Barcelona knock Real Madrid off top of Money League

By Reuters,

Barcelona have overtaken Real Madrid to top the Deloitte Football Money League for the first time and become the first club to break the 800 million e...

Barcelona , Deloitte ‘Football Money League’ , Real Madrid

Sacking Conte cost Chelsea Sh3.5 billion, accounts show

By Reuters,

Sacking Italian manager Antonio Conte in July 2018 cost Chelsea 26.6 million pounds in compensation and legal fees, according to the Premier League cl...

26.6 million pounds , Antonio Conte , chelsea , Sack , Sh3.5 billion

World Athletics Continental Tour to kickoff in Japan

By World Athletics,

World Athletics has today announced details of the 2020 World Athletics Continental Tour, a series of the world's best one-day meetings outside the D...

Continental Tour , Diamond League , JAPAN , Sebastian Coe , World Athletics

Players’ union wants matches postponed in extreme heat

By Reuters,

The world players’ union FIFPRO says it is time to stop matches being played in extreme heat after seeing some of its members struggle in torrid con...

FIFA , FIFPro

Uhuru unveils measures to protect musicians from exploitation

By PSCU,

The Government will move the Kenya Copyright Board from the Office of the Attorney General to the Ministry of ICT as part of measures to protect music...

John De Mathew

Juventus eye Asia growth with bid for earlier kickoffs

By Reuters,

Serie A should consider having earlier kickoffs to help grow the Asian audience and boost clubs’ finances, Juventus chief revenue officer Giorgio Ri...

Juventus

BWIRE: It’s time to revisit protection of journalists in Kenya

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The mysterious circumstances surrounding journalist Azory Gwanda, in Tanzania, whose fate remains unknown are similar to what happe...

Media freedom

Duduzane Zuma found not guilty in South Africa car crash case

By Reuters,

A South African court on Friday found Duduzane Zuma not guilty of culpable homicide and negligent driving over a fatal car crash. Prosecutors are s...

duduzane zuma

Magufuli urges Tanzanian women to ‘set ovaries free’

By Reuters,

President John Magufuli urged Tanzanian women to “set your ovaries free” and bear more children as a way to help boost the economy into a regional...

President John Magufuli , Tanzanian women

Venezuela confirms death of detained officer who opposition says was tortured

By Reuters,

Venezuelan authorities late on Saturday confirmed the death of a military officer who opposition leaders and family members said was tortured in custo...

Juan Guaido , President Nicolas Maduro , United Nations , Venezuela

China bans all meat from Canada

By CNN,

The Chinese government has announced a suspension on imported meat products from Canada over claims of forged customs documents, the latest sign of de...

China-Canada meat ban

Ethiopia’s PM says army chief of staff shot thwarting coup

By Reuters,

Ethiopia’s army chief of staff was shot while trying to thwart an attempted coup on Saturday in a federal state north of the capital Addis Ababa, Pr...

Billene Seyoum , Ethiopia , General Seare Mekonnen , Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

Watchdog finds global press freedom at lowest point in decade

By VOA,

The U.S.-based democracy watchdog Freedom House says press freedom is declining around the world, right alongside political rights and civil liberties...

Freedom House , Press Freedom

Voice of resilience: Kenyan radio builds herders’ trust in drought insurance

By Reuters,

It only lasts about two and half minutes, but the brief message Asma Mohamed broadcasts on her daily radio show has become essential listening for mor...

Female Afghan TV Journalist Shot Dead in Kabul

By VOA,

Afghan officials say a former prominent female television journalist in Afghanistan has been killed in Kabul. Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Ra...

Three Thais accused of insulting king have disappeared: rights groups

By Reuters,

Three Thai activists facing charges of insulting the monarchy have disappeared after reportedly being arrested in Vietnam, rights groups said on Frida...

Ugandan Gov’t upset by media coverage of Bobi Wine

By Reuters,

More than a dozen Ugandan media outlets said they will reassign senior journalists in response to government complaints over coverage of opposition la...

Bobi Wine , Museveni

Venezuela’s Maduro seeks to display military loyalty in political crisis

By Reuters,

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and key military figures made a show of unity in a television broadcast on Thursday, seeking to reject claims by t...

Juan Guaido , President Nicolas Maduro , Venezuela , Vladimir Padrino

Women still bear greatest brunt of online harassment, World Press Freedom summit told

By Rachel Ombaka,

Female journalists are more visible than ever in the digital era making them easy targets for online harassment, the World Press Freedom Day summit wa...

digital rights , Female Journalists , Online Harassment , world press freedom day

US border patrol to fingerprint more migrant children

By VOA,

U.S. border authorities say they’ve started to increase the biometric data they take from children 13 years old and younger, including fingerprints,...

US