Facebook’s secret hit: Crowded out of public spaces, Gen Zs are in turn knocking Boomers out of Facebook Dating site
According to a Pew survey from last year, 32 per cent of teen respondents said they use Facebook compared to 71 per cent in 2015, although Facebook Dating notes that daily conversations among its 18-to-29 demographic increased by 24 per cent in 2024.
Kenya drafts law to address marine refuelling, safer, cleaner and transparent industry operations
EPRA Director-General Daniel Kiptoo Bargoria said that the draft regulations provide a structured framework to govern the refuelling of small and medium marine vessels and the transfer of bunker fuels to ships at sea and within port facilities.
After decades of wild denials, US Centres for Disease Control now admits vaccines actually cause autism
The CDC webpage has previously stated there is no link between vaccines and autism. It now says, “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.”
How rare earth metal heats up and cools down tensions in corridors of US, China’s aerospace industry
Although a late-October meeting in South Korea between Chinese president Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump raised hopes for a détente, the Chinese export restrictions introduced last April remain substantially in place.
Kenya completes training lands officers on land digitisation via Nationwide National Stamp Duty Module
Speaking during the closing session, Lands Secretary Sarah Maina underlined the government’s commitment to full digital transformation in the land sector. Ms Maina said that Ardhisasa, Kenya’s national digital land management platform, is central to delivering secure, efficient and transparent public services.
EAC inaugurates $3.54 million Lake Victoria Basin Commission headquarters in Kisumu
LVBC Executive Secretary Masinde Bwire said the inauguration marks the culmination of a 17-year journey, beginning with Kenya’s donation of land and culminating in a fully funded regional project delivered through the equal contributions of all EAC partner states.
‘If we imagine poor countries can fund own transition while drowning in debt and climate disasters, we’re facing collective collapse’
A lack of money also affected the humanitarian presence at COP30, with fewer numbers attending than previous recent summits, a consequence of the deep cuts that have rocked the aid sector this year.
From copycats to innovators: China braces for dominance as West turns into sitting ducks
Britain’s productivity growth is paltry; the cost of borrowing is too high; and voters are unhappy. In response, the budget, presented on November 26, 2025, by Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, should have been a moment of radicalism.
Kilifi County assembly member sponsors tax relief bill for beneficiaries of youth fund
Local musician Rodgers Osiro, who leads the Osiro Music Band, said the tax relief would help sustain his band, which entertains tourists and supports 15 members.
Data suggest Covid vaccines may have contributed to Germany’s 2023 surge in excess mortality
This study provides moderate-strength evidence of an unexpected, statistically robust association between vaccination rates and excess mortality in Germany’s third pandemic year – without establishing causality.
