International

14-05-2024 NAIROBI/ DODOMA/ KAMPALA Internet users in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda have been complaining about poor connectivity as service providers across East Africa acknowledge there has been a problem. They have said they are working to fix it. The patchy service was a result of faults in the under-sea …

14-05-2024 MASSACHUSETTS: The first man to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died two months after the operation, the hospital which carried out the procedure has said. Richard “Rick” Slayman, 62, was suffering with end-stage kidney disease before undergoing the operation in March. Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) said …

14-05-2024 LONDON: A UK ban on selling arms to Israel would only strengthen Hamas, the foreign secretary has told media. Lord Cameron said while he would not support a major ground offensive in the Gazan city of Rafah, the UK would not copy US plans to stop some arms sales. …

13-05-2024 SYDNEY: “So, let’s talk about porn,” says Ethan West to the classroom of Australian teenagers. Most look slightly awkward. All are uncharacteristically quiet. “Do any porn videos start off with a relationship where the actors talk about feelings or consent?” he continues. More silence. At Kellyville High School, north …

13-05-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal joined India’s ongoing general election boosting the opposition alliance on Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court ordered his temporary release on bail in a controversial graft case. A fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the …

13-05-2024 JABALIA/ GAZA CITY: Israeli forces are “carpet-bombing” Jabalia in northern Gaza, killing and wounding several Palestinians, media reports say. The attacks come as Israel launches a new ground assault there, months after announcing Hamas had been “dismantled” in the area. Officials from the European Union and the United Nations …

13-05-2024 TBILISI: Tens of thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets of the capital Tbilisi on Saturday evening to protest a controversial “foreign influence” bill backed by the government. Protesters marched to the capital’s Europe Square holding Georgian and EU flags, chanting “no to the Russian law”. The law …

13-05-2024 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM: President Joe Biden upended part of one of the world’s most significant strategic relationships this week. It happened in a TV interview, when Biden was asked what would happen if Israel went ahead with a planned invasion of Rafah. “I’m not supplying the weapons,” he replied. Arms …

13-05-2024 STOCKHOLM: Swiss singer Nemo has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden, with their song The Code. A compelling hybrid of opera and hip-hop, it topped the jury vote, helping the 24-year-old gain an impressive score of 591 points. The singer becomes the first non-binary artist to win Eurovision. …

13-05-2024 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA: Dozens of Virginia Commonwealth University students walked out of their graduation ceremony on Saturday, partly over a speaker’s response, the state governor to campus protests. It comes as US school officials brace for possible disruptions of commencement events over Israel-Gaza war protests. Dozens of colleges roiled by …