Trump’s executive order targets political bias at Twitter and Facebook

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a law that has long protected Twitter, Facebook and Alphabet’s Google from being respon...

Donald Trump

Can prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, survive the age of social distancing?

By CNN,

Don't kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume and pu...

COVID-19 , lockdown , prostitution , sex workers , UNAIDS

U.S. to exempt foreign athletes from coronavirus-related entry bans

By Reuters,

The United States will exempt some foreign athletes who compete in professional sporting events in the United States from entry bans imposed because o...

athletes , Covid-19 pandemic , Donald Trump

Kalonzo Musyoka gets nod for post-election pact with Jubilee

By Citizen Reporter,

Wiper’s National Executive Council has authorised Kalonzo Musyoka to immediately seal a post-election pact with the ruling Jubilee party. The NEC...

JUBILEE , kalonzo musyoka , KANU

‘We will not be intimidated!’ DP Ruto allies dismiss threats to de-whip them

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Three Jubilee lawmakers allied to Deputy President William Ruto’s Tanga Tanga faction have dismissed threats to de-whip them from parliamentary comm...

John ‘KJ’ Kiarie , JUBILEE , Kimani Ichung'wa , Rigathi Gachagua

Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine pills daily despite FDA warning

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump, in a surprise announcement, said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medicine against the coronavir...

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Trump threatens permanent freeze of WHO funding, review of U.S. membership

By Reuters,

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) if it did not commit to improveme...

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Trump says doesn’t want to talk to President Xi Jinping, could even cut China ties

By CNN,

U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the coronavirus outbreak, saying he has no interest i...

china , Donald Trump , President Xi Jinping

US to accuse China of hacking COVID-19 vaccine research

By VOA,

For months, U.S. officials have been warning about a spike in cyberattacks during the coronavirus pandemic, but they’ve stopped short of pointing ...

china , coronavirus , covid-19 vaccine

Two White House aides test positive for COVID-19

By VOA,

At least two White House aides have tested positive for COVID-19: a valet for President Donald Trump and the press secretary for Vice President Mike...

coronavirus , fauci , Trump

Barack Obama says White House response to coronavirus has been ‘absolute chaotic disaster’

By CNN,

Former President Barack Obama delivered a blistering critique of the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus crisis, describing it as "an a...

coronavirus , obama , Trump , White House

China refutes 24 ‘lies’ by U.S. politicians over coronavirus

By Reuters,

China has issued a lengthy rebuttal of what it said were 24 “preposterous allegations” by some leading U.S. politicians over its handling of the n...

Italy becomes third country to top 30,000 Covid-19 deaths

By VOA,

Italy on Friday became the third country to record more than 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus, with only Britain and the United States reporting mor...

coronavirus , italy

Trump sought a reopening but found the virus in the White House instead

By CNN,

President Donald Trump hoped this would be the week he emerged into a nation recovering from pandemic. Instead the pandemic came to him. A day afte...

coronavirus , President Donald Trump

Piers Morgan steps back from TV after developing coronavirus symptom

By CNN,

British TV host Piers Morgan is taking a break from his role on "Good Morning Britain" while he awaits the results of a Covid-19 test. Morgan said ...

coronavirus , Piers Morgan

US report assesses China intentionally concealed severity of the virus

By CNN,

The Chinese government intentionally concealed the severity of the coronavirus from the international community while it stockpiled imports and decrea...

coronavirus

Pope Francis says coronavirus vaccine must be shared worldwide

By Reuters,

Pope Francis called on Sunday for international scientific cooperation to discover a vaccine for the coronavirus and said any successful vaccine shoul...

coronavirus , coronavirus vaccine , Pope Francis

Biden backs U.S. women’s team after lawsuit setback

By Reuters,

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Saturday voiced his support for the U.S. women’s soccer team, a day after it suffered a set...

Joe Biden , USWNT

What happens if a coronavirus vaccine is never developed? It has happened before

By CNN,

As countries lie frozen in lockdown and billions of people lose their livelihoods, public figures are teasing a breakthrough that would mark the end o...

coronavirus , coronavirus vaccine

Kim Jong Un makes public appearance, state media says

By CNN,

North Korean state-run media is reporting that Kim Jong Un made an appearance at a May Day celebration, which would be his first public appearance in ...

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