Global oil market thrown into uncertainty as US, Israel strikes in Iran create biggest crisis in years
Tanker freight rates, which had already been climbing as tensions escalated, are set to rise further. Benchmark rates for very large crude carriers from the Middle East to China have more than tripled since the start of the year, reflecting both heightened risk and the shrinking pool of willing vessels.
Ex-Librarian President Sirleaf tells African countries to invest in youth as inter-generational clashes over jobs become manifest
In remarks delivered on his behalf by Deputy Head of Public Service Amos Gathecha, Koskei disclosed that fellows initiated 62 cross-ministerial collaborations and introduced 37 new workplace processes, generating service efficiency ranging from 31 to 35 per cent.
How Operation Epic Fury by US Department of War and Israel’s Operation Roaring Lion began raining bombs on Iran
The strikes on Iran, which have been called Operation Epic Fury by the so-called US Department of War and Operation Roaring Lion by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), reportedly hit multiple cities across the country. The impact, targets and damage caused by the strikes was not immediately clear.
National government sets aside Ksh3.2B for electricity reach expansion in Nakuru
The sentiment was echoed by Molo MP Kuria Kimani who lauded the president for equitable distribution of development programmes irrespective of political inclinations of the nation. MP Kuria noted that Molo constituency will be allocated Ksh279 million for Last Mile Connectivity with 39 projects planned for next week in four wards.
Ex-US President Bill Clinton, like his wife Hilary, wants Trump grilled on links to sex pest Epstein
Bill Clinton’s deposition in Chappaqua, New York, came one day after his wife, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, sat with lawmakers to give her own testimony. She told the lawmakers on Thursday that she did not recall ever meeting Epstein and had nothing to share about his sex crimes, calling for US President Donald Trump to appear before the panel.
When a slave, Mateus, escaped from Brazil’s Recôncavo Baiano sugar fields, his master sent 100 hunters to pursue him – none returned alive
Colonel Rodrigues was not just a farmer; he was one of the richest and most feared men in the region. His sugar mill produced sugar for export on a large scale, and he proudly proclaimed to all who knew him that he maintained absolute order and discipline among his captives.
Hillary Clinton accuses US lawmakers of distracting attention from Trump’s criminal trail in Epstein sex-trafficking probe
The statement came before she was due to deliver a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in Chappaqua, New York. Her husband, former US President Bill Clinton, will appear for a similar deposition on Friday, which will be the first time for a former president to testify before Congress since 1983.
Mitishamba: Indigenous herbal medicine inches ever closer to mainstream healthcare system in East Africa
Kenya’s minister for health commended partner states for developing policies, legal frameworks and strategic initiatives to guide safe and effective TCIM practice, stressing that regional cooperation through shared experiences and best practices will accelerate progress and address existing regulatory gaps.
African aviation integration gets a fillip as AfDB explores ways of making it competitive, climate-aligned
The two-day event brought together African aviation stakeholders, who included senior government and development financial institutions officials and airline executives.
Covid justice: US civil societies seek to prevent repeat of ‘most awful period of our lives’
Jeffrey Tucker, president and founder of the Brownstone Institute, helped spearhead and draft the Covid Justice Resolution. He told The Defender the idea for the resolution “came from a burning desire for some accountability, some statement, some restitution, some conclusion to the most awful period of our lives.”
