BP warns more sanctions on Russia could hit business

LONDON, July 29 – Oil giant BP warned on Tuesday that more sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis could “adversely impact” its activities, and posted a quarterly profit leap aided by its stake in Rosneft. BP said that it had been unaffected so far by US sanctions imposed on Russia, reporting a two-thirds boost […]

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News24.co.ke | Lavatsa joins Harambee Stars camp

Edwin Lavatsa has joined the Harambee Stars camp preparing for the clash with Lesotho.

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Kenya telcos register drop in SMS numbers

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 29 – The number of Short Messaging Services (SMSs) sent between January to March this year declined to 6.22 billion from 6.28 billion messages sent during the preceding quarter. This is according to the latest Quarter 3 Statistic Report by the Communication Authority of Kenya which shows that each subscriber sent out […]

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Christian Louboutin returns to his nail polish roots

The famous red-soled, show-stopping shoe designers has decided to come back full circle to where it all began for him, nail polish. Christian Louboutin recently debuted his nail polish collection which marked his entry...

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Lab for visually impaired gets Sh4.5mn GE donation

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 29 – Kenya is among several African countries set to benefit from a skills transfer programme supported by General Electric (GE) the global infrastructure leader. The citizenship programme dubbed ‘Kujenga’ aims at empowering people by building valuable skills, equipping communities with new tools and technology, and elevating ideas that will help solve […]

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Japan heatwave kills 15, thousands hospitalised

TOKYO, July 29- Sweltering summer heat in Japan has left at least 15 people dead over the past week, while more than 8,000 others were rushed to hospital with heatstroke symptoms, official figures showed Tuesday. At least six people died on Saturday alone, when the state weather agency warned temperatures had topped 35 degrees Celsius […]

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Iran’s supreme leader accuses Israel of Gaza ‘genocide’

TEHRAN, July 29- Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Tuesday accused Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza and called on the Islamic world to arm Palestinians fighting “the Zionist regime”. In a speech marking the Muslim festival of Eid al Fitr, Khamenei said Israel was acting like a “rabid dog” and “a wild wolf” in […]

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Japan teen murder accused ‘wanted to dissect’ someone: report

TOKYO, July 29- A 16 year old Japanese schoolgirl has confessed to decapitating a classmate, police said Tuesday, as she reportedly told investigators she “wanted to dissect” someone. The teenager, whose name was not released as she is a minor, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of murdering her 15 year old female classmate, after police […]

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N. Korea slams reports of arms deals with Hamas, Hezbollah

SEOUL, July 29- North Korea has denounced allegations that it supplied missiles to Hamas and material support to Hezbollah as “sheer fiction” and a “sinister” effort to link Pyongyang to Middle East disputes. The rebuttal from the foreign ministry was carried in a statement late Monday by the North’s official KCNA news agency. It followed […]

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Russia has violated arms treaty by testing cruise missile

WASHINGTON, July 29- The United States has found that Russia violated a 1987 arms control treaty by testing a ground launched cruise missile, a senior US official said late Monday, calling the matter “very serious.” The finding comes in a 2014 report that concluded Russia was in violation of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, […]

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