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Boeing plane carrying 133 passengers crashes in China

By Agencies | 1 year ago

A China Eastern Airlines plane carrying 132 people has crashed in mountains in southern Guangxi province. There were 123 passengers and nine crew memb...

China locks down millions as COVID cases rise before winter

China records nearly 3,400 daily Covid-19 cases in worst outbreak

By Agencies | 1 year ago

Chinese health authorities reported nearly 3,400 Covid-19 cases on Sunday, double the previous day, forcing lockdowns on virus hotspots as the country...

World Kiswahili Day: UNESCO picks date to celebrate Kiswahili

By Collins Osanya | 2 years ago

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has settled on an annual day to celebrate the language. According to ...

Man detained for sending meme mocking police

By Agencies | 2 years ago

A man in China was reportedly detained for nine days after sending a meme to a group chat that was deemed offensive to police in an incident that has ...

50-year-old man who defrauded Nursing Home Kshs948,000 in shipping deal arrested

By Bosco Marita | 2 years ago

A 50-year-old man accused of defrauding a nursing home Kshs948,000 has been arrested by detectives from the DCI headquarters. Samuel Mwendwa Mutua, wh...

Jack Ma is now China’s second-wealthiest man. [PHOTO | COURTESY OF WSJ]

Jack Ma omitted from State Media’s list of China’s leading tech entrepreneurs

By K24Tv Team | 2 years ago

By Hirum Muli, Jack Ma, once the richest man in China, has been omitted from the list of Chinese entrepreneurial leaders published by the state media,...

Chinese and Indian troops injured after clashing in disputed border area

By BBC | 2 years ago

The latest incident happened at the Naku La pass in Sikkim, the media reports, quoting Indian military officials, say....

Wuhan’s infections may have been almost 10 times higher than official figure: study

By CNN | 2 years ago

Nearly half a million residents in the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus first emerged may have been infected with Covid-19 — almost 10...

US President Joe Biden. [PHOTO | COURTESY]

Chinese government avoids answering question on when it will congratulate Joe Biden

By CNN | 3 years ago

More than 24 hours after US media declared Biden victorious, China remains one of the few major countries yet to send a message of congratulations to ...