Anti-Aging Drug Regrows Knee Cartilage in Major Breakthrough That Could End Knee Replacements The treatment also prevented the development of arthritis after knee injuries such as ACL tears often experienced by athletes.

Researchers originally studying anti-aging drug to treat muscle loss and weakness in the elderly, unexpectedly find it regrows knee cartilage. The breakthrough could end knee replacements.

Musk seeks up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft Elon Musk said he deserves the "wrongful gains" that they received from his support.

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft saying he deserves the "wrongful gains" that they received from his early support - www.reuters.com/business/mus...

After 37 days in mortuary, two Britons seek court nod to take retired banker’s body home nation.africa/kenya/news/a...

2-Million-Year-Old Fossil May Be The Oldest Example of an Early Human An international research team has announced the most complete fossil yet of Homo habilis (aka 'the handy man') – one of the earliest known members of our genus.

2-million-year-old fossil found in northern Kenya, the most complete yet of Homo habilis, one of the earliest known members of our genus, may be the oldest example of an early human.

G-SPOT: The gigolos and spies in my Malindi imagination www.the-star.co.ke/sasa/lifesty...

G-SPOT: Nairobi’s vertical tragedy persists into the new year The city has become an open-air laboratory for structural improvisation

G-SPOT: Nairobi’s vertical tragedy persists into the new year www.the-star.co.ke/sasa/2026-01...

Nairobi’s sky and stolen cash Stolen money too often ends up in buildings because real estate is the world’s best “laundromat.”

Nairobi’s skyline and stolen US cash: Stolen money too often ends up in buildings because real estate is the world’s best “laundromat.”

Everything We Know About the ICE Killing of Renée Nicole Good Good was survived by her wife and children.

Everything We Know About the ICE Killing of Renée Nicole Good

While cybercrime laws are not inherently censorship, governments around the world have weaponized them by broadly applying vague definitions of “false information” or “hate speech” to target opinions or news they disagree with
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US citizen arrested by ICE in Minneapolis because he ‘looks Somali’ A 20-year-old American man who is a naturalized citizen originally from Somalia was forcibly arrested and detained by masked immigration officers

US citizen arrested by masked armed immigration officers in Minneapolis because he “looks Somali,” city officials say. That’s a crime in America now!

Hollywood director found guilty of scamming Netflix out of $11m for phantom show Carl Rinsch, who directed Keanu Reeves action film 47 Ronin, was convicted on fraud and money laundering charges A Hollywood director was convicted Thursday on charges that he scammed Netflix out of $11m for a show that never materialized, while he instead used the cash for lavish purchases that included several Rolls-Royces, a Ferrari and about $1m in mattresses and luxury bedding. Carl Rinsch, best known for directing the film 47 Ronin starring Keanu Reeves, was convicted of wire fraud, money laundering and other charges, according to court records and a spokesperson for federal prosecutors in New York. Continue reading...

Hollywood director found guilty of scamming Netflix out of $11m for phantom show

Nigeria–Kenya Satellite Partnership Signals Africa’s Space 'Reawakening' - Expert What began as a courtesy visit by Kenya’s space chief to his Nigerian counterpart has signposted a blueprint for Africa’s growing ambitions in space technology and policy.

Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) and Kenya Space Agency (KSA) are teaming up on a new satellite project to expand internet access, improve security, and strengthen Africa’s place in the global space industry en.sputniknews.africa/20251010/nig...

Thousands of Aussies hit by ‘untreatable’ STI www.news.com.au/lifestyle/he...

Retro & Co Writers' Salon - In Conversation with Ngugi wa Thiong'o's L The first  Writers’ Salon at Retro & Co celebrating Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s legacy. Featuring a live performance reading of Mũrogi wa Kagogo by Ogutu Muraya and an open conversation on Kenyan theatre ...

In Malindi? This will be worth getting tickets for retroandcobookstore.com/products/ret...

MWANGI GITHAHU - Police Tales of Ojwang Death: It Could Be Apartheid South Africa - The Elephant The initial press statement of the National Police Service concerning the death of Albert Omondi Ojwang claiming that he had died from self-inflicted injuries brought to mind claims of suicide made by...

The initial press statement of the National Police Service concerning the death of Albert Omondi Ojwang claiming that he had died from self-inflicted injuries brought to mind claims of suicide made by the apartheid police when people died in their custody
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Tortured over a tweet: how the war between Kenya’s Gen Z and their president has moved online Young Kenyans have aired their disappointment in President Ruto by posting satirical images of him on X – leading to some being kidnapped, beaten and tortured

Young Kenyans have aired their disappointment in President Ruto by posting satirical images of him on X – leading to some being abducted, beaten and tortured www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Deputy ministers 'add value', insists Ramaphosa, defending their existence | News24 Deputy ministers "continue to add value to the work of government", President Cyril Ramaphosa said in response to an EFF question, amid growing concerns from the opposition ranks about what is often c...

Deputy ministers: What are they good for?
Well, according to President Cyril Ramaphosa, who appointed 43 of them to his current executive, they "continue to add value to the work of government www.news24.com/news24/polit...

Refugee girls in Kenya find strength in taekwondo – in pictures Taekwondo lessons are part of life for refugee girls in the Kalobeyei settlement and the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. The martial arts lessons offer a safe space from often chaotic circumstances

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Journalists traveling to the US: Be prepared for increased border… | Committee to Protect Journalists Journalists traveling to the US: Be prepared for increased border control🚨 The Trump administration is aiming to significantly change U.S. travel and immigration policies. Foreign nationals whose cou...

Journalists travelling to the USA need to check this out
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This is the dumbest shit I’ve ever read.

Tell Red Cross Kenya NOT to Give Hate a Platform! Kenya Red Cross is linked to Boma Hotel, which is set to host an anti-LGBT+ and anti-rights conference. This goes against its humanitarian mission. Sign now to demand they cancel the event!

Boma Hotel, co-owned by Kenya Red Cross, is set to host an anti-gender and anti-LGBT+ conference contrary to their Global Fund mandate on Key populations. Tell them to withdraw their property as a platform for the conference
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It is difficult to imagine a post-American world. But imagine it we must | Nesrine Malik The truth is, we were always dangerously overexposed to decisions made in Washington – consider this chaotic moment an opportunity, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

What the US’s breakdown should really trigger is not overwhelm and bewilderment, but a project to build a new global order in which we all have a stake
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What's next for AI in the newsroom?

Our researcher @felixsimon.bsky.social is hosting this conversation with @rubinafillion.nytimes.com, Tess Jeffers and @chrismoranuk.bsky.social

Online here or in person at the beautiful Teatro del Pavone
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Rageh Omaar returns to ITV’s News at Ten after illness on live programme International affairs editor was taken to hospital last year after appearing shaky and struggling to read news

The broadcaster Rageh Omaar has carried out his first foreign dispatch for ITV since he was taken to hospital last year after falling ill while presenting the News at Ten www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...

Boarding passes and check-in could be scrapped in air travel shake-up Facial recognition and a ‘journey pass’ stored on passengers’ phones are part of UN-backed plans to digitise air transport

The days of fumbling around for your boarding pass or frantically checking in for a flight on the way to the airport could soon be over under imminent plans to overhaul the way we travel
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23 years later, Mo1's own VP was still going on about the same thing

57 years ago this was the story

My latest piece for @theelephantinfo In the years since independence, the Kenyan government has made vociferous pledges to root out corruption. But the only visible change is in the amounts stolen – no longer in the millions but in the billions of shillings www.theelephant.info/analysis/202...

The end of Western values The selective moralising of the Western-led global order has been exposed for the lie it always was. It’s time to return to real values.

The end of Western values: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

With China’s digital RMB cross-border settlement system now fully connected to the ten ASEAN countries and six Middle Eastern nations, questions must be asked about the continued utility of the SWIFT system ict-pulse.com/2025/04/digi...