Even in darkest realms of life, ‘Black and brown people are fetishes or body parts’
When Johnnie Keyes starred in Behind the Green Door, one of the first mainstream American adult films to feature a Black performer, he was credited merely as “African Stud.” It was 1972 and his co-performer Marilyn Chambers was a white woman, an influential casting decision that earned the film the...
The rich also cry: Couples make a killing as America’s ‘divorce industry’ booms
As Kenya and Africa in general experience a phenomenal rise in dissolution of marriages, divorce in the United States, Europe and other developed countries has transformed into a thriving industry from which couples are making a killing. The latest of such high-profile dissolution was announced on Monday this week when...
China’s Covid vaccines go global: If no option is offered, they’re a good choice
The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering approving two of China’s Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use, potentially opening the door to wide distribution in lower-income nations through the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access (Covax) initiative. A successful outcome in the coming weeks might boost global confidence in these vaccines, say scientists....
Global pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca starts 120,000 tree project in Kenya
A reforestation initiative introduced in Kajiado County in Kenya will see AstraZeneca and Global EverGreening Alliance lead the efforts to restore degraded agricultural and forest lands through planting 120,000 trees. The project, 70 kilometres south of the capital Nairobi aligns with AstraZeneca’s Global sustainability commitment to environmental protection. The health...
First genetically modified mosquitoes released into open air in Florida, US
After a decade of fighting for regulatory approval and public acceptance, a biotechnology firm has released genetically engineered mosquitoes into the open air in the United States for the first time. The experiment, launched this week in the Florida Keys – over the objections of some local critics – tests...
