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Daily Biotech Pulse: GSK's Kidney Disease Drug Approved For Children, Tonix Pharma To Launch Monkeypox Vaccine Study In Kenya, Positive Effect Of Cyclerion's Schizophrenia Candidate

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

Benzinga

In a 3rd test, Facebook still fails to block hate speech

Facebook is letting violent hate speech slip through its controls in Kenya, according to a new report from the nonprofit groups Global Witness and Foxglove

The Independent UK

Indian women’s hockey team seeks Tokyo Olympics inspiration to end Commonwealth Games medal drought

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Indian women’s hockey side is in Pool A alongside hosts England, Canada, Wales and Ghana, while Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland and Kenya will compete in Pool B

The Hindu

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Kenya's terrorising man-eating lions that killed and ate 135 people in just nine months

The 'man eaters of Tsavo' in Kenya took a liking to human flesh and would sneak into the construction workers' camps at night and drag them away to their deaths, one by one

Daily Mirror

Growing risk of famine as climate emergency worsens in Somalia

In tonight's edition: Millions of people in Somalia are on the brink of starvation. We speak to Rein Paulsen from the FAO, who is in Somalia meeting with drought-affected communities. Meanwhile, campaigning for Kenya's presidential elections picked up again on Wednesday after a deeply underwhelming presidential debate. And Senegal heads…

France 24

‘New Cold War’: Russia and West Vie for Influence in Africa

Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influence on the continent since the Cold War. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and French President Emanuel Macron are each visiting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Debt shadow may hang over Kenya's next president

Kenya's economic output has more than doubled during President Uhuru Kenyatta's 10 years in office, but a debt binge that fuelled growth and investment could cramp his successor's ability to tackle growing hunger and soaring prices.

Reuters

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Key takeaways from Kenya’s presidential election debate

The much-anticipated debate was a solo show as only Deputy President Ruto, a leading contestant, participated.

Al Jazeera

Corruption convictions no bar to running in Kenya's elections

A member of parliament fined $7 million for corruption and handed a 67-year jail term; a top civil servant with an asset seizure order against her; lawmakers convicted of bribery, economic crimes and impersonating corruption investigators.

Reuters

Cryptocurrencies are gaining ground across Africa. That's both good news and bad

Cryptocurrencies have become popular in African and other developing countries. That’s according to a policy brief released recently by UNCTAD, a United Nations agency. Significant proportions of Kenya (8.5%), South Africa (7.1%) and Nigeria’s (6.3%) populations are using these digital currencies. In June, the Central African Republic adopted bitcoin as…

The Conversation

Dozens killed after bus plunges into Kenyan valley

Initial investigations show the bus’s brakes may have failed

Evening Standard

Bus plunges into Kenyan river valley, 34 dead

NAIROBI: Thirty four people died in central Kenya when their bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a river valley, local media reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Londoner’s Diary: Carlos Acosta on the pandemic’s heavy toll on ballet

In today’s Diary: Carlos Acosta on lack of ballet talent / Luciana Berger and stand up / Kate Moss’s new model / Kenyan paper backs Rishi Sunak / Podcast awards celebrate Deborah James

Evening Standard

Dozens killed after bus veers off bridge in central Kenya into valley 40 metres below

Officials say initial investigations show the Modern Coast company vehicle's brakes may have failed as it travelled at high speed over a bridge.

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Kenyan health activist moves from mangrove swamps to politics

Most Kenyan candidates find their way into politics by navigating the corridors of power in one of the country's big established parties.

The Independent UK

Police: Death toll from Kenya bus crash rises to 3O

The death toll from a bus accident in central Kenya has risen to 30, police said Monday

Reuters

Bus plunges into river valley in Kenya, kills 24 -media

At least 24 people died in central Kenya when their bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a river valley, media reported on Monday.

The Conversation

Kenya’s young voters have a dilemma: they dislike ethnic politics but feel trapped in it

In elections and beyond, young Kenyans are an important political cohort. People between the ages of 18 and 35 make up about 30% of the population and nearly 40% of registered voters in the 2022 election.

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On the double: rare twin giraffes born in Kenya's Nairobi National Park

Rare twins have been born to a Maasai giraffe in Nairobi's National Park, the Kenyan wildlife minister announced on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Kenyan police officers found guilty of murder of three including human rights lawyer

Four found guilty by a Nairobi court six years after murders of Willie Kimani, Josephat Mwenda and Joseph Muiruri prompted protests in Kenya

Reuters

Rights group hails murder conviction against police in Kenya

Three police officers and their civilian informant were found guilty of the 2016 murder of a human rights lawyer by a Kenyan court on Friday, a victory for campaigners struggling to hold police accountable for extrajudicial killings.

Reuters

USAID to provide Kenya with $255 million for drought: administrator

U.S. development agency USAID will provide Kenya with $255 million in emergency and development assistance to tackle drought, administrator Samantha Power said on Friday.

The Conversation

Moving the Maasai: Tanzania is repeating Kenya's colonial past

Images of distressed members of the Maasai community being forcibly moved from their homes, beaten and harassed by police and the army in northern Tanzania in June set social media alight with concern. Activists have since voiced their anger over land and human rights, and they have good reason to…

France 24

Tunisia gears up for referendum that would consolidate President Saïed's powers

In tonight's edition: Tunisia is gearing up for a referendum that would consolidate powers in the presidency, with critics calling it a power grab. Meanwhile, Kenya’s presidential campaign has been hit by misinformation and fake news on social media. Finally, we enter into the last days of the Women's Africa…

The Conversation

Saving East Africa's wildlife from recurring drought

Over the past two decades, the Horn of Africa – specifically Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya – has experienced more intense and frequent droughts.

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