WHO: Kenya and Uganda among five countries in East, Southern Africa hit by anthrax outbreak
In a separate assessment of the Zambia outbreak, which was the most concerning, WHO said that 684 suspected cases had been reported in the southern African nation as of November 20, with four deaths. Human cases of anthrax had been reported in nine out of Zambia’s 10 provinces.
Fake: Influential ‘Financial Times’ newspaper rubbishes story on US probe into Kenya Eurobond
In a November 30 post to X (archived), Sevastopulo also said the image was “a complete fake”, adding: “I did not write any story about Kenya.”
In Biden-Trump rematch, new opinion poll shows Democrats will lose to Republicans in 2024
Kennedy, whose uncle John F. Kennedy served as president and whose father, Robert, was a senator and attorney general, faces a challenge to amass enough signatures to get on the ballot on all 50 states.
Antisemitism: Backlash to House testimony shines spotlight on new crop of Ivy League presidents
Some observers pointed out the dynamics when three women – one Black and one Jewish – were placed before a group of GOP lawmakers eager for a political fight.
Conservationists upgrade ‘Large-toothed Robber’ fish in Kenya’s Lake Turkana to ‘vulnerable’ status
Also at risk is Atlantic Salmon, which swims in both freshwater and saltwater. It slid down a category from ‘Least Concern’ to ‘Near Threatened’ on evidence its global population fell by 23 per cent between 2006 and 2020, IUCN said. It cited mortality due to salmon lice from farms as well as the rise of invasive species as some of the factors.
Making of CIA spy II: ‘If you’re a case officer, a shockingly high ratio of your informants are lying to you’
Weisberg spent a couple of weeks wandering around and thinking about it, and decided the story should be set in the 1980s and be told from the point of view of the KGB spies. And it should be about a family. Weisberg was by then a father himself and something that had stuck with him from his CIA days was how many people there lied to their kids about what they really did for a living.
Age of Unreason: How African universities churn out parrots, endorse knowledge ‘incest’ and stymie academic production
Hierarchical teaching and learning become a thing of the past and all become teachers and learners when they interact, not in classrooms or lecture theaters, but in teams. That way universities start to produce graduates who are more of independent thinkers who can see alternative views as sources of new ideas rather than opposition.
Making of a spy: Weisberg dumped the CIA, went to therapy and now makes incredible television
At a time when most scripted television specialises in moral preening – trafficking in sentimentality, pandering to liberal do-gooderism, leaving us feeling better about ourselves and the world – Weisberg’s shows put you through a merciless psychological and spiritual wringer. They’re willing to leave you floundering
Companies that committed to phase out fossil fuels at COP28 need government support
Ultimately, no company or sector can deliver full decarbonisation alone. That’s why we joined more than 200 other companies in signing the We Mean Business Coalition’s Fossil to Clean Campaign in the leadup to COP.
Outstanding: Kenya’s Kipyegon and Kiptum among six sportsmen feted by World Athletics
Last year’s winner Duplantis, Assefa, Kiptum and Kipyegon set world records in their respective events in 2023, while all six World Athletes of the Year secured world titles or major marathon wins, World Athletics added.
