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Visitors restricted as Muthaura is put on bed rest

Standard - Cyrus Ombati - ‎14 hours ago‎
Doctors have restricted visitors to Head of Public Service Francis Muthaura, who was still admitted to the High Dependency Unit of the Nairobi Hospital for the second day on Tuesday.

Search for plane expands off Comoros

CNN International - ‎21 minutes ago‎
(CNN) -- The French navy will join Yemeni authorities in expanded search and rescue efforts Wednesday off Comoros in the Indian Ocean, following the crash of a Yemenia Airways jet a day earlier.

Iraq's 'Milestone' Day Marred by Fatal Blast

Washington Post - Ernesto LondoñoAnn Scott Tyson - ‎2 hours ago‎
While more than 130000 US troops remain in Iraq, patrols by heavily armed soldiers in hulking vehicles have largely disappeared from Iraq's urban centers, as the United States turns over security to Iraqi police and soldiers.

10000 illegal firearms in Kenya

Daily Nation - ‎19 hours ago‎
A police officer watches as some of the 2490 illegal firearms go up in flames at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi on Tuesday, March 17 2009.
Proliferation blamed on lack of deterrent law Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

Kenya: Trade Body Seeks Infrastructure Projects Funding

AllAfrica.com - Allan Odhiambo - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
Kenya and other African countries should press for the prioritisation of infrastructure development projects when negotiating new economic partnerships with Europe.

Be change agents, Kibaki tells clergy

Standard - Lucianne Limo - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
President Kibaki has challenged the Church to play a critical role in the reform agenda. In what sounded like a wake-up call for the clergy to desist from their armchair criticism, the President said religious leaders should not leave ...
No peace, no sex in Kenya Philadelphia Inquirer

Saitoti sets up team to probe officers' killings

Standard - Cyrus Ombati - ‎Jun 28, 2009‎
A special team has been set up to investigate Saturday's shooting of two Administration Police officers in Mombasa. Internal Security Minister George Saitoti said the team would establish circumstances under which the officers were ...
Saitoti orders probe into killing of AP's Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

S.Africa's rand off 10-month high, stock futures up

Reuters South Africa - ‎3 hours ago‎
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Wednesday and was seen consolidating after hitting a 10-month high in the previous session while stock futures were slightly higher.

All deserve university education - Nzimande

Independent Online - ‎4 hours ago‎
Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande, who will take over the troubled Setas, wants experienced workers without matric - or matriculants without exemptions - to study at universities.

World Bank Approves $535 Million in Ghana Loans

Bloomberg - Emily Bowers - ‎3 hours ago‎
June 30 (Bloomberg) -- The World Bank approved $535 million in loans to Ghana, the West African nation seeking to shore up its struggling economy, the Washington-based lender said today in an e-mailed statement.

Interim Honduran leader vows Zelaya won't return

The Associated Press - Will Weissert - ‎1 hour ago‎
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Honduras' interim leader warned that the only way his predecessor will return to office is through a foreign invasion, setting up a dramatic showdown with the ousted president who is preparing to come home accompanied by ...

Iran shuts newspaper challenging Ahmadinejad

The Associated Press - Brian Murphy - ‎1 hour ago‎
EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices.

African summit opens in Libya without Iran leader

The Associated Press - ‎42 minutes ago‎
SIRTE, Libya (AP) - Iran's president canceled a last-minute call to attend an African Union summit in Libya on Wednesday amid a stir among African delegates, who complained the contentious Iranian leader would divert the conference's attention from ...

Essar gets Sh7.5 billion to expand network

Business Daily Africa - Kui Kinyanjui - ‎14 hours ago‎
Kenya's fourth mobile services provider, Essar Telecom Kenya (Yu) says it has received a Sh7.5 billion from Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF) to expand its East African operations.

Producers shift gears to survive power crisis

Business Daily Africa - Jim OnyangoZeddy Sambu - ‎14 hours ago‎
The country faces a looming power shortage following the closing down of a hydro power station on Friday due to a water shortage. / Illustration by: J. Barasa By Jim Onyango and Zeddy Sambu (email the author) Manufacturers are planning to scale down ...

Safaricom goes for no-frills AGM to reduce costs

Business Daily Africa - Kui Kinyanjui - ‎14 hours ago‎
Kenyan shareholders may soon have to make do without the Annual General Meeting perks should a move by Safaricom be adopted by other listed companies.

Nokia N97 priced to match iPhone 3GS

NEWS.com.au - Stuart Kennedy - ‎1 hour ago‎
NOKIA put a local price on its flagship N97 smartphone today as the competition intensifies in the high-end handset market. The new N97 will sell for $1129 through retailers and carriers Optus and Vodafone and features a slide out keyboard, ...

Moon-lovers remember Apollo with radio chit-chat

Tehran Times - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Radio hams and amateur astronomers around the world spent the weekend bouncing radio conversations off the Moon to one another in commemoration of the Apollo 11 landings 40 years ago, organizers in Australia said Sunday.

Uganda gets free Google text tips

BBC News - ‎Jun 30, 2009‎
A mobile-phone service has been set up in Uganda to give people weather forecasts, farming advice and health information through text messages.

Michael Jackson's doctor interviewed by LAPD

Los Angeles Times - Barbara Davidson - ‎Jun 27, 2009‎
Fan Victoria Bedrosian lights a candle to honor Michael Jackson outside his family's Encino compound. 'No red flag' was raised in the three-hour talks between detectives and Dr.

Michael Jackson 'not biological father of his children'

Telegraph.co.uk - Nick AllenAnita Singh - ‎3 hours ago‎
The mystery of Michael Jackson's children took a further twist as it was claimed that he was not their biological father. By Nick Allen in Los Angeles and Anita Singh His ex-wife Debbie Rowe gave birth to the singer's two elder children, Prince Michael ...
Doubt over Michael's kids Chicago Sun-Times

Forest turning into charred wasteland

The National - Matt Brown - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
A Kenya Wildlife Service ranger and an informant destroy an illegal charcoal kiln in the Mau Forest, which is rapidly being destroyed.

Jackson's doctor couldn't call paramedics over address confusion

Sify - ‎2 hours ago‎
Lawyers representing Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray have said that their client couldn't call for emergency services when he discovered the singer unconscious because he didn't know the address of the property.

Heat on for Murray's semi-final bid

The Press Association - ‎1 hour ago‎
The mercury continues rising as Andy Murray prepares to fight for a place in his first ever Wimbledon semi-final. Murray said he "loved" playing under the new roof but, with forecasters predicting a hot and sunny day, the canopy is unlikely to be shut ...

Manchester City refuse to budge over Samuel Eto'o demands

Telegraph.co.uk - Rory Smith - ‎4 hours ago‎
Manchester City will not increase their £25 million bid to Barcelona or the £180000-a-week wages on offer to Samuel Eto'o to expedite the Cameroonian's move to Eastlands despite concerns the player's demands for an increased pay-off will scupper the ...

Manchester United seal deal for Antonio Valencia from Wigan ...

ESPN - ‎2 hours ago‎
By Soccernet staff Manchester United have completed the signing of Wigan winger Antonio Valencia, with the player describing the move as a "dream''.
Fergie hails Valencia capture The Press Association

38 new A(H1N1) cases confirmed, total: 196 - UPDATED

Sin Chew Jit Poh - ‎58 minutes ago‎
PUTRAJAYA: 38 new Influenza A(H1N1) cases, comprising 33 imported cases and five local transmissions, were reported today (1 July), bringing the total number of H1N1 cases in the country to 196.

Roche To Broaden Tamiflu Access

Wall Street Journal - ‎19 minutes ago‎
By Julia Mengewein ZURICH (Dow Jones)--Drug maker Roche Holding AG (ROG.VX) said Wednesday it will provide easy access to the viral drug Tamiflu for developing economies, at about half the price normally charged, in a move which will significantly hit ...

City student is Kenya's first swine flu case

This is Nottingham - ‎4 hours ago‎
DOZENS of Nottingham students are in quarantine in Kenya after one of them became the country's first case of swine flu. The 20-year-old man was officially diagnosed with the H1N1 virus during a field trip to the city of Kisumu in western Kenya.

Kenya's malaria prevalence rate drops

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - ‎19 hours ago‎
The malaria prevalence rate in the country has gradually reduced due to the use of insecticide treated nets (ITNs) and increased awareness through campaigns.
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