Chemical weapons agency agrees to ban Novichok nerve agents

By Reuters,

The OPCW (Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ) global chemical weapons watchdog will add Novichok, the Soviet-era nerve agent used i...

Kimunyan, Chelagat win Kisii AK meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Japan-based Richard Kimunyan and Josephine Chelagat from Kericho are the winners of the fourth and final series of Athletics Kenya (AK) Cross Country ...

AK Cross Country , Josephine Chelagat , Kericho , Kisii Sports Club , Richard Kimunyan , winners

Veteran Komon set for marathon bow

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 10km record-holder Leonard Patrick Komon is set to make his marathon debut in April after a glittering career in road races. The 31-year-old ...

Leonard Patrick Komon , marathon debut , Road races , World 10km record-holder , World Cross Country Championships

Offices grow ‘brains’ as companies seek to attract smarter workers

By Reuters,

Employees will not need a key to get into the office of the future when it opens in Berlin this year, featuring ample meeting space, plenty of copy ma...

Berlin , Delivery Hero , employees , Zalando

South Korea bans single-use plastic bags from major supermarkets

By CNN,

South Korea is joining a growing list of countries attempting to halt the use of disposable plastic shopping bags. Major supermarkets will be banne...

plastic bag ban , South Korea

Atlanta United hire de Boer as new manager

By Reuters,

Former Ajax and Inter Milan manager Frank de Boer has been hired as head coach of Major League Soccer (MLS) champions Atlanta United, the team announc...

Atlanta United , Frank de Boer , Major League Soccer (MLS) , Tata Martino

U.S., allies to condemn China for economic espionage, charge hackers: source

By Reuters,

The United States and about a dozen allies are expected on Thursday to condemn China for efforts to steal other countries’ trade secrets and technol...

china , Huawei

80 years on, Germany to pay compensation to Kindertransport survivors

By CNN,

The German government will make a one-off compensation payment to survivors of the Kindertransport program, which rescued Jewish children from Nazi Ge...

Britain , germany , Julius Berman , Kindertransport , Martin Chaudhuri , Nazi Germany , Sir Erich Reich , Stuart Eizenstat , The Kristallnacht , UK's Association of Jewish Refugees

Haunted by Colonial Past, Belgium’s Africa Museum Reopens After Revamp

By VOA,

Belgium's Africa Museum reopened on Saturday after a five-year restoration to repackage its looted treasures with a critical view of the country's bru...

Belgium's Africa Museum , Deputy Prime Minister Alexander De Croo , King Leopold II , President Emmanuel Macron , Royal Museum for Central Africa

Cambodian critic held in Thailand over sex-trafficking film – wife

By Reuters,

A Cambodian labor activist faces deportation from Thailand back to Cambodia over his role in making a documentary about sex trafficking that angered t...

Chinese media cautiously welcomes U.S. trade truce

By Reuters,

The trade war truce agreed by China and the United States at the weekend could help them resolve their differences amicably, but lasting improvements ...

US-China trade conflict , US-China trade truce

Angela Merkel’s plane diverted after technical issue

By CNN,

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's plane was forced to turn around and make an unscheduled landing due a technical problem, a government spokesman told...

Kenya static in latest World FIFA rankings

By Citizen Team,

Kenya remained position 105 in the World FIFA Rankings, following the latest monthly publication made by the global football governing body on Thursda...

FIFA rankings , Harambee Stars , kenya

Unilever CEO Polman to retire, replaced by beauty head Jope

By Reuters,

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever said its CEO Paul Polman was retiring, less than two months after a damaging row with shareholders, and wo...

Paul Polman , Unilever , Unilever company

European consumer groups want regulators to act against Google tracking

By Reuters,

Consumer agencies in the Netherlands, Poland and five other European Union countries asked privacy regulators on Tuesday to take action against Google...

Google , Google tracking

Georgian Court upholds sentence against Ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili

By VOA,

A Georgian appeals court has upheld a ruling that sentenced former President Mikheil Saakashvili to prison for abuse of power over a 2005 incident. ...

Archil Tkeshelashvili , Mikheil Saakashvili , Sandro Girgvliani , Tbilisi City Court , Valery Gelashvili

Head of Russian spy agency accused of British poison attack dies

By Reuters,

The head of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency that the West has blamed for a string of brazen attacks died on Wednesday after “a serious a...

Korobov , russia , Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency

Late goals earn Dutch spot in Nations League finals

By Reuters,

Netherlands scored twice in the last five minutes to recover from two goals down and earn a 2-2 draw against relegated Germany in the Nations League o...

France , germany , Nations League , Netherlands , Ronald Koeman , World champions

Crucial week for Britain as Brexit saga continues

By VOA,

Britain’s interminable Brexit saga seems ready made for Netflix — and is already putting to shame Nordic noir fiction for unexpected twists and tu...

Rwanda’s Bralirwa to start brewing Heineken beer locally

By Reuters,

Rwanda’s biggest brewer, Bralirwa Ltd, will start making Heineken beer locally next month in a move that will allow it to cut retail prices by a fif...

Bralirwa Ltd , Heineken beer , Rwanda