The first man to receive a genetically modified kidney transplant from a pig was discharged from hospital on Wednesday last week. Richard “Rick” Slayman, 62, who had been suffering from end-stage kidney disease, no longer needs dialysis after the groundbreaking procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Harvard Medical School’s biggest […]
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Israel plans to “flood Gaza with aid,” Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said, describing what he called a new phase of humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip.
More than 10 million children in Sudan have been in an active warzone during almost a year of war, a new report has warned, as it called on political leaders to take immediate action to stop the conflict. In a report published on Wednesday, the United Kingdom-based charity, Save The Children, […]
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has published new regulations on school transportation which also stipulate the conduct of other motorists on the road. In the Traffic (School Transport) Rules, 2024, which Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen prepared, all motorists will be banned from overtaking a school bus which […]
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has declared Wednesday, April 10 as a national holiday. In a special Gazette Notice dated Tuesday, April 9, the CS noted that the nation will take the time to mark the Idd-ul-Fitr. Muslims across the country are set to mark the Idd celebration to mark the […]
Electric car giant Tesla has agreed to settle a lawsuit over a crash in 2018 which killed Apple engineer Walter Huang after his Model X, operating on Autopilot, collided with a highway barrier. The case, brought by Mr Huang’s family, was scheduled to begin in the California Superior Court this […]
President William Ruto has announced the removal of vetting during the applications for National Identification cards (IDs). Speaking at an Iftar Dinner which he hosted at State House on Monday, April 8, the Head of State noted that the removal was done following complaints by Muslim leaders who described the […]
51 passengers were trapped on Tuesday, April 9, after the bus they were travelling in was swept by floods along the Garissa- Mwingi road.
European climate agency says ocean surface temperature also reached new record raising risk of extreme weather.
