WHO warns of ‘second peak’ in areas where COVID-19 declining

By Reuters,

Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an “immediate second peak” if they let up too soon on measures to halt the o...

COVID-19 , who

Unmasking KPL: League where player contracts are flushed down like toilet tissue

By Jacob Icia,

For years, its been suspected that Kenyan Premier League clubs don't honour contracts between them and their employees, the players. However, it remai...

contracts , Geoffrey Kataka , Kenyan Premier League , Philemon Otieno

‘I broke down in tears after hitting my rock bottom’ – Keane

By Agencies,

Michael Keane has admitted he broke down in tears in front of his family after hitting "rock bottom" during his struggle with injuries and poor form. ...

Everton , Michael Keane , Poor form

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

NCBA Group records Ksh.2.4B pre-tax profit for quarter ending March 31

By Citizen Reporter,

The NCBA Group PLC (NCBA) has recorded a pre-tax profit of Ksh. 2.4billion for the quarter ending March 31, 2020. Total operating income for the qu...

NCBA

Freed Italian aid worker Silvia Romano returns home on special flight

By Reuters,

Silvia Romano, an Italian aid worker kidnapped 18 months ago in Kenya, landed in Rome on Sunday a day after being freed. Gunmen seized Romano, who ...

Silvia Romano

Italy becomes third country to top 30,000 Covid-19 deaths

By VOA,

Italy on Friday became the third country to record more than 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus, with only Britain and the United States reporting mor...

coronavirus , italy

UK overtakes Italy to record highest coronavirus death toll anywhere in Europe

By CNN,

The UK has suffered more deaths from coronavirus than any other country in Europe, reaching a grim milestone that piles further scrutiny on the resp...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , PPE , Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Coronavirus lockdown has been a mental battle, says Lovren

By Reuters,

Staying focused on the Premier League title race during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown has been a mental battle despite all individual efforts to m...

coronavirus lockdown , Dejan Lovren , Premier League

We’re all glued to our screens right now. Here’s how you can protect your eyes

By CNN,

With much of the globe now under coronavirus-related restrictions, we have never been so tethered to our screens -- for work, to connect with friends,...

digital learning , Eyes , laptops , Zoom

Clubs told neutral venues only for any Premier League return

By Reuters,

Premier League clubs have been told they cannot use their own stadiums for any resumption of games this season with only “approved neutral venues”...

COVID-19 , Premier League

Man City players face self-isolation on return to Britain

By Reuters,

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and at least eight first-team players of the Premier League champions could face 14 days of mandatory self-isolatio...

coronavirus , Isolation , manchester city , Pep Guardiola , Players , Premier League

Police officer heckled after arresting man for not wearing a mask while not having one himself

By Ian Omondi,

Two plain-clothed police officers caught on video reportedly arresting a man for allegedly not wearing a face mask when one of them also did not have ...

face mask , Police

Americans flock to beaches as coronavirus cases in the US hit record high

By Reuters,

Many Americans flocked to beaches on Saturday as one Florida county expanded access and California experienced a heat wave, even as new coronavirus ca...

Ouma eager to hit the ground running as AIK resume training

By Jacob Icia,

Harambee Stars left-back Eric ‘Marcelo’ Ouma is highly buoyed by the return to team-training, ahead of Swedish top league resumption set for June....

AIK Fotboll , COVID-19 , Eric Ouma , GOR MAHIA , kenya , sweden

Abdi Guyo reinstated as Jubilee makes changes to Nairobi County Assembly leadership

By Ian Omondi,

Matopeni Ward MCA Abdi Guyo has been reinstated as the Nairobi County Assembly Majority Leader after six months in the cold following his removal last...

Abdi Guyo , Jubilee Party , Nairobi County Assembly , Raphael Tuju

Women leaders are doing a disproportionately great job at handling the pandemic. So why aren’t there more of them?

By CNN,

In Taiwan, early intervention measures have controlled the coronavirus pandemic so successfully that it is now exporting millions of face masks to h...

Chancellor Angela Merkel , coronavirus , European union , Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern , Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir , world health organization

China restricts research into origins of coronavirus

By CNN,

China has imposed restrictions on the publication of academic research on the origins of the novel coronavirus, according to a central government dire...

china , coronavirus

Rwanda police deploy drones in fight against coronavirus spread

By Citizen Reporter,

The Rwanda National Police has deployed drones to raise awareness about the coronavirus pandemic. The drones are part of efforts by the police to ...

coronavirus , Rwanda

Bernie Sanders drops out of 2020 race, clearing Joe Biden’s path to Democratic nomination

By CNN,

Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential campaign on Wednesday, clearing Joe Biden's path to the Democratic nomination and a showdown with Presi...

Bernie Sanders , Joe Biden , President Donald Trump , United States