Strawberry needle scare: Woman allegedly spiked punnets for revenge

By CNN,

A 50-year-old woman sabotaged Australian supermarket strawberries with sewing needles in an alleged act of workplace revenge, prosecutors told a Brisb...

Australian supermarket , Berrylicious and Berry Obsession farm , My Ut Trinh , Queensland Police , Queensland Strawberry Growers Association , Strawberries

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

Samurai bag Safari Sevens title as Simbas dent World Cup bid in France

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Samurai were on Sunday crowned the Safari Sevens champions after outclassing defending champions Shujaa 21-14 at the RFUEA grounds in Nairobi. Samu...

France , Nairobi , RFUEA grounds , Safari Sevens title , Samurai , Shujaa , Simbas

Hong Kong bars British editor from entering city following visa ban

By Reuters,

Hong Kong barred the Asia news editor of the Financial Times from entering the city as a visitor, the newspaper said, after authorities refused to ren...

Financial Times , hong kong , Victor Mallet

World stocks climb after U.S. midterm vote but dollar takes hit

By Reuters,

World stock markets climbed on Wednesday after the U.S. midterm election divided control of Congress, but the vote’s outcome, which cast doubt on fu...

Donald Trump , US midterm election

Snook says Simbas repechage squad is ‘taking shape’

By Kenerickson Njeru,

The national rugby 15s head coach Ian Snook says his team taking shape despite a few knocks sustained during Saturday's friendly match against Romania...

Ian Snook , Repechage , Simbas

Japan’s youth suicide rate highest in 30 years

By CNN,

More Japanese children and teenagers killed themselves between 2016 and 2017 than in any year since 1986, according to a new government report. The l...

JAPAN , Youth suicide

India iPhone sales to fall for first time in four years: researcher

By Reuters,

Apple’s iPhone sales are set to dip by around a quarter in India’s holiday season fourth quarter, putting them on course for the first full-year f...

India , iphone

Simbas fall to Romania in friendly test

By Kenerickson Njeru,

The Kenya rugby 15s, Simbas,  fell 36-5 to Romania A in a friendly match played  at the Rugby Stadium, Ghencea Sports Complex in Bucharest on Satur...

Kenya 15s , lose to Romania , Simbas

Meet Sophia: The robot who laughs, smiles and frowns just like us

By CNN,

The field of robotics is fast-growing. Robots can now perform complicated movements with elegance -- back-flipping, practicing parkour moves, even ...

David Hanson , Hanson Robotics , Human robot , Sophia

Habimana oozes confidence ahead of World Cup trial

By Kenerickson Njeru,

Simbas assistant head coach Dominique Habimana is confident of beating Canada when the two sides lock horns on November 11 in the World Cup repechage ...

Canada , Dominique Habimana , hong kong , Simbas , World Cup repechage

Chinese journalist charged with assaulting volunteer at a conference

By CNN,

A Chinese state media journalist, who was caught on camera slapping a volunteer at the UK Conservative Party conference has been charged with common a...

Enoch Lieu , erosion of freedom in Hong Kong , Kong Linlin , UK Conservative Party conference , West Midlands Police

China opens world’s longest sea-crossing bridge

By Reuters,

China opened the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge and tunnel on Tuesday, linking the financial centre of Hong Kong, the gambling hub of Macau and...

Chinese President Xi Jinping , hong kong , Macau , World's longest bridge

List of other billionaires kidnapped in the past

By Wendy Abdallah,

Mohammed Dewji, one of the world's youngest billionaires kidnapped on Thursday in Tanzania is yet to be found. The search for him is still ongoing ...

Cindy Birdsong , Ivan Kasperksy , Kidnapped wealthy people , mohammed dewji , Teddy Wang , Walter Kwok

China’s paranoia and oppression has a long history

By CNN,

China finally admitted this week what had been widely reported: that it is interning thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people in "re-educati...

china , Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang , Xinjiang

Japanese passport is now world’s most powerful

By CNN,

There are few things more liberating than travel -- although some passports offer more freedom than others. A new report published October 9, 201...

Henley & Partners Citizens , Henley Passport Index , JAPAN , Passport

President Rodrigo Duterte does not have cancer, says Philippine govt

By Reuters,

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte does not have cancer, the acting interior minister said on Tuesday, after the firebrand leader underwent tests in...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte , Phillipines

China admits ‘missing’ Interpol boss is under investigation

By CNN,

The missing head of Interpol, who vanished after returning to his homeland, is under investigation in China, authorities in Beijing have confirmed. ...

china , Interpol , Missing Interpol boss

China stocks stumble despite central bank liquidity support

By Reuters,

Shares in Asia staggered on Monday as China’s markets stumbled despite its central bank moving to pump more liquidity into the broader economy, as w...

Lagat set for China bow at Hengshui Lake Marathon

By IAAF,

Kenya’s Cosmas Kiplimo Lagat will hope to make triumphant debut in China when he takes on Lemi Berhanu of Ethiopia at the Hengshui Lake Internationa...

Cosmas Kiplimo Lagat , Hengshui , Hengshui Lake Marathon