Deaths confirmed in US train derailment
At least three people have been confirmed killed after a US passenger train derailed onto a motorway in Washington state during rush hour on Monday morning. Officials say 72 people were taken to...
View ArticleDozens die in clashes between Ethiopian Somalis and Oromos
At least 61 people have been killed in clashes between different ethnic groups in Ethiopia’s Oromia region since Thursday, officials said. It is not clear what caused the latest violence between ethnic...
View ArticleUS blames N Korea for global cyber-attack
The US administration has said North Korea was “directly responsible” for the WannaCry malware attack affecting hospitals, businesses and banks across the world earlier this year. The attack is said to...
View ArticleEast African trade bodies automate key trade processes
A cross section of importers and exporters in East African markets are now spending less time and incurring less transactional fees when trading says a recent evaluation report of 6 online portals in...
View ArticleGrand Challenges Canada to empower most vulnerable women, girls
Grand Challenges Canada on Monday announced 18 projects extending innovative forms of health-related lifelines to some of humanity’s most acutely impoverished, neglected and vulnerable women and girls,...
View ArticleNational Bank partners with WorldRemit to tap into diaspora market
National Bank has partnered with Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA) to tap into the diaspora market. The bank partnered with Kenya Diaspora Alliance to host the 4th edition of the Kenya Diaspora Homecoming...
View ArticleGovt pledges Ksh 50M to Harambee Stars players
The Government has given a pledge of Khs 50 million to Harambee Stars players if they qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019, Deputy President William Ruto has said. The Deputy President, at...
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President Kenyatta bids farewell to outgoing Turkey, Iraq Ambassadors
President Uhuru Kenyatta has hailed Kenya’s cooperation with Turkey and Iraq. President Kenyatta said relations between Kenya and the two countries have been enhanced in the last five years, especially...
View ArticleVehicles stalled for over an hour to be towed – NTSA
Motorists whose vehicles stall on Kenyan roads will have an hour to remove them or they will have to be towed forcefully, the National Transport and Safety Authority now says. NTSA Director-General...
View ArticleDriving schools in Kenya set to be de-registered, Matiang’i
All driving schools in Kenya are set to be de-registered and vetted afresh in the wake of increased road accidents on the country’s roads. Acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang’i says...
View ArticleCatalan poll result ‘a defeat for Spain’
Catalonia’s ousted separatist leader, Carles Puigdemont, has declared that the Spanish state has been defeated in a snap regional election. Speaking in Brussels where he is in self-imposed exile, Mr...
View ArticlePeru’s President survives impeachment vote
Congress in Peru has voted not to impeach President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski over alleged corruption. There were cheers and applause in the chamber as his supporters celebrated the news. Mr Kuczynski’s...
View ArticleUK ‘ready to retaliate’ against Russian cyber attacks
Boris Johnson will warn Russia to stop cyber attacks which threaten Britain’s national security or face retaliation of a similar kind from the UK. He will say the UK has no malign intentions online but...
View ArticleAustralian police make record meth haul
Australian police have arrested eight men over the nation’s largest ever seizure of the drug methamphetamine (meth). The haul, estimated to have a street value of A$1bn (£600m; $800m), was uncovered...
View ArticleKPC assures the country on fuel supply during festive season
The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has given assurance that there is sufficient supply of fuel in the country to meet domestic and regional demand during the festive season. KPC’s current stock position...
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Ramaphosa vows to fight South Africa corruption
The new leader of South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC), Cyril Ramaphosa, has pledged to fight corruption and pursue a policy of “radical economic transformation”. Closing the...
View ArticleMan U, Man City will face no action over tunnel incident
Manchester United and Manchester City will face no action over an incident that took place in the tunnel after the derby on 10 December, the Football Association has said. United boss Jose Mourinho had...
View ArticleDouble Wimbledon champion, Andy Murray, to delay departure to Australia
Andy Murray has delayed his departure to Australia but still hopes to begin his season in Brisbane in January. The three-time Grand Slam champion has not played a competitive match since Wimbledon...
View ArticleAmazon opens a supermarket with no checkouts
In a move that could revolutionise the way we buy groceries, Amazon opens its first supermarket without checkouts – human or self-service – to shoppers on Monday. Amazon Go, in Seattle, has been tested...
View ArticleVietnam jails most senior Communist Party official in decades
A former Communist Party official has been sentenced to 13 years in jail in Vietnam after the most high-level trial in decades. Former Politburo member Dinh La Thang was found guilty of economic...
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