A bombing claimed by Pakistani separatists killed 25 people including 14 soldiers at a railway station in the southwestern Balochistan province, police said Saturday. The blast hit as passengers waited on a platform at the main railway station in the provincial capital Quetta. “Fourteen army personnel are among the 25 confirmed dead,” said Muhammad Baloch,…
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed three new cases of Mpox in the country after more than a month without infections, taking the total number of cases recorded so far to 17. Health Cabinet Secretary Dr Deborah Barasa announced on Friday that the cases were recorded in Mombasa, Nakuru, and Nairobi counties. The cases are…
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At least 3 people were killed in Mozambique’s capital following clashes with the police. Maputo’s largest hospital made the announcement on Friday (Nov. 08), it added that 66 people had been injured. Independent candidate Venancio Mondlane who was backed by the Podemos party has been alleging electoral fraud occurred during the October 9 polls. The…
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Several passengers were injured on Friday, November 8 afternoon after a bus overturned along Thika Road. The bus overturned near the General Service Unit (GSU) Headquarters after being involved in an accident with a saloon car. In the incident, the passenger side of the blue saloon car was damaged. The bus overturned and blocked most…
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The Lebanon evacuation multi-agency team, led by Ms. Margaret Wamoto, the Director of Administration at the State Department for Diaspora Affairs, successfully saw off a group of 55 Kenyans at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut yesterday. This marks a significant step in the ongoing efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of Kenyans…
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Kenyan-born Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley has made history by winning a seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives with over 64 percent of the vote. Hiltsley competed against Wynfred Russell, a Liberian-born community leader and former Brooklyn Park City Council member. In her acceptance speech, Hiltsley stated, “I stand here as the first Kenyan-born person ever…
Former President Donald Trump will return to the White House, according to a race call by the Associated Press. Trump won the key states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, with a combined 29 electoral votes to clinch the 270 necessary to win the presidency. As of 5:34am ET Wednesday, Trump had 277 electoral votes total. Trump…
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Eight teachers from Pala Masogo Secondary School in Homa Bay County were arrested for allegedly photocopying a chemistry exam paper for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). The suspects, including the centre manager, invigilators, and Board of Governors (BOG) teachers, were detained after being caught in the act at the school. Homa Bay Sub-County…
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Equatorial Guinea’s Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested following allegations that he recorded more than 400 explicit videos featuring the wives of prominent public figures in the country. The scandal emerged during a separate investigation into fraud allegations against Engonga, aged 54, when authorities uncovered a trove…
Two men were sentenced in Tuesday to 35 years in prison for murdering Ugandan Olympic athlete Benjamin Kiplagat last year. After a nine-month trial, the High Court in the northwestern city of Eldoret last week found Peter Ushuru Khalumi, 30, and David Ekai Lokere, 25, guilty of stabbing the 34-year-old steeplechaser to death. Sydney becomes…
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