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Fake COVID-19 vaccines seized, arrests made in South Africa & China: Interpol

03/04/2021

South African police have seized hundreds of fake COVID-19 vaccines and arrested four suspects in connection with the haul, the Interpol global police co-ordination agency [...]

Alek Minassian found guilty in 2018 Toronto van attack that killed 10, injured 16

03/03/2021

A man who killed 10 people and injured 16 others by deliberately driving a van down a bustling Toronto sidewalk was found guilty at trial on Wednesday, with a judge finding [...]

What I have learnt about grief

03/01/2021

I don’t know when you first dealt with the topic of death but mine must have been during my preteen years when a friend passed away in a drowning accident. Her family [...]

Kenya’s envoy to S. Korea takes up job, settling dual nationality question

02/18/2021

Kenya’s ambassador to South Korea Mwende Mwinzi presented her credentials to the host head of state on Wednesday, settling a debate that raged for nearly two years over her [...]

History Made: Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala chosen Director-General WTO

02/16/2021

When she takes office on 1 March, Dr Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General. Her term, renewable, will expire [...]

Muslim burial rites explained

02/16/2021

By Mohammed Hersi I have been asked by a few of my Christian brethren about Muslim burial rites, more so with the demise of our elder Mzee Yusuf Haji. Firstly, we rarely [...]

Kennedy Ngugi Githuku death & memorial

02/13/2021

Pastor Joan Wairimu of Queens Ministry Canada is sad to announce the sudden death of her younger brother, Kennedy Ngugi Githuku. Ngugi passed away on February 11, 2021 [...]

Australia’s 2021 Local Hero Rosemary Kariuki is giving back to her community in Kenya and she needs us

02/08/2021

Last week, Australians tuned in to watch Australia Day Honours, a yearly event that acknowledges hundreds of Australians for their contributions to the community. Among those [...]

UWindsor setting up new scholarship initiative for Black students

02/08/2021

The University of Windsor is working toward establishing a new scholarship initiative aimed to support Black-identified students in the new school year, according to a [...]

N.S. recruiting Canadians to move to the province

02/08/2021

The Nova Scotia government is banking on the quality of life in Nova Scotia to recruit Canadians to move to the province to work from home. Together with Tourism Nova Scotia [...]

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