US approaches 400,000 coronavirus deaths

By CNN,

As the US approaches 400,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, new cases have been trending down but multiple states are reporting cases of new va...

coronavirus

Iran seizes tanker as tensions rise with the US

By CNN,

Iran announced Monday that it had resumed enriching uranium to 20% purity, far beyond the limits laid out in the 2015 nuclear deal, in a move likely t...

Iran , tanker

US reports 3,100 coronavirus deaths in one day

By CNN,

There were 3,157 Covid-19 deaths reported Wednesday -- an all-time high for the pandemic -- and health care systems are struggling to support the weig...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Teenage pregnancies rise in parts of Kenya as lockdown shuts schools

By Reuters,

Jackline Bosibori wept when she found out she was pregnant. Also Read: Baringo teens trading sex for money to buy sanitary towels  The 17-year-...

coronavirus , teenage pregnancies

COVID-19 fuels surge in sexual violence, child marriage

By VOA,

Fresh out of university, Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi was living in the southern Nigerian state of Rivers when she was sexually assaulted. A housemate...

coronavirus

India’s coronavirus cases surge past 5 million as hospitals scramble for oxygen

By Reuters,

India’s coronavirus infections surged past 5 million on Wednesday, piling pressure on hospitals grappling with unreliable supplies of oxygen that th...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , India , oxygen

One dead, 2 in critical condition in suspected Chang’aa poisoning

By Tonny Ndungu,

One person has died while two of his accomplices are fighting for their lives at Keumbu Hospital in Kisii after a night out at a chang'aa den went awr...

chang'aa brewers

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...