FAA, Boeing study need for 737 MAX software changes after crash

By Reuters,

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co are evaluating the need for software or design changes to 737 MAX jets in the wake of last mont...

boeing , Lion Air , U.S. Federal Aviation Administration

Manufactures cautioned on disposal of plastic bottles

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Association of Manufactures has been urged to put measures in place to ensure proper disposal of pet plastic bottles. According to the Ch...

Recounts, runoffs loom over high-profile elections in Florida, Georgia

By Reuters,

High-profile U.S. elections in Georgia, Florida and Arizona remained unresolved on Thursday, two days after the vote, with the prospect of legal chall...

Andrew Gillum , Ron DeSantis , Stacey Abrams , US midterms

Unresolved high-profile U.S. elections could be headed to recounts

By Reuters,

High-profile U.S. electoral races in Georgia, Florida and Arizona remained unresolved on Thursday, two days after the vote, with the prospect of legal...

Women and LGBT candidates make history in 2018 midterms

By CNN,

From a pair of Native American women to a Somali refugee to the first openly gay man elected governor, the 2018 midterm elections brought a series of ...

Deb Haaland , Ilhan Omar , Jared Polis , Kristi Noem , Kyrsten Sinema , LGBT , Marsha Blackburn , Rashida Tlaib , Sharice Davids , Sylvia Garcia , U.S midterm elections , Veronica Escobar

Democrats will seek to rein in Trump after winning U.S. House

By Reuters,

Donald Trump faced greater restraints on his presidency and intrusive investigations from Democrats who won control of the U.S. House of Representativ...

democrats , US mid-term elections

Japan’s youth suicide rate highest in 30 years

By CNN,

More Japanese children and teenagers killed themselves between 2016 and 2017 than in any year since 1986, according to a new government report. The l...

JAPAN , Youth suicide

In China, female pilots strain to hold up half the sky

By Reuters,

When Han Siyuan first decided to apply for a job as a pilot cadet in 2008, she was up against 400 female classmates in China on tests measuring everyt...

china , China pilots , Female pilots

Trump, Obama square off in whirlwind weekend before midterm elections

By CNN,

President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama traded blow after blow as they crossed the country in the final weekend of campaigning before...

congress , democrats , Former U.S. President Barack Obama , President Donald Trump , republicans , U.S midterm elections

Netflix to release three films in theaters ahead of online debut

By Reuters,

Netflix Inc will debut three of its upcoming original films in a limited number of theaters before the movies appear on the streaming service, the com...

films , Netflix , online debut

Meaza Ashenafi appointed Ethiopia’s first female Chief Justice

By Linda Ngari,

Ethiopia's legislative chamber, the House of Peoples Representatives unanimously approved the nomination of Meaza Ashenafi as the first female head of...

Meaza Ashenafi , Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed , Sahle-Work Zewde

Sonko orders all ‘noisy’ bars closed over KCPE, KCSE exams

By Njeri Ngugi,

Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi Sonko has directed that all "noisy" night clubs, bars and social joints in Nairobi estates closed until the ongoing KCPE a...

kcpe , KCSE , Mike Sonko , Nairobi

Indonesian plane with 189 aboard crashes into sea near Jakarta

By Reuters,

An aircraft with 189 people on board is believed to have sunk after crashing into the sea off Indonesia's island of Java on Monday, shortly after take...

Indonesian plane , Lion Air flight

Seefar apartments owners troop to NEMA offices over planned demolition

By Citizen Reporter,

Residents of Seefar Apartments in Nairobi held demonstrations over the planned demolition of their homes. They marched to offices of the National E...

Nairobi demolitions , NEMA , Seefar apartments , WARMA

NEMA seizes 1.7 tonnes of banned plastic bags in Mombasa

By Asha Bekidusa,

Police in Mombasa on Sunday nabbed 1.7 tonnes of plastic bags that had allegedly been transported from Tanzania. Head of the National Environment M...

Mwembe tayari , plastic bags

Residential houses at Nyayo Highrise to be demolished: NEMA

By Vincent Maruga,

The owners of residential houses built at Nyayo Highrise in Nairobi have been given 14 days to demolish the buildings. A letter to Ederman Propert...

Nairobi demolitions , NEMA , Nyayo Highrise , Riparian land

Death toll from Nigeria floods reaches 199

By Reuters,

The death toll from floods across much of Central and Southern Nigeria has reached 199, the national disaster agency said on Wednesday, almost doublin...

Central and Southern Nigeria , National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) , Nigeria , nigeria floods

Man United defeat Newcastle after incredible rally

By Reuters,

With manager Jose Mourinho’s job reportedly on the line, Manchester United finally discovered their missing spirit to battle back from two goals dow...

Jose Mourinho , Manchester United , Newcastle United , Old Trafford.

President Kenyatta ‘legacy team’ PDU unveiled

By Wycliffe Nyamasege,

The newly recruited staff of the President's Delivery Unit (PDU) are set to begin their official duties having completed their induction program. N...

Nzioka Waita , PDU

Some players care more than others- Mourinho

By Agencies,

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says "some [players] care more than others" at the club after their failure to win any of their past three gam...

care , Jose Mourinho , league matches , Manchester United , Players , West Ham , Wolves