Alibaba Singles Day sales rake in Ksh8 trillion as Chinese shake off COVID-19

By CNN,

China's annual Singles Day online shopping bonanza regularly hauls in tens of billions of dollars for Alibaba and other e-commerce and retail companie...

Alibaba , singles day

Safaricom picks new Chief Finance Officer

By Kepha Muiruri,

Leading telco operator Safaricom has named Dilip Pal as its new Chief Finance Officer (CFO) effective from November 1. Dilip who has more than 29 y...

Dilip Pal , Safaricom

Thailand takes first legal action against Facebook, Twitter over content

By Reuters,

Thailand began legal action on Thursday against Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, in its first such move against major ...

Alphabet , Computer Crime Act , facebook , Google , Thailand , Twitter

Experts worry over implications of pandemic-related drinking bans

By CNN,

South Africa is slowly emerging from one of the world's strictest Covid-19 lockdowns. As the threat of the pandemic loomed in March its government ...

alcoholic drinks , bars , coronavirus , NACADA

60 percent of local hotels open doors as international travel resumes

By Kepha Muiruri,

Six hotels out every 10 in Kenya are now open to business following the resumption of international flights. According to the Central Bank of Kenya...

COVID-19 , Hotels , international flights

The US, Brazil and others lifted lockdowns early. These charts show just how deadly that decision was

By CNN,

Patience in lifting coronavirus restrictions is paying off all over the world, but lifting lockdowns too early can have deadly consequences. A CNN ...

coronavirus , curfew , lockdown

Why Kenyan athletes could miss out on Diamond League meetings

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

@gil_kiprotich With the new athletics season set to kick off in August, Kenyan athletes hope of competing in the events to be held in European Union ...

Diamond League

EU borders to be reopened– but probably not to Americans or Kenyans

By CNN,

The European Union is preparing to reopen its external borders to 15 countries outside of the bloc as early as Wednesday. However, some countries m...

coronavirus , EU borders

Thai King books entire German hotel to quarantine with 20 concubines

By Agencies,

The king of Thailand has taken over a luxury German hotel to isolate from the coronavirus — along with a harem of 20 women, according to reports. ...

Thai king quarantine

Panic buying, lockdowns may drive world food inflation – FAO

By Reuters,

Lockdowns and panic food buying due to the coronavirus pandemic could ignite world food inflation even though there are ample supplies of staple grain...

coronavirus , FAO , Inflation

China eyes end to coronavirus, plays down warnings of ‘second wave’

By Reuters,

Chinese scientists and health experts involved in the country’s fight against the coronavirus believe the worst is now over, downplaying warnings th...

china , coronavirus , COVID-19 , President Donald Trump , who

Sports events hit by the coronavirus epidemic

By Reuters,

Here is a list of international sports events hit by the coronavirus outbreak: ITALY * All sports events have been cancelled until April 3. OLYMPIC...

coronavirus

Patient flees hospital before coronavirus test can be carried out

By CNN,

A man who was due to undergo coronavirus test "absconded" from a Zimbabwe hospital, the country's health ministry said. The 26-year-old patient ret...

coronavirus

Gatherings banned, travel restricted as coronavirus cases grow worldwide

By Reuters,

Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings and stricter travel restrictions as cases of the new coronavirus...

coronavirus

Go or no go? U.S. updates travel advisories amid coronavirus outbreak

By VOA,

The U.S. State Department says when it comes to issuing a travel alert for Americans traveling abroad, it takes into account health risks. This inc...

coronavirus

U.S. warned to prepare for coronavirus pandemic as Europe lockdowns spread

By CNN,

A second European hotel was in lockdown on Wednesday as authorities around the world battled to prevent the spread of coronavirus, although a senior U...

coronavirus

Factbox: Sport-Events affected by coronavirus epidemic

By Reuters,

Here is a list of international sports events whose timing has been affected by a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 1,300 people and infe...

coronavirus

Photo of mice fighting wins wildlife photography award

By CNN,

The sight of two mice scurrying across a London Underground platform in the evening is, to many, an unwelcome feature of life in the city. But a yo...

mice , wildlife photography award

‘Angry’ soldier storms shopping mall, kills 26

By Reuters,

A Thai soldier who killed at least 26 people, most of them in a shopping mall in the northeast of the country, was angry over a land deal involving a ...

Prayuth Chan-ocha , soldier , Thailand

Thai soldier kills at least 10 in shooting rampage

By Reuters,

A Thai soldier killed at least 10 people in a shooting rampage on Saturday in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima in the north east of Thailand and remains ...