The world’s largest analysis of key blood compounds is set to revolutionize early disease detection, enabling simple pinprick tests to identify health risks more than a decade before symptoms appear, researchers report. The breakthrough follows a comprehensive project by the UK Biobank, which measured nearly 250 proteins, sugars, fats, and…
Harvard University professor Larry Summers has stepped back from his teaching and administrative duties while the institution investigates his and others’ connections to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a university spokesperson confirmed. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary and Harvard president, will also pause his role as director of…
On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation requiring the Justice Department to release all records related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The bill mandates that the files be made available in a searchable and downloadable format within 30 days. Trump, who had previously…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is poised to give U.S. tourism a significant boost following a slow 2025, when foreign visitors largely stayed away amid concerns over President Donald Trump’s trade policies and stricter border enforcement. According to the National Travel and Tourism Office, international arrivals to the U.S. were…
More than 50 families have been left without homes after a devastating fire tore through residences in the Fuata Nyayo area of South B, Nairobi. According to local accounts, the blaze is suspected to have been sparked by an intoxicated man who allegedly fell asleep after lighting a cigarette. The…
A Philippine court has sentenced former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo identified as a Chinese national who had posed as a Filipina to life imprisonment on human trafficking charges. The ruling, delivered on Thursday in Manila, also handed life sentences to seven co-accused linked to a large-scale criminal enterprise. Guo was…
President William Ruto will this afternoon, Thursday, November 20, deliver his State of the Nation address during a joint sitting of Parliament, beginning at 2pm. The Head of State is expected to highlight progress made under his administration, even as he faces intensified criticism over key promises that remain unfulfilled…
President William Ruto has been honoured with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) President’s Outstanding Achievement Award 2025, a distinction recognising his notable contribution to the progress and elevation of football in Kenya and across the African continent. The award was presented on Wednesday night during the 2025 CAF Awards…