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Toxic alcohol kills 63 in Kenya
AFP, Nairobi
At least 63 people have died in Kenya this week and dozens of others have become ill or even blind after drinking toxic homebrew alcohol, police and hospitals said yesterday. Deaths from toxic alcohol are relatively common in Kenya, with similar cases making the
US changes visa rules to keep foreign talent
AFP, Washington
The United States said Tuesday it will soon start issuing work visas to the spouses of some foreign workers as part of a drive to retain highly skilled people. The change will affect the spouses of people with so-called 11-IB visas, a limitedterm working visa that employees obtain when they are sponsored by their companies. As it stands now, their spouses only get a "dependent" 11-4 visa which allows them to live in the US but not to work. Under the changes, they can now apply
Rohani vetoes WhatsApp ban
AFP, Tehran
Iran's President Hassan Rohani has vetoed a plan to ban WhatsApp, following a row over censorship of the popular messaging application, media reports said yesterday. Access to social networks, including Twitter and Facebook, are routinely blocked by Iranian authorities, as are other websites considered un-Islamic or
Pak parliament lifts YouTube ban
The Hindu Online
Despite repeated assurances from the government on lifting the ban on YouTube, the website, though accessed through proxy servers, remains out of bounds for
Pakistanis. Demands for the ban to be lifted have been made many times and on Tuesday the National Assembly passed a resolution demanding that it be lifted soon. YouTube was blocked in September 2012 following upload of a
Nigeria kidnapping: US sends experts
AFP, Kano
The United States has sent military experts to Nigeria to help rescue hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists three weeks ago, amid growing global pressure over their fate. Barack Obama made the announcement as it emerged that 11 more girls had been kidnapped late Sunday - three more than originally thought - in the