It’s unfair to target players during coronavirus crisis – Solskjaer

By Reuters,

Footballers on high wages have unfairly had a target painted on their back during the coronavirus crisis even though many of them are actively helping...

coronavirus crisis , Gunnar Solskjaer , pay cut , Players

OPINION: COVID-19 pandemic response; Lessons from South Korea

By Citizen Reporter,

By Ondari D. Mogeni As COVID19 spreads across the world, South Korea is one of the countries that was not spared from exposure in the early stages ...

coronavirus

Premier League pay row adds to pressure on game amid pandemic

By Matthews Mutai,

The players union representing Premier League footballers has questioned the league’s call for a 30% player wage reduction amid the coronavirus cris...

coronavirus , Premier League

Why coronavirus is making people hoard illegal drugs

By CNN,

It's not just toilet roll that people are panic buying. Some illegal drug users are reportedly stockpiling their substance of choice as restrictio...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , stockpiling

Google to release your location data to help fight coronavirus pandemic

By CNN,

Google is publicly releasing the data it's already collecting about people's movements during the coronavirus pandemic. The company said it plans t...

coronavirus , Google

How social distancing can impact your mental health

By VOA,

Social distancing and isolation can be hard, as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently pointed out during a daily briefing on the status of COVID-19 in h...

coronavirus , social distancing

European football focusing on restart in July and August

By Reuters,

European football, currently at a standstill because of the coronavirus, is focusing on a restart in July and August with clubs and leagues being told...

coronavirus , European football , UEFA

Can China’s coronavirus recovery numbers be trusted?

By CNN,

As the United States and much of the rest of the world locks down over the novel coronavirus pandemic, China appears to be cautiously opening back up....

coronavirus

Zoom CEO apologizes for having ‘fallen short’ on privacy and security

By CNN,

The founder and CEO of Zoom has apologized to the video conferencing app's millions of users after coming under fire for a host of privacy issues at a...

coronavirus , Zoom

KQ mourns pilot Daudi Kimuyu Kibati who died on Wednesday

By Citizen Reporter,

Kenya Airways has announced the death of Captain Daudi Kimuyu Kibati which occurred on April 1, 2020. A statement from the national carrier said th...

Daudi Kimuyu Kibati , KQ pilot

Facebook partners with Kenyan Government to combat Coronavirus

By Agencies,

Facebook on Friday announced its partnership with the Kenyan government to keep Kenyans safe and informed about COVID-19 through updates on its platfo...

Bidco extends handwashing drive to 9 villages in Korogocho

By Benjamin Muriuki,

As part of the renewed fights to help fight a further spread of the pandemic Corona Virus, Bidco has issued 50 handwashing units to Ghetto classics, t...

WAIHIGA: Why Kenya should monitor East Africa’s response to coronavirus

By Waihiga Mwaura,

One of the earliest known Greek poets, identified by the single name Hesiod once said: “A bad neighbour is a misfortune, as much as a good one is a ...

coronavirus , IGAD

Premier League clubs in ‘moral vacuum’

By Agencies,

Premier League clubs are living in a “moral vacuum” and players should be first to sacrifice salaries during the coronavirus pandemic, say politic...

Clubs , coronavirus , English Premier League , Julian Knight , Moral vauum

Coronavirus: Murkomen now calls for protection of tenants, reduction of food prices

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Senate Majority leader Kipchumba Murkomen has proposed a raft of measures aimed at cushioning Kenyans from the imminent economic crisis orchestrated b...

FIFA working on ‘Football Marshall plan’ for virus impact

By Reuters,

FIFA are working on the details of a “Football Marshall plan” to deal with the financial fall-out from the coronavirus pandemic, which will almost...

coronavirus , FIFA , “Football Marshall plan”

RMS Chairman S.K. Macharia mourns retired Archbishop Ndingi Mwana a’ Nzeki

By Citizen Reporter,

Royal Media Services Chairman S.K. Macharia has expressed his grief following the death of retired Catholic Archbishop Ndingi Mwana a’ Nzeki. In ...

nzeki

Newcastle United put non-playing staff on leave

By Reuters,

Newcastle United have become the first Premier League club to place members of their non-playing staff on temporary leave in response to the coronavir...

coronavirus crisis , Newcastle United , Premier League , temporary leave

Indian police fire tear gas on jobless workers defying coronavirus lockdown

By Reuters,

Police in western India fired tear gas to disperse a stone-pelting crowd of migrant workers defying a three-week lockdown against the coronavirus that...

coronavirus , India

Coronavirus: Self-isolating couples struggle to keep romance alive

By CNN,

Henny Ansell is effectively in a long-distance relationship with her boyfriend -- but her boyfriend is only a few miles away. Ansell and Michael Br...

coronavirus , Coronavirus in Kenya