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Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga dies in The Hague as UN tribunal orders inquiry
NAIROBI, Kenya May 16 – Félicien Kabuga, the Rwandan businessman accused of financing and supporting the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, has died while hospitalized in The Hague, Netherlands. The United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals confirmed Kabuga...
Semenyo brilliance hands domestic cup double to Manchester City
LONDON, England, May 16, 2026 – Antoine Semenyo produced a moment of individual genius to settle a bitterly disappointing FA Cup final as Manchester City beat Chelsea at Wembley. The showpiece had largely been a dismal non-event until Semenyo broke the deadlock brilliantly with 18 minutes left...
Chelsea in advanced talks to make Alonso new manager
LONDON, England, May 16, 2026 – Chelsea have accelerated their efforts to appoint Xabi Alonso as the club’s next permanent head coach. The Stamford Bridge are looking for a replacement Liam Rosenior, who was sacked by the club last month. BBC Sport reported on Monday that Chelsea had sta...
Liverpool must return to heavy metal football – Salah
LIVERPOOL, England, May 16, 2026 – Mohamed Salah says Liverpool must return to being a “heavy metal attacking team that opponents fear” after “crumbling” to a defeat at Aston Villa which left their Champions League hopes in the balance. Egypt forward Salah, 33, will lea...
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The US is betting on AI to catch insider trading in prediction markets
For most of the past year, it looked like prediction markets had kicked off a new golden age of fraud. On Polymarket , traders raked in fortunes from suspiciously timed bets on geopolitical events like the raid on Venezuela and the Iran War. It wasn’t clear whether the US government would bother pur...
Here are 40 of our favorite deals from REI’s massive Anniversary Sale
The last-gen InReach Mini 2 might require a subscription to use, but we guarantee it’s far more durable than your phone. | Image: Garmin REI’s annual Anniversary Sale — the retailer’s biggest of the year — has arrived , bringing with it discounts on all kinds of outdoor essentials. If you’ve got a c...
Turtle Beach made a good SteelSeries headset clone that’s $50 less
Both of these headsets are stellar in different ways. I really liked the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless , so the company didn't have to say much to get me excited about its successor. The $399 Nova Pro Omni that came out on May 5th has a similar design to the 2022 model, but with some new and ...
NPR’s Manoush Zomorodi talks about living with too much tech
Manoush Zomorodi tackled tech’s effect on our brains, now she’s looking at our bodies. | Image: Tory WIlliams Manoush Zamorodi is an accomplished reporter, podcast host, and author. Her new book, Body Electric , takes a comprehensive look at how technology is impacting our physical health . It's a c...
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KNCCI warns fuel price hike will raise cost of living
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 16 – Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry has warned that the latest fuel price increase will push up the cost of living, squeeze business margins and weaken Kenya’s competitiveness in the region. In a statement, KNCCI President Erick Rutto said the sharp rise in diese...
Beckhams become billionaires as Oasis make rich list for first time
MAY 16 – Sir David Beckham has become the UK’s first billionaire sportsman, and Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have made it onto the annual Sunday Times Rich List of the UK’s 350 richest individuals and families for the first time. The collective wealth of Sir David and his...
Kenya fuel prices highest in region after latest EPRA review
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 16 – Kenya now has some of the highest fuel prices in the East African region following the latest increase announced by the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority. Under the new review, super petrol in Nairobi now retails at Sh214.25 per litre while diesel costs Sh242.9...
Kenya Industrialization Agenda Gains Momentum With New CAIPs Ready For Commissioning
Kenya industrialization agenda has taken a step forward, with County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs), including projects ready for commissioning. Speaking at the Senate committee, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui, confirmed that the projects in Meru, Embu and Kirinyaga are...
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The Canal+ Strategy Taking Shape After Showmax
The French media group Canal+ ended 2025 with 42.3 million subscribers worldwide, a figure that tells two different stories depending on where you look. Strip out the 14.4 million subscribers attached to MultiChoice, and the Canal+ base rises to 28.0 million, up from 26.9 million the year before. Th...
Southern Africa Starts Lowering Mobile Roaming Costs Under SADC One Network Area
In the past, crossing a border in Southern Africa meant an immediate jolt to a mobile phone bill. A short call, a few photos uploaded, a map opened in a hurry. The meter would spin. Now several countries in the Southern African Development Community are trying to dismantle that friction. Botswana, L...
Telecom AI Meets Mobile Money in Safaricom–Indosat Deal
The Safaricom–Indosat partnership brings together two operators that arrived at the digital economy from different directions. Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) operates one of Indonesia’s largest mobile networks, with a customer base of 98.5 million as of early 2026. Its recent strategy has revolved ...
Iladho Galgallo Returns to Marsabit to Encourage Girls in STEM Through Safaricom Mentorship
The road to Marsabit tests a lot of drivers thanks to how long it takes to reach there. It’s dusty, with trucks moving slowly on sections without asphalt. School-going students must start their commute before the first bell. Iladho Galgallo went back to her alma mater, Moi Girls’ High Sc...
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In defense of hip-hop | Roland Fryer
Hip-hop often gets blamed for its controversial lyrics. What if there was a way to actually measure its impact on people's lives? Analyzing 40 years' worth of radio station data and lyrics from rappers like Tupac, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar, economist Roland Fryer puts one of culture's most n...
The language you're fluent in — but forgot how to hear | Louis VI
What if the calm you feel when you hear birdsong isn't a coincidence, but ancient evolutionary wiring ... a signal that once meant safety? Musical ecologist and rapper Louis VI says humans are hardwired to nature's sonic language, but modern life has drowned it out. He explores how we can tap back i...
Why can't we better prepare for extreme weather? | Catherine Nakalembe
Thanks to advanced technology, we can now see droughts and crop failures months before they hit. So why are millions of people still going hungry? TED Fellow Catherine Nakalembe, director of the NASA Harvest program in Africa, exposes the blind spots that keep life-saving climate intelligence from r...
Budget Paradise
Filmed and set in Oakland, Budget Paradise follows Chester, a Black, nonbinary painter as they search for space and permission to exist within their hometown. Written…