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Kenya to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines starting next year

16Sep

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Kenya to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines starting next year

Kenya will next year start manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines locally in collaboration with unnamed pharmaceutical firms in a move aimed at easing supply hitches that have derailed mass inoculation. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe revealed in an internal vaccination blue print that the country has started the process of building a filling plant for the Covid-19 vaccines. A full-fledged vaccine manufacturing plant will be built by 2024, said Mr Kagwe. A fill and finish facility helps third parties put the vaccine from the main manufacturers into vials or syringes, sealing them and packaging them up for distribution. “We aim to start local production during the first quarter of 2022 and have a fully-fledged human vaccine manufacturing capability by 2024.” Mr Kagwe said lo...

TikTok rolls out support to combat suicide searches

15Sep

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Entertainment, International news

TikTok rolls out support to combat suicide searches

TikTok has announced a set of features to help users struggling with mental health issues and thoughts of suicide. The features include guides on wellbeing and support for people who are struggling with eating disorders. There is also a search intervention feature that directs users to support resources if they look up terms such as "suicide". The move comes as rival platform Instagram comes under fresh scrutiny over its impact on users' wellbeing. In the announcement TikTok said: "We care deeply about our community, and we always look for new ways in which we can nurture their well-being. "That's why we're taking additional steps to make it easier for people to find resources when they need them on TikTok. The new resources, which the company said will be rolle...

Nicki Minaj is catching heat on social media for misinformed comments about the COVID-19 vaccine

15Sep

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Entertainment

Nicki Minaj is catching heat on social media for misinformed comments about the COVID-19 vaccine

Nicki Minaj recently tweeted some alarming information about the injection that raised a lot of eyebrows. Fans first suspected the Barb of being against the vaccine when she did not show up to the Met Gala. One of the rules of attendance was that everyone had to have had their shot, reports The South African. Minaj tweeted:"They want you to get vaccinated for the Met. if I get vaccinated it won’t for the Met. It’ll be once I feel I’ve done enough research. I’m working on that now. In the meantime my loves, be safe". Wear the mask with 2 strings that grip your head & face. Not that loose one." As expected, her followers had a lot to say about the problematic statements. Tweeps believe that Nicki is using her massive platform to promote an anti-vaccination notion. The musician w...

Gunmen free 240 inmates from Nigerian prison

13Sep

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International news

Gunmen free 240 inmates from Nigerian prison

Heavily armed gunmen stormed a jail in Nigeria's central Kogi state overnight, freeing scores of inmates, a prison authority spokesman said Monday. It was unclear who the gunmen were but central and northwest Nigeria have been terrorised by criminal gangs for years. "The medium Security Custodial Centre in Kabba, Kogi State, has been attacked by yet to be identified gunmen and 240 inmates forcefully released," Nigeria's correctional service spokesman Francis Enobore said in a statement. At about 2245 GMT on Sunday, he said, numerous attackers "engaged the armed guards in a fierce gun battle." But the gunmen invaded the prison, which had 294 prisoners in custody at the time, including 224 pre-trial detainees. Investigations were under way Monday to find the escapees, he ...

10Sep

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International news

Nigerian Army arrest high-profile Boko Haram member

The Nigerian army on Friday said a high-profile member of the Boko Haram terrorist group was arrested during a raid. The soldiers raided a market where terrorists buy materials to manufacture improvised explosive devices and seized Yawi Modu. The army also arrested traders selling urea fertilisers to the terrorists. Modu, a commander who had been on the lists of wanted terrorists, was arrested in Damboa, North East Borno State. The Nigerian army has been conducting operations to decimate fighters of Boko Haram many of whom have been pushed to the fringes of Lake Chad region which borders with Chad, Niger and Cameroon. At least more than 97,000 people have been killed, social infrastructure destroyed and commercial activities, including agriculture, ...

Sri Lanka parliament approves state of emergency

7Sep

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International news

Sri Lanka parliament approves state of emergency

Sri Lanka’s parliament has approved a state of emergency declared by the president, who said it is needed to control food prices and prevent hoarding amid shortages of some staples. Opposition legislators on Monday said the emergency declaration is not needed because other laws can be used to maintain essential supplies, and the tough emergency rules can be misused to stifle critics. The emergency law enables authorities to detain people without warrants, seize property, enter and search any premises, suspend laws and issue orders that cannot be questioned in court. Officials who issue such orders are also immune from lawsuits. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had declared the emergency on August 30. The constitution requires that it be approved within 14 days by the 225-membe...

7Sep

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Entertainment

MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS DEAD AT 54

Michael K. Williams -- best known for his breakout role as Omar Little on "The Wire" -- is dead from a suspected drug overdose . According to law enforcement sources ... Williams was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment Monday after a relative hadn't heard from him in a couple days and went to check on him. After years of minor roles on TV and movies, Williams became a household name as Omar -- the gritty, streetwise and homosexual criminal on HBO's "The Wire" ... earning him critical acclaim and adoration from fans. Williams would go on to star in several other hit HBO series' -- like "Boardwalk Empire," "The Night Of" and more recently "Lovecraft Country" -- as well as movies like "12 Years a Slave" and "Assassin's Creed." One of the actor's trademarks was his signature ...

24Aug

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International news

Ex-President Guebuza’s son on trial

The son of Mozambique's ex-president and 18 others have gone on trial over the $2bn (£1.5bn) "tuna bonds" affair. Ndambi Guebuza, son of former President Armando Guebuza, and the others face charges of blackmail, embezzlement and money laundering. They have not yet commented on the charges. Mozambique's biggest corruption scandal led donors including the IMF to cut funding for the country and the economy to collapse. The trial is being held in a large canvas tent in the grounds of a maximum-security prison in the outskirts of the capital, Maputo. The city's courtrooms were deemed too small for the scores of lawyers, 70 witnesses and 250 media workers who have been accredited to attend. In the opening court session, the judge said all the accused must attend court in ...

Tom Cruise Lands in Family Compound after Airport Closure.

24Aug

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Entertainment

Tom Cruise Lands in Family Compound after Airport Closure.

Cruise, in the UK filming Mission Impossible, was to land at a nearby airport, but it was closed. His handlers quickly sought another option and informed Alison Webb's family that an unnamed VIP would land in their compound. They gladly obliged, not knowing the unnamed VIP was the Mission Impossible star. After landing, Cruise posed with photos with the family before giving them a free ride in his helicopter. Speaking afterwards, Webb said she thought it would be fun for the kids to see the chopper land in their compound. "I thought it would be kind of cool for the kids to see the helicopter land in the garden," she said. However, she was taken aback when Cruise emerged from the chopper. According to Webb, soon after touching down, the movie star went to say hi to her chil...

Meghan’s Dad Slams Prince Harry saying he never asked his daughter’s hand in marriage.

16Aug

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Entertainment

Meghan’s Dad Slams Prince Harry saying he never asked his daughter’s hand in marriage.

The 77-year-old was speaking during a tell-all interview with GB News. Markle apparently blames Prince Harry for his rocky relationship with his daughter, the Duchess of Sussex, despite being caught colluding with paparazzi to stage pictures before the couple's wedding in 2018. "I'm blaming Harry for this mostly,” he told GB News. “Harry has this saying: 'If you look at the paparazzi, you're done.' I'm surprised Harry never bothered to come and visit me or ask for my daughter's hand in marriage," he added. Markle says he has not spoken to the couple since they called him from hospital back in 2018, Perth Now reports. Further opening up about his experiences with the young couple, Thomas claimed Meghan has "changed" since she met Harry. "She's changed, she's not the daughter I k...