A partial footage obtained from the body cameras worn by two of the new former Minneapolis officers involved in the arrest of George Floyd shows him struggling witht the officers while in the back of a squad car few minutes before his death, saying ”I can’t breathe”. Moments later, following the struggle, Officer Thomas Lane […]
Dozens of 2020 Primetime Emmy nominees are celebrating their first-ever nods. Among them is Kenyan actress and Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o who has been nominated for her narration in Serengeti. The 12 Years A Slave actress has been nominated alongside global stars Kareem Abdul, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Angela Bassett and David Attenborough in the Outstanding Narrator […]
What is a Stimulus check? A stimulus check is a check sent to a taxpayer by the U.S. government. Stimulus checks are intended to stimulate the economy by providing consumers with some spending money. When taxpayers spend this money, it will boost consumption and drive revenues at retailers and manufacturers and, thus, spur the economy. […]
Father’s Day is a day of honouring fatherhoodand paternal bonds, as well as the influence of the day in the society. In Catholic countries of Europe, Father’s Day has been has been celebrated on March 19 as St. Joseph’s Day since few hundred years ago. In America, it was founded by Sonora Smart Dodd and […]
The body of star actress Naya Rivera’s has been recovered from Lake Piru following a six-day search after the “Glee” actress disappeared from a rented boat. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office announced that a body found at the Southern California lake Monday morning has been identified as Rivera, who was 33. Sherrif Bill ayub on […]
A city put control measures in place after one confirmed case of the Bubonic Plague, which caused the Black Death in the Middle Ages. A herdsman in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia was confirmed to be infected with bubonic plague, health officials said, a reminder of how even as the world battles a pandemic […]
After the long wait by Kenyans, President Uhuru Kenyatta has spoken about the COVID-19 measures and has finally lifted the lockdown in his speech today at Harambee House in Nairobi. The president announced that the cessation of movement in and out of Nairobi, Mombasa, and Mandera counties has shall lapse tomorrow, Tuesday, 7th from 4 […]
Comedy legend Carl Reiner has died aged 98. Carl Reiner was one of the earliest stars of television who made a name on the small screen, Broadway and film industry. Reiner was inducted into the Emmy Hall of Fame in 1999, and before that had taken home multiple Emmys, primarily for his work on ‘The […]
Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US president Donald Trump and dozens of others velieved to have been ivolved in the drone strikethat killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad. While Donald Trump faces no danger of arrest, the charges underscore the heightened tensions between Iran and the United States since Trump unilaterally withdrew […]
The BET awards 2020, which is an annual show that celebrates Black Excellence in entertainment and sports was aired Sunday night, with different artists highlighting the Black Lives Matter movement and equal rights. In response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, BET Awards 2020 was moved from the traditional stage to online live-streaming with a mix […]