400 teachers sought mental health support over depression in April – report

By Makori Ongechi,

The number of teachers seeking mental health support has risen steadily during the period the country has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic. In t...

COVID-19 , Minet Kenya Insurance , teachers , tsc

WHO: Time Is running out to stop spread of coronavirus

By VOA,

The World Health Organization said time is running out to stop the spread of coronavirus outbreak as the number of cases outside of China grows. �...

coronavirus

Prize money tripled for the final leg of Safari Tour

By Agencies,

The Kenya Open Golf Limited (KOGL) has tripled the total prize money, from KShs 1 million to KShs 3 million, for the last leg of the 2019/2020 Safari ...

Kenya Open Golf Limited , Prize money , Prize money tripled , Safari Leg , Safari Tour , tripled

Opinion: Kenya Power in renewed focus on operational and technical efficiency

By Citizen,

By Eng. Jared Othieno The last few months have thrust Kenya Power into the public limelight on several occasions with a series of misinformed accou...

Jared Othieno , KENYA POWER

Ultra-processed foods are easy, cheap and could be killing you

By CNN,

"Ultra-processed" describes many foods, including pre-prepared dishes found in grocery store freezers, packaged baked goods, dehydrated soups, ice cre...

Activists killed, women raped. Is Sudan revolution still alive?

By CNN,

In front of the military headquarters in Khartoum, workers are rebuilding the pavement. Men in khaki uniforms lounge under trees. Buildings here have...

omar al bashir , protests , Sudan

Ultra processed foods are easy, cheap and could be killing you

By CNN,

"Ultra Processed" describes many foods, including pre-prepared dishes found in grocery store freezers, packaged baked goods, dehydrated soups, ice cre...

Cardiovascular disease , Ultra Processed Foods

China,United States face off in Djibouti as world powers fight for influence in Africa

By CNN,

A dirt track at Djibouti's Doraleh Port leads to a series of unassuming single-story buildings that, earlier this year, hosted the world's two superpo...

china , Djibouti , Red Sea , US

White House, business groups make push on trade pact

By VOA,

The White House and business groups are stepping up efforts to win congressional approval for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade accord. But prospects are u...

White House

U.S. says 737 MAX safe to fly after Ethiopia crash; Boeing shares dip

By Reuters,

The United States told airlines it was safe to fly 737 MAX 8 planes on Monday as investigators found two black box recorders that will help piece toge...

737 MAX 8 , Ethiopia , U.S

VCs want fees tripled, say running universities becoming a ‘headache’

By Makori Ongechi,

Vice Chancellors now claim public universities in Kenya will not survive if they do not hike school fees three fold as earlier proposed. This comes...

Fee structure , Prof. Francis Aduol , public universities , Vice chancellors

Task force: United States efforts to battle extremism ‘unsustainable’

By VOA,

The United States will need to significantly change its approach to fighting terrorists and extremist groups or face the prospect of more never-ending...

extremism , United States

Iranians are paying for US sanctions with their health

By CNN,

Ali only had two hours to save his baby's life. He careened through traffic and sped along highways to an east Tehran government pharmacy. When he saw...

U.S. judge rules former Venezuelan oil minister owes $1.4B

By Reuters,

A federal judge in Houston ordered a former Venezuelan oil minister this week to pay the owners of a defunct Houston oil company $1.4 billion in damag...

Harvest Natural Resources

Bangladesh probes vote rigging allegations in election hit by violence

By Reuters,

Bangladesh’s Election Commission is investigating allegations of vote rigging coming from across the country on Sunday, a spokesman told Reuters, as...

Bangladesh , Bangladesh elections

UK police arrest man and woman over Gatwick drone disruption

By Reuters,

Police have arrested a man and a woman after rogue drone operators crippled London’s Gatwick Airport for three days by repeatedly flying onto the ai...

British Airways , drones , EasyJet , Gatwick Airport , London.

London’s Gatwick airport reopens again, police make two arrests

By Reuters,

London’s Gatwick Airport reopened on Friday after a mystery saboteur wrought 36 hours of travel chaos for more than 100,000 Christmas travelers by u...

Chris Grayling , Constable Steve Barry , Gatwick Airport , Sarah Garghan

U.S. warplanes keep IS in crosshairs, for now

By VOA,

Islamic State fighters in Syria should not expect any relief from the pounding of U.S. and coalition airstrikes, at least for now. The assurance Th...

Gavin Williamson' , President Bashar al-Assad , President Trump , President Vladimir Putin , Sen. Lindsey Graham , Syria , U.S

Drones ground flights at London airport, sowing chaos for Christmas travelers

By Reuters,

Drones flying near London’s Gatwick airport grounded flights for at least 15 hours, causing chaos for tens of thousands of Christmas travelers in wh...

London. , Prime Minister Theresa May

Kenya to achieve full transition to renewable energy by 2020, says President Kenyatta

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said his government has added 1063 megawatts of electricity to the national grid since taking over leadership in 2013. ...

Charles Keter , kengen , Olkaria 1 Geothermal Power , Toshitsugu Uesawa , Uhuru kenyatta