Can prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, survive the age of social distancing?

By CNN,

Don't kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume and pu...

COVID-19 , lockdown , prostitution , sex workers , UNAIDS

Peru seemed to do everything right, so how did it become a Covid-19 hotspot?

By CNN,

Peru was one of the first nations in the Americas to take strict preventative coronavirus measures, like stay-at-home orders, curfews and border closi...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , Latin America , Peru , President Jair Bolsonaro , President Martin Vizcarra

OPINION: This should be the new normal when protecting our natural capital

By Guest Writer,

By Major (Rtd) Steve Leakono Sun Tzu, one of the greatest military strategists and a renowned philosopher said that the greatest victory is that wh...

Yego hangs to golden Olympic dream

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Numerous athletes held dear the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for varied reasons before plans for the Summer Games this year were wrecked by the coronaviru...

Covid-19 pandemic , Julius Yego , olympics , Tokyo 2020

Seville derby could lead La Liga restart

By Reuters,

La Liga president Javier Tebas has said he hopes a derby between Real Betis and Sevilla will kick the Spanish top-flight season back into action on Ju...

Javier Tebas , La Liga , Real Betis , Sevilla , Seville Derby

India’s airports begin to reopen

By CNN,

After two months of closures, airports across India begin reopening on Monday May 25, 2020. However, don't expect the airports to look the same as...

COVID-19 , India , Indira Gandhi International Airport

How coronavirus is killing grassroots football in Kiambu

By Moses Ngige,

Up and down the country, amateur football is struggling to survive the shutdown of sport that was enforced by the Government and Football Kenya Federa...

coronavirus

Boris Johnson refuses to sack his chief adviser over lockdown breach

By CNN,

Boris Johnson has refused to sack Dominic Cummings, standing by his embattled chief aide despite a growing scandal in the UK over his reported decisio...

Boris Johnson , COVID-19 , Dominic Cummings , lockdown

Sevilla players warned by Liga chief after flouting lockdown rules

By Reuters,

La Liga chief Javier Tebas said on Sunday that footballers must remember to act responsibly to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus after four Sev...

COVID-19 , Ever Banega , Franco Vazquez , Javier Tebas , La Liga , Lucas Ocampos , Luuk de Jong , Sevilla

Girls unable to access sanitary pads during COVID-19 pandemic – Migori Woman Rep

By George Juma,

Migori Woman Rep Pamela Odhiambo is urging the Education Ministry to release sanitary pads which had already been purchased for learners for distribut...

coronavirus , menstrual hygiene , Migori Woman Rep , sanitary pads , SRHR , unicef

Project leader: Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial has 50% chance of success – Telegraph

By Reuters,

The University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial has only a 50% chance of success as the coronavirus seems to be fading rapidly in Britain, the profess...

coronavirus , coronavirus vaccine , Oxford University

Two more positive coronavirus tests in Premier League

By Reuters,

Two people from two Premier League clubs have tested positive for the coronavirus after a second batch of testing, the Premier League said on Saturday...

coronavirus , Premier League

Coronavirus is killing more men. But the lockdown is disastrous for women and their rights

By CNN,

The novel coronavirus seems to be more deadly for men. But in every other way, women are bearing the brunt of this pandemic. From a spike in domest...

coronavirus , domestic violence , GBV

Ruto wishes Bishop Margaret Wanjiru speedy recovery, assures Kenyans on COVID-19 stimulus package

By Tonny Ndungu,

Deputy President William Ruto has said the government is working round the clock to combat the spread of the virus and revive the economy. Taking t...

coronavirus , Margaret Wanjiru , ruto

Dortmund stay in title hunt, Havertz sparkles again

By Reuters,

Borussia Dortmund scored a goal in each half through Raphael Guerreiro and Achraf Hakimi to beat hosts VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 on Saturday and stay on the h...

Bayer Leverkusen , Borussia Dortmund , Borussia Monchengladbach , Bundesliga , Kai Havertz

La Liga gets govt green light for restart

By Reuters,

Spanish soccer’s top flight division La Liga can return to action from June 8 after being disrupted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, Prime Ministe...

Covid-19 pandemic , La Liga

Kenyan researchers to determine if herbal Herpes drug could cure COVID-19

By Agencies,

Kenya has joined a growing list of countries across the world that are burning the mid-night oil in search of a coronavirus cure. At the moment, th...

coronavirus , KEMRI

Former Shujaa coach Simiyu hints at quick restart of rugby season

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Former national rugby sevens head coach Innocent ‘Namcos’ Simiyu believes it is still too early to write off the year for the rugby fraternity aft...

Innocent Simiyu , Shujaa

Tanzania says coronavirus defeated through prayer, but fears grow

By VOA,

On just one day this month, 50 Tanzanian truck drivers tested positive for the coronavirus after crossing into neighboring Kenya. Back home, their pre...

coronavirus , Tanzania

MCKINSEY: Priorities for school systems in the age of coronavirus

By Guest Writer,

As of mid-April, 191 countries had shut down all their primary and secondary schools, affecting almost 1.6 billion children. The shift to remote le...

coronavirus , online learning