by Hope Media | Feb 17, 2017 | news
Russia’s military has carried out waves of air strikes in recent days on rebel-held areas of the southern Syrian city of Deraa, say anti-government fighters and witnesses. Russian jets targeted rebel-held areas of Deraa for two days after Syrian opposition...
by Hope Media | Feb 17, 2017 | news
Households should not expect power rationing or higher electricity bills in the near future despite biting drought that has reduced hydro power generation, Kenya Power said yesterday. The utility firm said there is an electricity reserve of 27.11 per cent from its...
by Hope Media | Feb 17, 2017 | BUSINESS NEWS, news
Commercial banks hope to ride on below-market rates to drive subscriptions on their mobile money transfer system which goes live next month. The lenders are seeking a share of fees from highly growing multi-trillion-shilling mobile money payment transactions,...
by Hope Media | Feb 17, 2017 | news
A car packed with explosives has blown up in the south of Baghdad, killing at least 55 people and wounding dozens more. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group claimed responsibility for Thursday’s attack, which came amid a renewed wave of violence...
by Hope Media | Feb 17, 2017 | news
Senegal’s solitary radiotherapy machine broke down on December 28 last year, leaving the country’s only radiation therapist and small team of technicians idly waiting as patients were turned away or offered alternative treatments. The machine uses...
by Hope Media | Feb 17, 2017 | news
The first gripe came three minutes into President Donald Trump’s first solo news conference on Thursday, when he accused reporters of ignoring a poll showing him with a 55 per cent approval rating – a figure at odds with most other surveys. From there, the...
