Agriculture Ministry said on Saturday May 18,cases of bird flu have been confirmed among wild fowl in western China,as concerns grow over an outbreak in the United States infecting cattle herds. China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a notice that 275 cases of H5 influenza have been confirmed in two counties in…
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Eight people have been confirmed dead after a 32-seater bus they were travelling in plunged into the Mbagathi River in the Gataka area along the road connecting Karen and Ongata Rongai, near the Cooperative University of Kenya. The accident occured on Saturday morning, as the bus operated by Naboka Sacco, was heading to Nairobi from…
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On Thursday,The Kenya Enhanced Anti-Doping Project Joint Working Group said the country was keen to send a clean team to the Paris Olympics Games, which is set to commence from July 26 and end on August 11. Kenya is a ‘Category A’ country due to her unenviable record for doping cases–athletes will must undergo at…
A Moroccan asylum-seeker who stabbed a British retiree to death in revenge for Israel’s war against Hamas was sentenced Friday to at least 45 years in prison for what the judge termed a terrorist act. Following his capture, Ahmed Alid admitted to authorities that he had murdered 70-year-old Terence Carney in the town of Hartlepool,…
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On Thursday, May 16, the Constitutional Council of Chad confirmed Mahamat Idriss Déby as the country’s president with 61% of the vote, far ahead of his rivals Succès Masra and Albert Pahimi Padacké. Mahamat Idriss Déby won 61% of the vote on Thursday, May 16, the Constitutional Council of Chad declared him as the nation’s…
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Chelsea maintained their European charge with a fourth successive win on Wednesday, beating Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 at the Amex Stadium. Cole Palmer’s excellent header – his 22nd Premier League goal of a fine debut campaign – put the Blues ahead, and Christopher Nkunku gave Chelsea breathing room in the second half. Chelsea captain…
The Indian government has sent 40 tonnes of relief materials to Kenya in order to assist flood victims across the nation. Along with other government representatives, Peninah Malonza, Cabinet Secretary for Regional Development, ASALs and the East African Community welcomed the consignment on Tuesday. The second batch of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) supplies…
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In northern Nigeria’s Kano state, at least 24 worshippers,four of them children were hurt early on Wednesday morning when a man stormed the mosque where they were praying, setting off an explosion, according to the police. The suspect, a 38-year-old local, admitted to attacking the mosque “purely out of hostility following prolonged (a) family disagreement,”…
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Manchester City Beat Tottenham 2-0 in the Premier League match on Tuesday night . Erling Haaland’s second-half double and an astonishing save from substitute goalkeeper Stefan Ortega to deny Son Heung-min gave Manchester City a 2-0 win over Tottenham and put Pep Guardiola’s side on the brink of a record fourth-successive Premier League title. City…
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At least four people were rescued from the rubble of the collapsed building in the Mathare on Tuesday. Three of them were critically injured, while one person sustained minor injuries. The Kenya Red Cross has said more people were likely to be trapped in the rubble. “Three out of the four rescued have been taken…
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