Japan may scrap COVID tests for travellers: Nikkei

East Asian country currently requires arrivals to produce a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of departure. Japan is considering scrapping pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travellers to the country, according to local media. Japan is one of the last remaining countries using border restrictions to control the virus, with arrivals required to present a…

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Kenya deploys over 200 troops to DR Congo peacekeeping mission

By Jerry Omondi Kenya on Monday flagged off more than 200 troops deployed to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The troops were flagged off by the Vice Chief of Defence Forces (VCDF), Lieutenant General Francis Ogolla, who urged them to uphold and surpass the exemplary performance registered…

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Vitamin D supplements may help reduce chronic inflammation, study finds

Written by Annie Lennon — Fact checked by Jessica Beake, Ph.D. Researchers investigated the effects of vitamin D on systematic low-grade inflammation.They found that vitamin D deficiency leads to higher levels of inflammatory biomarkers.They concluded that improving vitamin D status among deficient patients could lower their risk or severity of chronic illnesses with inflammatory componentsSystematic…

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26 Women Remanded to Luzira for using Children to Beg on Kampala Streets

By KCCA/ PCA City Hall Magistrate’s Court has remanded 26 women for using children to beg on streets which is a crime under the Kampala Capital City Child Protection Ordinance 2022. The 26 appeared before Magistrate Edwin Kakaire who remanded them to Luzira Prison until Friday August 26, 2022. Those who have been remanded include;…

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UN Boss strongly condemns terrorist attack on Somalia’s Hayat hotel

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, the capital and most populous city of Somalia. Through a statement, the UN chief expressed his deep condolences to the families of the victims as well as the government and people of Somalia, adding that he wished a…

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UAE ambassador to Iran to return, 6 years after relations severed

It has been more than six years since the Gulf Arab state downgraded ties with Iran after Saudi diplomatic missions attacked by protesters. The United Arab Emirates says its ambassador to Iran, Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, would return to Tehran “in coming days”, more than six years after the Gulf Arab state downgraded ties with…

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Israeli spyware company NSO Group CEO steps down

Surveillance firm is embroiled in legal action after allegations that its tools have been used to target dissidents. Israeli spyware firm NSO Group has said its Chief Executive Shalev Hulio is stepping down with immediate effect, with Chief Operating Officer Yaron Shohat appointed to oversee a reorganisation of the company before a successor is named….

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