Author: KahawaTungu Reporter

A Nasa spacecraft is attempting to make history with the closest ever approach to the Sun. The Parker Solar Probe is plunging into our star’s outer atmosphere, enduring brutal temperatures and extreme radiation. It’s out of communication for several days during this burning hot fly-by and scientists will be waiting for a signal, expected on 27 December, to see if it has survived. The hope is the probe could help us to better understand how the Sun works. Dr Nicola Fox, head of science at Nasa, told BBC News: “For centuries, people have studied the Sun, but you don’t experience…

Residents in an Australian region engulfed by bushfires were given two hours to return home to collect their belongings before Christmas on Tuesday, as emergency crews try to contain the blaze.  Communities around the Grampians, in Victoria, have been evacuated amid warnings from authorities that conditions there in the days ahead could be the worst since Australia’s most severe fire season on record, the so-called “Black Summer” of 2019-20. The bushfires have already burnt over 41,000 hectares (101,000 acres) of land in the past week, however there have been no deaths or loss of property. Intense heat forecast for Boxing…

A suspect has been arrested in New York over the death of a woman who was set on fire on a subway train in Brooklyn. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch described the incident on Sunday as “one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being”. She said the woman was on a stationary F train to Brooklyn when she was approached by a man who used a lighter to ignite her clothing. The victim died at the scene, she said, adding that the suspect had been taken into custody after he was detained on another…

Ten members of a family have died after a private plane crashed into the city of Gramado in southern Brazil.  Brazilian businessman Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, who was piloting the plane, was killed in the crash alongside his wife, three daughters and other family members, a statement from his company said. The small plane reportedly hit the chimney of a building, as well as a house and a shop as it fell. Local authorities say 17 people on the ground were injured in the accident, including two in a serious condition. Mr Galeazzi, 61, was taking his family on a trip…

President-elect Donald Trump has demanded Panama reduce fees on the Panama Canal or return it to US control, accusing the central American country of charging “exorbitant prices” to American shipping and naval vessels. “The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, highly unfair,” he told a crowd of supporters in Arizona on Sunday. “This complete rip-off of our country will immediately stop,” he said, referring to when he takes office next month. His remarks prompted a quick rebuke from Panama’s president, who said “every square metre” of the canal and surrounding area belong to his country. President José Raúl Mulino…

Two men who were constructing and decorating a wall died after it collapsed on them in Runda, Nairobi.  Two others were injured and rushed to hospital in critical condition, police said. Witnesses and police said the group had been hired by a private citizen to paint and decorate a perimeter wall on his residence. As they went on with the mission, it started to rain forcing the masons to seek shelter at a nearby kiosk. It was as it rained when the wall collapsed trapping the group in the iron sheets made kiosk. They were rescued and rushed to a…

The US military says it has carried out a series of air strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa targeting a missile storage site and command facilities operated by Iran-backed Houthi militants. US Central Command added it also hit multiple Houthi drones and an anti-ship cruise missile over the Red Sea. It comes hours after the Houthis fired a ballistic missile at Israel which injured more than a dozen people in a Tel Aviv park. The Houthis, an Iran-backed rebel group that controls north-western Yemen, began attacking Israel and international shipping shortly after the start of the Gaza war in October…

Manchester City’s crisis intensified as they slipped to another damaging defeat at Aston Villa.  Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers goals meant Phil Foden’s late reply for the visitors was little consolation. Defending champions City have dropped to sixth in the Premier League, nine points behind leaders Liverpool having played two games more, while Villa have moved above them into fifth. It is now nine defeats in 12 games in all competitions for City, who are winless in their last eight away matches, as their season continues to spiral downwards. Pep Guardiola made six changes from the Manchester derby defeat last…

Southampton have appointed Ivan Juric as their new manager on an 18-month deal. The Croat replaces Russell Martin, who was sacked by Saints last week after their 5-0 thrashing by Tottenham. Juric, 49, was most recently manager of Roma, but was sacked in November after just 12 matches in charge. “I’m very pleased. I think it’s a really big challenge but I’m very optimistic because I saw a team that can do better,” Juric said. “It’s important to immediately be connected with the fans. I want an aggressive team and I think that fans of Southampton will like that.” The…

Tyson Fury refused to accept he lost his rematch against unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and claimed the judges gave him a “Christmas gift”. All three judges scored the fight 116-112 in Usyk’s favour, handing the Ukrainian a second successive win over the Fury. Fury and his promoter Frank Warren were both adamant that the Briton had done enough to win the contest in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “The judges gave him a Christmas gift,” Fury said. “I feel like I won both fights. I know I had to knock him out but it’s boxing and this happens. There is no…

Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of US President-elect Donald Trump, has withdrawn her name from consideration for a seat in the Senate. She stepped down this month as co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), fuelling speculation that she might replace outgoing Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, whom Trump has nominated for secretary of state. But in a post on X, she said she had removed herself from consideration “after an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many”. She said she wished Florida Governor Ron DeSantis luck in hand-picking a replacement to serve out the remainder of Rubio’s…

US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed British TV executive Mark Burnett, who produced him on The Apprentice, as his special envoy to the UK. Trump said it was his “great honour” to pick his former colleague for the role, which is separate to the position of US ambassador to the UK. “Mark will work to enhance diplomatic relations, focusing on areas of mutual interest, including trade, investment opportunities, and cultural exchanges,” he added. Burnett said in a statement: “I am truly honoured to serve The United States of America and President Trump as his Special Envoy to the United Kingdom.”…

The US House of Representatives voted Friday to avert a government shutdown with just hours to spare, with Democrats joining Republicans to advance a funding bill keeping the lights on through mid-March. Lawmakers sent a package to the Senate that would keep federal agencies running through mid-March — but the upper chamber only has until midnight (0500 GMT) to follow suit or federal agencies will begin shutting. Although the House is run by the Republicans, who introduced the bill, 34 of the party’s backbenchers voted against it, while almost every Democrat was a yes. “Today, Democrats stood firm in our…

US regulators on Friday approved the first drug treatment for sleep apnea, permitting the use of a weight-loss medication for the condition that affects millions of Americans. “This is a major step forward for patients with obstructive sleep apnea,” US Food and Drugs Administration official Sally Seymour said in a statement announcing approval of Zepbound to treat moderate to severe sleep apnea in obese patients. Zepbound, from drugmaker Eli Lilly, is already approved for people who are obese or overweight and have a related health condition, such as type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol or high blood pressure. “Zepbound works by…

At least 13 people were killed and three injured on Friday when a truck and a bus collided on a highway in the Bolivian Andes, police said. Initial investigations suggested the truck driver lost control and collided with the bus, though police were still probing the crash on the road linking Bolivia’s capital La Paz with the city of Oruro. Photographs on social media showed the bus, with a maximum capacity of 21, next to several bodies on the road. “At the scene 13 people have been identified as having lost their lives,” La Paz Transit Police chief Marco Cespedes…