Sri Lanka’s top court stays president’s order to sack parliament

By Reuters,

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended a presidential decree to dissolve parliament and hold fresh elections, heightening the country’s po...

President Maithripala Sirisena , Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe , Sri Lanka

China scours social media, erases thousands of accounts

By Reuters,

China’s top cyber authority has scrubbed 9,800 social media accounts of independent news providers deemed to have posted sensational, vulgar or poli...

Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) , NGOCN , Tencent’s  Wechat , Weibo , youshuguang

Global oil demand under growing threat from electric cars, cleaner fuel

By Reuters,

Electric vehicles and more efficient fuel technology will cut transportation demand for oil by 2040 more than previously expected, but the world may s...

electric cars , International Energy Agency (IEA) , Oil , United States , World Energy Outlook

China says world should ignore ‘gossip’ about Xinjiang

By Reuters,

The world should ignore “gossip” about China’s Xinjiang region and trust authorities there, the Chinese government’s top diplomat said on Tues...

Beijing , china , Muslims , Uighur , Western Countries.

EACC raids Governor Obado’s homes

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Detectives from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) have raided the homes of Governor Okoth Obado in Migori and Nairobi. The detective...

governor okoth obado , Migori

Japanese company set for world’s biggest IPO since Alibaba

By CNN,

SoftBank is getting ready for a blockbuster IPO. The Japanese company said Monday it plans to sell 2.4 trillion yen ($21 billion) worth of stock ...

Alibaba , EO Masa Son , ipo , SoftBank

White House: Trump had lunch with Putin, Macron and Merkel

By CNN,

President Donald Trump discussed several key issues with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Ange...

French President Emmanuel Macron , German Chancellor Angela Merkel , President Donald Trump , Russian President Vladimir Putin , White House

Saudi Arabia to ship less oil in December as it floats cut talks possibility

By Reuters,

Saudi Arabia plans to reduce oil supply to world markets by 0.5 million barrels per day in December, its energy minister said on Sunday, as the OPEC p...

OPEC , Saudi Arabia

Impressive, unlikely and downright weird: new Guinness World Records

By CNN,

Guinness World Records celebrates its annual records day on Thursday, honoring a long list of people who have done highly improbable things better tha...

Aaron Fotheringham , Bull Bullard , China’s Que Jianyu , Guinness World Records , Harlem Globetrotters , Torch George

Alibaba Singles Day sales hit over $1 billion in 85 seconds

By Reuters,

The biggest shopping day on the planet has started with a bang. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Sunday that sales soared past $1 billion afte...

Alibaba , eCommerce

And now for something completely different: Chinese robot news readers

By Reuters,

Chinese news readers may have some new competition - artificially intelligent robot anchors that can mimic human facial expressions and mannerisms whi...

AI News Reader , Alphabet head Sundar Pichai , Apple CEO Tim Cook , china , Sogou Inc

Uhuru: Kenya is committed to the fight against climate change

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has affirmed Kenya’s support to global efforts geared towards environmental conservation and the fight against climate chan...

CLIMATE CHANGE , France , Uhuru kenyatta

China’s Sichuan province bans live hog, hog product imports to prevent African swine fever

By CNN,

China’s Sichuan province has banned the import of all live hogs and hog products from other regions to prevent African swine fever, the provincial g...

African swine fever , china

Centuries-old alcohol discovered in China

By CNN,

Chinese archaeologists have uncovered a 2,000-year-old bronze pot that contains an alcoholic liquid believed to be wine.The discovery occurred on Nove...

000-year-old bronze pot , 2 , china , Shi Jiazhen

Fertility rates cut in half since 1950-but the population is still growing

By CNN,

The world's total fertility rates has been cut in half since 1950, but the population is still rising, according to a study published Thursday in The ...

author Dr.Christopher Murray , Dr.James Kiarie , Fertility rate

U.S. presses China to halt militarization of South China Sea

By Reuters,

Standing side by side, top U.S. officials urged their Chinese counterparts on Friday to halt militarization of the disputed South China Sea, drawing a...

Asia-Pacific waters , James Mattis , U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo , Wei Fenghe , Xi Jinping , Yang Jiechi

KNCCI calls for close Kenya-China ties

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) has called upon the rest of the country to support close relations with China. Speaking...

KNCCI

Fertility rates cut in half since 1950 — but the population is still growing

By CNN,

The world's total fertility rate has been cut in half since 1950, but the population is still rising, according to a study published Thursday in The L...

The Chinese phone giant that beat Apple to Africa

By CNN,

One of China's biggest smartphone makers has never sold a handset in the country. Yet thousands of miles away, it dominates markets across Africa. Unk...

apple , Tecno mobile

How an eight-year-old boy Gavin Thomas became a viral sensation in China

By Vincent Maruga,

If you've never heard of eight-year-old Gavin Thomas, you clearly aren't one of the millions of people around the world who have fallen in love with t...

china , Twitter , USA , Weibo , youtube