Hong Kong leader signals end to extradition bill but refuses to quit

By Reuters,

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday signaled the end of a controversial extradition bill that she promoted and then postponed after some of the mos...

Carrie Lam , Extradition bill , hong kong

Hong Kong leader apologizes as protesters press demands for her to quit

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam apologized on Sunday as hundreds of thousands of black-clad protesters maintained calls for her to resign over her handlin...

china , hong kong

Thousands dressed in black rally to demand Hong Kong leader steps down

By Reuters,

Thousands of people took to the streets in Hong Kong on Sunday dressed in black to demand the city’s embattled leader steps down, a day after she su...

Carrie Lam , hong kong , Jeremy Hunt

Hong Kong media say controversial extradition bill may be suspended

By Reuters,

Hong Kong media reported on Saturday the city’s government would suspend a proposed law on extradition bill to mainland China that sparked widesprea...

china , Controversial , Extradition bill , hong kong , media

Hong Kong makes last push to scrap extradition bill

By VOA,

At least half a million people in Hong Kong are expected to brave sweltering heat Sunday to press the government to scrap a proposed extradition law t...

china , Hong Kong police

Hong Kong court: Denying same-sex spousal benefits unlawful

By VOA,

Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal said Thursday the government cannot deny spousal employment benefits to same-sex couples, in a ruling hailed as a ...

same-sex spousal benefits

Racism allegations lead U.S. smoothie chain to require staff training

By Reuters,

Smoothie King, a U.S. chain of shops specializing in blended fruit and vegetable drinks, said on Monday that it was temporarily shutting two of its No...

racism , Smoothie King

Defeat to France sees Kenya 7s close the season at 13th

By Agencies,

Kenya 7s lost 26-21 to France to bow out of the Paris 7s in the 5th place semifinals on Sunday at the French capital. The defeat meant Kenya pick 1...

Bush Mwale , Kenya 7s , Nelson Oyoo , Paris 7s

Wetang’ula finally speaks out on Dubai gold saga

By Enock Sikolia,

Ford Kenya Leader Moses Wetangula has broken his silence on the Dubai gold scandal saying it is a non-issue and he is not aware of any summons. Tho...

Dubai gold , Zaheer Jhanda

16 teams descend on Twickenham for London 7s

By Agencies,

The captains of the 16 teams competing at the HSBC London Sevens came together at the iconic Kensington Palace in central London today ahead of the pe...

Jacob Ojee , Kenya 7s , London 7s , Paul Murunga , Wales

Wetangula spotted in Hong Kong as probe on fake gold saga hots up

By Citizen Reporter,

Bungoma Senator Moses Wetangula was on Tuesday spotted in Hong Kong with his nominated counterpart Isaac Mwaura. Wetangula is yet to speak out over...

Fake gold , Wetangula

Kenya 7s heads to Europe for do-or-die legs

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Kenya 7s team departs to London tonight ahead of the HSBC World Sevens Series penultimate round – London Sevens this weekend at the Twickenham Stadi...

Jacob Ojee , Kenya 7s , London 7s , Paris 7s , Paul Murunga

Hong Kong democracy leader Joshua Wong sent back to jail

By Reuters,

One of the young leaders of Hong Kong’s 2014 “Umbrella” pro-democracy street protests was sent back to jail on Thursday after losing an appeal a...

hong kong , Joshua Wong

Kenya 7s make four changes for London, Paris 7s

By Agencies,

Kenya Rugby Sevens head coach Paul ‘Pau’ Murunga has made four changes to the squad for the last two rounds of the HSBC Rugby Sevens Series of the...

Brian Wandera , Charles Omondi , Cyprian Kuto , Homeboyz Rugby , Jacob Ojee , Kenya 7s , Kenya Rugby Union , London 7s , Paris 7s , Paul Murunga

U.S. sanctions on Huawei send stocks reeling; yields fall

By Reuters,

European stocks fell, government bond yields slipped and the Japanese yen firmed on Thursday after the U.S. government hit Chinese telecoms giant Huaw...

bonds , gains , rise , stocks , yields

China, U.S. to hold more trade talks as Trump ratchets up tariff threat

By Reuters,

China and the United States have agreed to hold more trade talks in Beijing, Vice Premier Liu He said, as U.S. President Donald Trump ordered his trad...

Four Hong Kong ‘Occupy’ leaders jailed for 2014 democracy protests

By Reuters,

A Hong Kong court jailed four leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy “Occupy” movement on Wednesday amid heightened concerns over the decline of freedo...

At least 28 hippos found dead in Ethiopia’s national park

By CNN,

The bodies of at least 28 hippopotamuses have been found in Ethiopia's national park in the southwest of the country, local media reported Monday. ...

Shujaa edge Wales at Singapore Sevens

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Kenya international Oscar Denis scored his first try in his career to help Shujaa win their first pool match of the season defeating Wales 19-14 at th...

Shujaa , Singapore Sevens

Hearings for Hong Kong’s ‘umbrella nine’ to resume in mid-April

By VOA,

A hearing for nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists convicted for their involvement in the city's 2014 Umbrella Movement protests will take place on ...

hong kong