NAIROBI, Kenya — Doctors at Kenya’s public hospitals began a nationwide strike Thursday, accusing the government of failing to implement a raft of promises from a collective bargaining agreement signed in 2017 after a 100-day strike that saw people dying from lack of care. The Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists and Dentists Union said they went … Read more
Gareth Southgate has said Ben White could play for England at the Euros this summer – despite the Arsenal defender requesting not to be included in the latest squad. The right-back has been in outstanding form this season for the Premier League title-challengers and on Thursday it was announced he has signed a new long-term … Read more
Dozens of poor nations have yet to regain their pre-pandemic levels of overall well-being, amid signs that the pandemic may have permanently depressed the world’s development trajectory, according to a U.N. report. Four years after societal lockdowns disrupted the global economy, every affluent nation has regained its pre-pandemic score on a U.N. ranking called the … Read more
The Big Picture Martin Scorsese omitted fascinating details about Jordan Belfort’s prison stint with Tommy Chong from The Wolf of Wall Street . Belfort and Chong exchanged stories, and Chong inspired him to write his book during their time together. Despite the potential of including Tommy Chong in The Wolf of Wall Street , Scorsese … Read more
In 1953, French artist Françoise Gilot walked out on Pablo Picasso, her partner of 10 years, father of her two children and titan of the European art world. Doing so took courage: In Gilot’s own telling, Picasso — a capricious man who was married twice and had a string of long-term relationships and extramarital affairs … Read more
TechCrunch Disrupt, the ultimate gathering for early-stage startups, is gearing up for its next edition on October 28–30 in San Francisco. Yes, that’s still several months away, but the clock is ticking on your chance to snag the best deal. You’ve got until March 15 at 11:59 p.m. PT to lock in our super early-bird … Read more
KURIGA, Nigeria — Rashidat Hamza is in despair. All but one of her six children are among the nearly 300 students abducted from their school in Nigeria’s conflict-battered northwest. More than two days after her children — ages 7 to 18 — went to school in remote Kuriga town only to be herded away by … Read more
Reesa Teesa has taken TikTok by storm by simply sharing the details of her toxic relationship with a man she called Legion. Through her viral 50-part series, “Who TF Did I Marry?” she chronicled meeting, dating, marrying and divorcing Legion and gained tons of followers and fans who also shared their toxic relationship stories. Reesa … Read more
I drove out to Pennsylvania’s rural Amish country to see a man about a wagon. I was looking to nail down the answer to a question I’ve had since 2015 when I traveled to England on a work trip. Back when I was motoring through London, very carefully, in a Mini Cooper, I wondered: Why … Read more
‘Mean Girls’ star Reneé Rapp is opening up about the time when she was drugged and assaulted after she was left by her friends at an L.A. hotel. The 24-year-old actress, who rose to fame for her role as Regina George in ‘Mean Girls’ on Broadway and in the latest ‘Mean Girls’ film, is telling … Read more