Kenya: Alarm over ‘fake’ HIV test kits

A person taking an HIV test. By Daily Nation Alarm has been raised over unapproved HIV self-testing kits in the market. There are fears that a number of people could be accessing unapproved and substandard kits in some private health facilities. This presents the possibility of wrong HIV test results, which could compromise the management

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Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State

Relatives and residents pray during a funeral ceremony for victims of a suicide attack at the Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. The mosque was packed with Shiite Muslim worshippers when an Islamic State suicide bomber attacked during Friday prayers, killing dozens in the latest security challenge to the Taliban

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China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a meeting commemorating the 110th anniversary of Xinhai Revolution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 9, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins Reuters By Carlos Garcia and Yew Lun Tian Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to realise peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan, though did not

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Kenya wants Somalia to donate part of sea boundary

The Kenyan government has issued insane decisions that appear to acknowledge defeat in the Somalia maritime case, which is expected to take place on October Tuesday 12 2021. Kenya today said it had rejected the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) jurisdiction to hear the case, and said it had withdrawn from the court. “In addition to

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EU leaders fear Polish exit following court ruling

People stage a protest in front of Poland’s constitutional court, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, October 7, 2021. Poland’s constitutional court has ruled that some European Union laws are in conflict with Poland’s Constitution. The Constitutional Tribunal ruled Thursday that some provisions of the EU treaties and some EU court rulings go against Poland’s highest law.

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Turkey asks U.S. to buy 40 F-16 jets to upgrade Air Force -sources

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar gets off from an Air Force F16 jet after landing at a new airport under construction in Istanbul, Turkey September 22, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas Reuters By Humeyra Pamuk and Mike Stone Turkey has made a request to the U.S. to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and nearly 80

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US Special Forces secretly deployed to Taiwan: Report

By Anadolu Agency Around two dozen US special operations troops conducting training for small units of Taiwan’s ground forces, says US media US Special Forces and Marines have been secretly training Taiwanese forces for at least a year, US media reported Thursday. “A US special operations unit and a contingent of Marines have been secretly

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Ministers criticised for ‘haphazard’ Covid jab rollout for teenagers in England

Nadhim Zahawi, previously the vaccines minister, said on Thursday he had not yet seen the vaccination data. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA The Guardian By Sally Weale and Nicola Davis Parents raise the alarm as Nadhim Zahawi admits he has no idea how many 12- to 15-year-olds have been vaccinated Ministers have been accused of losing a

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Saudi Arabia-led consortium completes Newcastle takeover

Credit to Reuters/General view outside St James’ Park Premier League in Newcastle United, Britain. By Reuters A Saudi-Arabian backed consortium completed its purchase of Premier League club Newcastle United on Thursday as a long-running takeover saga finally reached the conclusion the majority of the club’s supporters desired. Fourteen months after Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund

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Newcastle takeover: Khashoggi finacee urges Premier League to stop Saudi Arabia deal

Cengiz and her legal team are continuing to pursue a lawsuit against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (AFP) By Middle East Eye Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has made a last-minute plea to stop the Premier League “caving in” on Saudi Arabia’s takeover of Newcastle United Football Club. Cengiz

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