China denies giving Covid-19 anal swabs to US diplomatic staff after complaints

By CNN,

US officials in China have asked local authorities to refrain from subjecting US staff in the country to Covid-19 anal swabs, according to a US diplom...

china , COVID-19

Russia jails man for eight years for handing over secrets to China

By Reuters,

A Russian court sentenced a man to eight years in prison on Thursday after finding him guilty of state treason for allegedly handing over secrets to C...

russia , Siberian Zabaykalsky

Change of tune as DP Ruto now criticizes gov’t over rising public debt

By Sam Ogina,

In a dramatic change of position, DP William Ruto launched a scathing attack at the government’s heavy borrowing saying it continues to cripple the ...

debt , ruto , Uhuru

Uyghur activists seek international community support to build pressure on China

By Guest Writer,

By Juan Carlos Global pop icons and celebrities are increasingly voicing support for human right violations, pro-democracy protests in Honk Kong, f...

eSwatini king says had COVID-19, recovered after Taiwan sent drugs

By Reuters,

eSwatini King Mswati III said he had recovered from COVID-19 after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen sent antiviral medication to help him. The small s...

coronavirus , eSwatini , mswati

The evolution of cryptocurrency as a payment gateway

By Agencies,

It is commonly believed and perceived that the global economic structure has many issues and its structure is extremely complicated because of the inv...

PROFILE: Meet Ruth Musembi, public relations guru with a knack for spotting talent

By Guest Writer,

Ruth Musembi is an accomplished Corporate Communication Expert, a proficient educator, and a certified coach. She has been an adjunct faculty at Da...

Ruth Musembi

When China and other huge nations dispatch digital currencies, will it commence worldwide chaos?

By Agencies,

Probably the most sweltering subject in cryptographic forms of money is the possibility of significant economies dispatching state-sponsored computeri...

Two more suspects arrested over theft of Ksh.15M from Chinese national

By Ian Omondi,

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested two more suspects in connection with the theft of Ksh.15 million from a...

Chinese national , DCI , Langata , Theft

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes history as first woman, first African WTO head

By Reuters,

Three months after the Trump administration rejected her, former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received unanimous backing on Monday to...

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala , World Trade Organization

WHO Wuhan mission finds possible signs of wider original outbreak in 2019

By CNN,

Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) looking into the origins of coronavirus in China have discovered signs the outbreak was much wi...

COVID-19 , wuhan

Zimbabwe receives 200,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines

By Reuters,

A plane carrying Zimbabwe’s first coronavirus vaccines, 200,000 doses donated by China, arrived in the capital Harare on Monday. A further 600,00...

COVID-19 , vaccine , Zimbabwe

How Brazil gambled on unproven drugs to fight Covid

By CNN,

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has long been a champion of drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to cure Covid-19, despite multiple studies tha...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

Kenya’s debt repayment costs jump by Ksh53.7B

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya’s debt repayment costs in the year ending on June 30 have shot up by Ksh.53.7 billion in spite of relief on external repayments. According ...

debt , Treasury , Yatani

Western countries have ‘hoarded’ Covid vaccines. Africa is being left behind as cases surge

By CNN,

African nations are being left behind in obtaining Covid-19 vaccines as richer countries stockpile vaccines and prioritize their own populations -- de...

COVID-19

Biden declares ‘America is back’ as he announces major foreign policy shifts

By CNN,

President Joe Biden announced "America is back" on Thursday and declared that "diplomacy is back at the center" of US foreign policy as he said the US...

Joe Biden

China aims fire at BBC as dispute with Britain intensifies

By Reuters,

The BBC came under fire from Chinese official and social media on Friday in an escalating diplomatic dispute, a day after Britain’s media regulator ...

CGTN , china

Kenyan climate policy expert Mohamed Adow wins global award

By Ian Omondi,

A renowned Kenyan climate policy expert has bagged a prestigious award in recognition of his work addressing climate change. Mohamed Adow, the Dire...

Climate Breakthrough Award , Mohamed Adow , Power Shift Africa

U.S. ‘deeply disturbed’ by reports of systematic rape of Muslims in China camps

By Reuters,

The United States is “deeply disturbed” by reports of systematic rape and sexual abuse against women in internment camps for ethnic Uighurs and ot...

china , Muslims , sexual abuse , systematic rape

COVID-19: Most Kenyans don’t welcome anal swab

By Dorcas Wangira,

Testing for COVID-19 has become part of our new normal. With the PCR test, one has to have both the oral and nasal-pharyngeal swabs taken for testing....

coronavirus