...

Colonel Cyrus Oguna , Huduma Namba

Swedish prosecutor requests Assange’s detention over rape allegation

By Reuters,

The Swedish prosecutor heading an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange filed a request with a local court on ...

extradition , Julian Assange , Prosecutor , rape , WikiLeaks

Gov’t extends Huduma Namba mass registration deadline

By PSCU,

The Government has extended the deadline for Huduma Namba mass registration by one week. In a statement to newsrooms on Friday evening, President U...

Huduma Namba , LSK

Are people paying Huduma Namba officials to get registered?

By Otukho Jackson,

As the deadline for Huduma Namba fast approaches, Kenyans are rushing to beat the Saturday cut-off day for the mass registration. Majority of regis...

Fred Matiang'i , Huduma Namba , Huduma Namba registration deadline , last minute rush

48 Parties Aiming for Parliament in South Africa Poll

By Reuters,

It's going to be a colorful election in the Rainbow Nation. Whether you're a Leninite, a free-market capitalist, a right-winger, an outspoken lefty...

south africa

China’s leaders want more babies, but local officials resist

By VOA,

Facing a future demographic crisis and aging society, China's leaders are desperately seeking to persuade couples to have more children. But bureau...

china , Demographic crisis

No talks between Trump and China’s Xi before trade deadline

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he did not plan to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a March 1 deadline set by the two countries...

china , Trump

Spurs’ Pochettino disappointed by lack of signings

By Reuters,

Mauricio Pochettino is disappointed by Tottenham Hotspur’s failure to sign any players in the January transfer window but the manager says his team ...

dissapointed , English Premier League'Football , Mauricio Pochettino , sign players , Tottenham Hotspur , Transfer Window

Why George H.W. Bush wanted Trump at his funeral

By CNN,

George H.W. Bush can perform one last, posthumous service to his country this week by orchestrating a rare moment of unity and a short-term truce in t...

Chinese President Xi Jinping , George H.W. Bush , hillary clinton , john mccain , President Donald Trump , US Capitol

Gunfire, threats and curfews slow Congo’s fight against Ebola

By Reuters,

When medics tried to reach Ebola patients in a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during a recent surge in violence, they were blocked by...

Congo , ebola , Jessica Llunga , unicef , who

Trump dims hopes of China trade deal with fresh tariff threat on Apple phones

By CNN,

President Donald Trump appears to be shutting the door on a temporary ceasefire in an ongoing tit-for-tat trade war with China just days ahead of an u...

Apple products , china , Chinese President Xi Jinping , iphone , President Donald Trump

Boko Haram threatens to kill kidnapped aid workers within 24 hours

By CNN,

Two International Red Cross Society (ICRC) aid workers kidnapped by a faction of Boko Haram in Nigeria's northeast may be executed Tuesday, the organi...

Aleksandra Matijevic Mosimann , Boko Haram , International Red Cross Society , President Muhammadu Buhari

Uhuru wants Nairobi-Naivasha SGR line complete by June 2019

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday challenged the contractor of the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway line to stick to the June 2019 completio...

Mombasa-Malaba SGR project , Nairobi-Naivasha SGR line , President Uhuru Kenyatta , SGR