A petitioner has called on Members of Parliament to ban the use of the popular social media application TikTok, saying it is a contributor to the erosion of cultural and religious morals in Kenya. In a petition to the National Assembly on Tuesday, Bob Ndolo, Executive Officer of Bridget Connect Consultancy, urged MPs to act…
A 13-year-old boy has survived after slipping and falling nearly 100 feet (30 meters) at the Grand Canyon in the US state of Arizona. He was flown to the hospital with serious injuries but has since been discharged. However, Wyatt told a local television station he had fallen while moving out of the way so…
Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was tragically assassinated in Quito just days before the upcoming election, intensifying concerns over the surge of organized crime in Ecuador. Ecuador declared a state of emergency Thursday and asked the FBI to help probe the assassination of a popular presidential candidate, whose death has highlighted the once-peaceful nation’s decline into…
Rishi Sunak is to set out details of the government’s plans for the UK’s fossil fuel and green industries. It comes as some Conservative MPs have been calling for a rethink of the government’s green policies. Anger over London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans to extend the capital’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) was widely seen as…
Rail passengers across Britain are facing another day of limited and disrupted services as the RMT union stages a second 24-hour strike in three days in the long-running pay dispute. Most of the 14 affected train operators will be running roughly half their normal timetables, although there are wide variations in service levels. The strikes…
Kenya is braced for the latest in a series of opposition protests against the rising cost of living and tax hikes, which have turned violent, with at least 24 people killed in recent months. The revision of the anti-government demonstration comes after a five-day break by the coalition to mourn those who lost their lives…
Jaguar Land Rover-owner Tata will announce plans to build its flagship electric car battery factory in the UK. People familiar with the matter said the new plant in Somerset would be officially announced on Wednesday. Some in the car industry have described the plant as the most important investment in UK automotive since Nissan came…
A U.S. soldier has been detained by North Korea after crossing into the country from the south during a tour of the demilitarized zone separating the countries, three U.S. officials familiar with the situation told NBC News on Tuesday. Earlier, the American-led U.N. Command said a U.S. national on an orientation tour had “crossed, without…
The Egyptian musicians’ syndicate announced Tuesday it would not allow a planned concert at the Giza pyramids by US rapper Travis Scott, in a rare move citing offense to “traditions”. The powerful musicians’ union rarely opposes such events, but in recent years it has spearheaded a fight against musical genres deemed improper in Egypt, with…
President William Ruto spoke on Sunday with Sudan junta leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, making the first step since the Sudanese army chief openly rejected the Kenyan leader’s mediation role. Dr. Ruto, however, called for the fighting, which erupted on April 15 this year, to stop and for parallel mediation forums to seek a long-lasting ceasefire…
