KQ to resume flights to Rome in June

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced the return of flights to Italy’s Capital Rome following a near one year hiatus triggered by the CO...

coronavirus , kq , Rome flights

UK to hold emergency meeting over new coronavirus variant

By CNN,

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to chair an emergency meeting with ministers Monday, as governments around the world step up efforts ...

Britain , coronavirus , UK

KQ, Air France KLM to terminate Africa Europe partnership in 2021

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Airways and Air France KLM Group have agreed to mutually terminate their Africa-Europe joint venture partnership from September 1, 2021. The ...

Air France-KLM , coronavirus , kq

OPINION: Lessons from South Korea on COVID-19 pandemic response

By Citizen Reporter,

By Ondari D. Mogeni As COVID-19 spreads across the world, South Korea is one of the countries that was not spared from exposure in the early stages...

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WAIHIGA: Why Kenya should monitor East Africa’s response to coronavirus

By Waihiga Mwaura,

One of the earliest known Greek poets, identified by the single name Hesiod once said: “A bad neighbour is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a ...

coronavirus , IGAD

Joho now wants President Kenyatta to declare lock-down to prevent coronavirus spread

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho now wants President Uhuru Kenyatta to declare a total lock down in the country to stem the spread of the coronavirus....

coronavirus , Hassan Joho

Man arrested over tweet claiming gov’t lying about coronavirus in Kenya

By Benjamin Muriuki,

A 23-year-old man was arrested on Sunday in Mwingi, Kitui County for publishing misleading and alarming information on the coronavirus disease. The...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Kenya Airways suspends Rome, Geneva flights over coronavirus pandemic

By Kepha Muiruri,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has suspended its flights on the Rome-Geneva route effective Friday, March 13 to end of April after an assessment ...

coronavirus , Kenya Airways

Coronavirus may force Americans to avoid crowds and cancel cruises

By Reuters,

Older Americans, especially those with chronic medical concerns, should probably avoid big social gatherings and airline flights, given the rapid spre...

Bernie Sanders , coronavirus , Joe Biden , Senator Ted Cruz

Second coronavirus death confirmed in the US

By Reuters,

Health officials in Washington state said late Sunday that a nursing home resident had died after contracting coronavirus, while New York’s governor...

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China slowly returns to work as coronavirus toll hits daily record

By Reuters,

Workers began trickling back to offices and factories around China on Monday as the government eased some restrictions on working during a coronavirus...

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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

American dies in China as Coronavirus reaches France

By Reuters,

A 60-year-old American has died of the new coronavirus, the first confirmed non-Chinese death of the illness, U.S. officials said, as millions of Chin...

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Chinese markets plunge as Coronavirus death toll rises to 361

By Reuters,

Chinese stock and commodity markets fell heavily on Monday as the death toll from a coronavirus epidemic in China rose to 361 and investors retreated ...

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Coronavirus: Kenya Airways suspends flights to China

By Citizen Reporter,

National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has temporarily suspended flights to Guangzhou, China starting today, January 31, as fears over the deadly Coronav...

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Kenya Airways open to airport-deal alternatives

By Kepha Muiruri,

While struggling national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has put forth the partnership proposal to co-operate the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKI...

Global Boeing fears grow, families await Ethiopia crash remains

By Reuters,

Singapore, Australia, Malaysia and Oman became the latest nations to suspend Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on Tuesday, while identification of the Ethiopian...

Australia , Boeing 737 MAX , Malaysia , Oman , Singapore

UK, Germany, France ban Boeing 737 Max 8 from their airspace

By CNN,

Britain's aviation authority is banning all commercial Boeing 737 MAX passenger flights from UK airspace, following Sunday's fatal plane crash in Ethi...

Boeing 737 MAX , Ethiopian Airlines , UK Civil Aviation Authority

Singapore, Australia, China, Indonesia ground Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 as concerns mount

By Reuters,

Singapore and Australia suspended operations of all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in and out of their airports on Tuesday, and Indonesia and China grounded ...

Australia , Boeing 737 MAX , china , Indonesia , Singapore

Singapore, Mexico suspends Boeing 737 MAX flights after Ethiopia crash

By Reuters,

Singapore will temporarily suspend all Boeing 737 MAX flights from 1400 local time (0600 GMT) on Tuesday. This comes two days after an Ethiopian Ai...

Boeing 737 MAX , Ethiopian Airlines crash