Internet users in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda have been complaining about poor connectivity as service providers across East Africa acknowledge there has been a problem.

NAIROBI, KENYA — Winnie Makinda, 35, says she is facing the worst crisis and lowest moment of her life because of the Kenyan government's response to floods that devastated her poor community in the capital, Nairobi.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud officially inaugurated the new LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) Storage Center in Mogadishu on Sunday, marking a pivotal moment in the fight against deforestation and environmental degradation in Somalia.

Braving the odds, senior citizens, some in wheelchairs and a few others using walking sticks defied age and arrived at polling stations to cast their franchise for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed a service at the Patna Sahib Gurdwara in Bihar on Monday. The Gurudwara is dedicated to Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, who was born in the city in 1666. Takhat Sri Patna Sahib, also recognized as Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji, Patna Sahib, is among the five takhats of the Sikhs and is situated in the state capital.

CBSE declared class 12 results with 87.98% passing rate. 24,000 scored above 95%, 1.16 lakh above 90%. Over 1.22 lakh in compartment. Girls excelled. Check scores on CBSE websites or UMANG app.

Louise Thompson speaks about her health battles, including suffering from a chronic bowel disease, in an interview with You Magazine. Read on for an exclusive extract from her memoir Lucky.

The yuan rate gained 0.05 kopecks trading at 12.693 rubles

The military noted that the drone posed an imminent threat to US and allied warships and commercial vessel's

«Russian air defense forces on duty destroyed 12 Olkha rockets and 12 UAVs over the Belgorod Region, eight UAVs over the Kursk Region, four Storm Shadow missiles and seven UAVs over Crimea,» the ministry noted

Bilateral exchanges between Russia and North Korea have intensified since the second half of 2012

«The Secretary reaffirmed the US opposition to a major military ground operation in Rafah, where over one million people have taken shelter,» according to the US Department of State

The Vanuatu Financial Service Commission (VFSC) shared two new video clips. These videos are meant to help the people who own businesses in Vanuatu, especially those who are Ni-Vanuatu.

L'équipage de Fa'afaite a quitté Tahiti vers 16 heures, dimanche 12 mai, pour l'île de Oahu. C’est là-bas que se tiendra, du 6 au 16 juin, le 13ème festival des arts et culture du Pacifique.

The Russian Ambassador insists that Washington is ready to do everything to absolve Kiev of accountability for their atrocities Read Full Article at RT.com

An Ang Mo Kio resident was left frustrated at the state of her home after a pipe clog left it flooded and damaged some items she was preparing to sell. In a video posted to Facebook last Thursday (May 9), Lydia Lee Nakamura shows how the bathroom, kitchen and living room of her rental flat were flooded with water from a drain. The flooding started late at night on Wednesday, which prompted her to call the Essential Maintenance Services Unit (EMSU) at Ang Mo Kio Town Council for assistance, she wrote. When she mentioned that her flat was rented from the Housing and Development Board (HDB), however, she was told to contact HDB's EMSU hotline instead, she said.

He was given a written warning. A woman alleged she was sexually harassed by a man who did pull-ups over her head in the 24XFitness gym at SingPost Centre in Paya Lebar on May 3. What made it worse for Stomp contributor Zenn was that after she reported the incident to the gym staff, she felt victim-blamed. In response to a Stomp query, the police confirmed that a report was lodged and said they are looking into the matter. The Stomp contributor shared a 22-second video of the incident at the squat and pull-up rack, which is for both exercises, though probably not at the same time. She took the video of herself in the wall mirror sitting on the floor and resting between her squat sets as the man stood over her and started to do pull-ups near her head. The Stomp contributor said in the video: «I'm using the squat rack and there's another one there.» She panned the camera to show another squat and pull-up rack beside the one she was using. «But he's insisting on doing this here,» she said of the man doing pull-ups right above her.

Some commuters who were on their way to Johor Bahru (JB) found themselves trapped inside bus service 178 after the driver locked the doors and refused to drive.  He had done so after some passengers refused to pay their fare, reported Shin Min Daily News.  The incident occurred last Friday (May 10) at about 5pm at the bus stop opposite Kranji MRT station.  Service 178 is managed by SMRT Corporation and runs between Boon Lay and Woodlands terminals. It stops at Woodlands Train Checkpoint on the route from Boon Lay to Woodlands. A passenger surnamed Liang told the Chinese daily that the bus captain had opened both doors to make it easier for passengers to board and alight.  The 56-year-old, who works as a purchaser in Singapore, was heading back to JB that evening.  «Some passengers boarded the bus via the rear door, and some of them didn't pay the fare. The bus captain reminded everyone to pay, but no one listened to him,» she recounted.  The driver's threat to call the police also fell on deaf ears. 

Supporters of Andrew Malkinson who was wrongly jailed for rape have joined calls for a review into the conviction of White House Farm murderer Jeremy Bamber.

A 29-year-old man, said to be of unsound mind, is suspected to have drowned in the Rio Minho in Clarendon on Sunday, leaving his mother to lament a tragic Mother's Day. 

Belgorod and its suburbs came under massive shelling by the Ukrainian armed forces earlier on May 12

«The reaction of American officials to the deadly strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on residential areas, or rather the absence of even a hint of condolences, is very telling,» Anatoly Antonov said

La commune de Paea organisait sa deuxième action Paea to'u oire ma samedi 11 mai. Des bénévoles ont sillonné le secteur de Papehue jusqu'à Maraa pour ramasser les déchets en bord de route et sur les plages. Mama Natura et «Mamie Propre» étaient évidemment au rendez-vous...

Israel must do whatever needs to be done to win its existential war with Hamas, Senator Lindsey Graham has claimed. Read Full Article at RT.com

Gerard Larcher has claimed that Emmanuel Macron’s out-of-touch approach has had a detrimental effect on France Read Full Article at RT.com

SINGAPORE – A 68-year-old man was taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a flat in Chinatown on May 11. The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the fire at Block 5 Banda Street at around 2.20pm. The fire broke out inside the bedroom of an 11th-floor flat, SCDF added. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, which involved a mattress, with a water jet. SCDF said it rescued a person from the unit and had to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the person. The person was unconscious when taken to Singapore General Hospital. The police and SCDF evacuated about 15 people from the affected block as a precaution. The cause of the fire is under investigation, SCDF added. According to statistics released by SCDF in February 2024, there were more fires in 2023 than the year before, with 1,954 cases in total. This represented an increase of 8.6 per cent from the 1,799 cases in 2022. Of the 1,954 fires in 2023, 970 – or almost half – were in residential buildings.

Ask any Singaporean if they believe there is enough land space in Singapore, and the answer is likely to be no. Yet, this prevailing perception does not deter Colin Low, Singapore Land Authority's (SLA) chief executive, from his steadfast mission to create unlimited spaces. In a behind-the-scenes look at how SLA functions, Low describes the paradox of having «limited land, unlimited space», and explains how it pushes his team to continuously reimagine spaces in our little red dot. How does SLA function? In a country where land is precious and scarce, we may be most familiar with SLA's role in being the custodian of Singapore's properties. In essence, when leases on places like army camps or school buildings expire and return to the state, SLA assumes responsibility for them. If there are no redevelopment plans in place, it falls upon the team at SLA to figure out how to optimise these spaces for the community. However, that is just one aspect of SLA's governance. In fact, there are three pillars that encompass SLA's functions: land and properties, regulatory, and geospatial.

After getting heckled by an auntie during his busking session on Chinese New Year, local musician, Evan Goh, returns with another interesting encounter, this time with a kid. A TikTok video shared on April 19 shows a kid stomping on Goh's microphone equipment mid-performance. https://www.tiktok.com/@evantellstories/video/7359404701206514960 The video starts with Goh mentioning the durability of his microphone equipment and later showing the various attacks made by the kid to his equipment, asking «Why [do] you have to be mad?» in his video. Despite the kid's reaction, Paya Lebar busker remained unfazed and proceeded with his performance. Goh wrote in his caption: «While busking on the streets, we meet all sorts of interesting characters.» He added that the video was just for laughs and that one should not take it too seriously.

An Ottawa pizzeria is being recognized as one of the top 20 deep-dish pizzas in the world.