PETALING JAYA: It's all system go for the Malaysian contingent heading to Paris Olympics. Diver Bertrand Rhodict and Hangzhou Asian Games gold medallist sailor Nur Shazrin Mohd Latif have been named as the flagbearers when the contigent take part in the march-past in Paris on July 26. His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia and Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh during the flag handing ceremony to the Malaysia's Olympic contingent. His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia giving some encouraging words to the athletes getting ready to go for the Olympic Games in Paris. Shazrin will be competing in her third Olympic Games and she is the first sailor to have the honour of carrying the Jalur Gemilang.

Africa News of Tuesday, 2 July 2024Source: theeastafrican.co.keRiot police patrolled Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday morning as young activists called for more protests following last week's deadly clashes. Shops were opening as usual in downtown Nairobi, the site of the most intense protests last week. Ruth Mbula | Nation Media GroupAnti-riot policemen advance on a group of protesters in Mtwapa on July 2, 2024. Wachira Mwangi | Nation Media GroupA number of young people gather in Kondele, ready to stage anti-government protests on July 2, 2024. Alex Odhiambo | Nation Media Group

Protesters on Tuesday showed up with over 10 caskets in the Nairobi Central Business District. The protesters were seen carrying the brown caskets as they lined them up in the CBD. As they moved away from the police, they carried the caskets as they covered them with Kenyan Flags. Some officers could be seen putting the caskets in a truck as the protesters returned them to the road. Others went ahead to open the caskets as they clashed with the police who were throwing teargas to disperse the youth.

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Recently, a viral photo on social media shows a priest performing a puja when a liquor company was launched on the stock market. People found it very interesting when a priest was seen performing a pooja on stage during a liquor company’s stock market listing ceremony. The photo is gaining popularity on social media, with many people sharing their thoughts in comments. A social media user commented that this phenomenon isn’t unique to India; many big companies worldwide have individuals who prefer to be known by various titles. The listing ceremony marks the official listing of a company’s shares, after which they can be traded on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE).

Tens of thousands of claimants of the Personal Independence Payment could face an agonising wait of up to a decade for their awards to be reviewed and potentially uplifted. According to Benefits and Work, currently, a whopping 74,000 claimants are on lower PIP than they should be receiving. Unfortunately, they face almost ten years of waiting for their award to be reviewed and increased - there are 392,000 outstanding PIP reviews in England and Wales. An eye-opening Freedom of Information request found out that the DWP could only make a small dent in the backlog. In the FOI response, a department spokesperson acknowledged: "The main reason for the length of time to complete PIP award reviews is very high demand for PIP.

Clouds of tear gas wafted over downtown Nairobi after protesters set fires on Waiyaki Way, the main road running through the centre of the capital, and threw stones at police in the central business district. The protesters have barricaded the road using a rope at Capital Round About in Kisii town on July 2, 2024. Ruth Mbula | Nation Media GroupOutside the capital, hundreds of protesters marched in an ebullient mood through Mombasa, Kenya's second-largest city, on the Indian Ocean coast. Anti-riot policemen advance on a group of protesters in Mtwapa, Kilifi on July 2, 2024. In the southwestern town of Migori, protesters had set tyres on fire.

As Kenya anticipates a wave of protests in its capital on Tuesday, July 2, the Embassy of Poland in Kenya announced the closure of its offices. President William Ruto during an interview with digital media at state House, Nairobi, June 30. On his part, President William Ruto has agreed to dialogue between him and the young generation to be held on X Spaces on Thursday or Friday. As such, the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) will guard critical infrastructure and help the National Police Service ensure peaceful demonstrations. President Ruto has guaranteed that any police officer who goes against the law during the demonstrations will face justice.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua addresses worshippers during a church service at Deliverance Church International, Kaplong, Bomet County on June 30, 2024. [DPCS, Standard]Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called on MPs to bite the bullet and come out and apologise to the people rather than engaging them in hide-and-seek games. Gachagua, who attended a church service at Kaplong Deliverance Church in Bomet County, noted that legislators are afraid to turn out in public after supporting the Finance Bill, 2024. MPs from Bomet County kept off the church service. Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok, Emurua Dikirr MP Johana Ngeno, Kangema MP Peter Kiungi, Kajiado Senator Seki Lenku and seven Members of the County Assembly received the Deputy President.

Police in Nairobi have lobbed teargas to disperse protesting youths along Kimathi Street. The youths had gathered on the street just outside the building that houses the Nation Media Group. Another contingent of police officers arrived and lobbed teargas at the protesting youth who then ran for safety. The protesting youths could be heard chanting anti-Ruto slogans in the city centre. This comes even as President William Ruto has called for dialogue with the youths later this week.

Veteran journalist Linus Kaikai. Photo: Linus Kaikai. He is the group editorial director at Royal Media Services, a position he took over in March 2022 after Joe Ageyo's exit. Kaikai worked at KTN until 1999 when he joined the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) as a correspondent. Linus Kaikai shows off mum preparing mursik gourdPreviously, Kaikai lovingly celebrated his mother and wife in a heartwarming post on Mother's Day.

Transport has been paralysed along the Nairobi -Mombasa Highway after demonstrators barricaded it at Mlolongo, Machakos County. Motorists were forced to avoid the road after the anti-government demos erupted in Mlolongo town on Tuesday. The rioters who thronged the town in groups blocked the highway at the footbridge near the Olympic filling station within Mlolongo town and lit tyres on it as they protested. The situation completely paralysed transport in the usually busy highway as the protestors engaged police officers in running battles. Businesses within Mlolongo town have since remained closed after those that were operating before the melee erupted hastily shut down for fear of looting and destruction of property by the demonstrators.

All roads leading to State House, Nairobi, have remained closed even as protests kick off in some towns in the country. Mamlaka Road has been blocked near the University Way Roundabout. All the main gates to the State House have been blocked. Water canons are stationed around the State House amid heavy police deployment. Police are taking no chances with every vehicle attempting to access State House Road turned away.

His parents had been worried for a while that their Lego-loving son kept having low-grade fevers which made him very lethargic. “They were 37.8C, maybe pushing 38C, but they were to the point where he would not even sit upright. “The paediatrician said to me, ‘Eddie has a mass half the size of one of his lungs showing up on his chest X-ray. “It literally was like the world had gone into slow motion,” Mrs Pessoa de Araujo explained. Eddie and Leo (Family handout/PA)“The next day, he was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL).”Eddie had steroids to reduce the size of the mass and was put on chemotherapy straight away.

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