U.S. government executes third man this week after 17-year hiatus

By Reuters,

A week that marked the return of capital punishment by the U.S. government after a 17-year hiatus ended on Friday with a third execution of a federal ...

capital punishment , Execution , President Donald Trump , U.S. government

Sickle cell patients ask for protection against COVID-19 as confirmed cases increase to over 11K

By VOA,

Sickle cell patients in Cameroon on this year's World Sickle Cell Day on June 19, asked to be given additional care and support. They say the genet...

coronavirus , Sickle cell

Ronaldinho to be freed in ‘adulterated’ passport case

By Reuters,

Paraguayan prosecutors will not charge Ronaldinho Gaucho for possession of an altered passport, but the former Barcelona player has admitted guilt and...

Roberto Assis , Ronaldinho

Jeptoo urges athletes to take responsibility after serving doping ban

By Reuters,

Disgraced marathon champion Rita Jeptoo has resumed training after serving a four-year doping ban and urged fellow Kenyan athletes to be more vigilant...

doping , Rita Jeptoo

12 dead, several injured after 100-passenger plane crashes

By Imani Mitchelle,

At least twelve people have been confirmed dead and several others injured after a plane carrying 100 passengers crashed on a two-storey building shor...

Almaty International Airport , Kazakhstan , plane crash , President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Costa hits four as Atletico tear Real Madrid apart

By Reuters,

Diego Costa scored four goals as Real Madrid were embarrassed 7-3 by rivals Atletico Madrid in the final match of their United States tour in New Jers...

Atletico Madrid , Diego Costa , New Jersey , Real Madrid , scored four goals , USA

Out of sight out of mind: cry of the disabled in Zimbabwe

By VOA,

In life, few knew him. Yet in death, 33-year old Ndumiso Ngwenya became the talk of the town a leper who had spent his days under strict lock and key,...

Thousands of women sold into sex slavery in China – Report

By CNN,

Thousands of North Korean women and girls are being trafficked and sold into sexual slavery in China, where many are sold as wives to Chinese men whil...

china , girls , human rights , KFI , North Korean , persecution , sex , slavery , sold , Thousands , women

Panama votes for president; candidates vow to fight graft and inequality

By Reuters,

The polls opened in Panama on Sunday for a presidential election following a campaign led by a former farm minister whose promises to fight corruption...

corruption , Panama , President Juan Carlos Varela

Family worried Ethiopian woman detained in China faces death penalty

By VOA,

Friends and family are fearing for the life of a 28-year-old Ethiopian woman who has spent more than three months in a Chinese prison on drug charges....

china

Nigeria’s ‘proptech’ boom driven by rising mobile phone use

By Reuters,

Nigerians searching for their dream home to buy or rent are turning to the internet in droves, leading to a surge in the number of property-focused te...

Fikayo Ogundipe , Nigeria

Turkey’s Erdogan calls on New Zealand to restore death penalty over shooting

By Reuters,

President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on New Zealand to restore the death penalty for the gunman who killed 50 people at two Christchurch mosques...

New Zealand , Tayyip Erdogan , Turkey

Why persuasion makes the best case for driving up pension uptake

By Kepha Muiruri,

The carrot and stick metaphor is an old adage describing the combination of reward and punishment to push individuals towards a specific desired behav...

NSSF , Nzomo Mutuku , pension schemes , Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA)

Washington Governor Inslee runs for U.S. president on climate change platform

By Reuters,

Washington state Governor Jay Inslee said on Friday he will seek the Democratic Party’s nomination for president in 2020, joining the crowded field ...

Governor Inslee runs for U.S. president , Governor Jay Inslee

Rev. Njoya: The corrupt in Kenya should be hanged

By Tonny Ndungu,

Outspoken man of cloth Reverend Timothy Njoya has proposed a capital punishment for Kenyan leaders who are caught in corruption scandals. Njoya exp...

abetting corruption , afya house scandal , Rev Timothy Njoya

Teens publicly flogged for cuddling in Indonesia

By CNN,

Two 18-year-olds were publicly flogged Thursday in the conservative Indonesian state of Aceh for displaying affection. The college student and her ...

DATING IN INDONESIA , Indonesia

DNA test clears suspect of 1975 murder

By Reuters,

DNA evidence has cleared a former policeman accused of being the “Golden State Killer,” who terrified a swath of California with dozens of rapes a...

DNA evidence , Golden State Killer , Joseph DeAngelo

U.N. moves LGBT+ refugees to safe houses after Kenya camp attacks

By Reuters,

LGBT+ refugees in Kenya’s remote Kakuma camp are being moved to safe houses in Nairobi after they were attacked when protesting for greater protecti...

LGBT+ refugees , TURKANA COUNTY , UNHCR , United Nations

Weeding out foreigners: strains over Thailand legalization of marijuana

By Reuters,

Thailand is set to become the first Asian country to legalize medical marijuana, but a battle is brewing between local and foreign firms over control ...

Chokwan Kitty Chopaka an activist with Highlands Network a cannabis legalization advocacy group in Thailand , President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-narcotics crackdown. , Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha , Puttipong Punnakanta , Thai Cannabis Corporation (TCC) , Thai market are British giant GW Pharmaceuticals and Japan’s Otsuka Pharmaceutical

In Somalia, businesses face ‘taxation’ by militants

By VOA,

Somalia businessmen and analysts say the rival Islamist groups are targeting companies to an unprecedented degree with demands for so-called taxes. ...

Abdirahman Mohamed Turyare , African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM , AL-SHABAB , al-Shabab taxes , AMISOM Summit , Hiraal Institute , pro-IS groups , recent shootings of at least eight employees of Hormuud , Shabab's tactics of pay up-or-pay the consequences , Somalia's National Intelligence Agency , telecommunications official Abdullahi Ali Omar killed by IS militants