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Nairobi — The standoff emerged during a Tuesday meeting between county chiefs and Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale. Governors have rejected the Ministry of Health’s plan to provide one-year funding for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) staff, insisting that any absorption of personnel into permanent and pensionable terms must be backed by sustainable financing. The standoff emerged during a Tuesday meeting between county chiefs and Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, with governors warning that the ministry’s directive to absorb 7,414 UHC workers, cleared through a recent verification exercise, undermines devolution and sidesteps constitutional consultation requirements. “The Ministry cannot alter the contracts…

Published On 2 Sep 20252 Sep 2025The Israeli military onslaught on Gaza City continues nonstop, resulting in the killing of more than 50 Palestinians, including aid seekers, as it seeks to seize control of the enclave’s biggest urban centre – home to some 1 million people.At least 105 Palestinians were killed across Gaza on Tuesday as Israeli strikes levelled densely populated areas, particularly al-Sabra neighbourhood, which has been under attack for days. At least 32 of those were killed while seeking aid.The attacks are intensified as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is facing a “decisive stage” of the war…

With original reporting and sharp analysis, WIRED’s Uncanny Valley podcast covers today’s biggest stories in tech. We demystify companies like Palantir, trends like vibe coding, and figures like Sam Altman; we break down our essential coverage of DOGE and ICE; we guide listeners through breakthrough innovations like generative AI and sweeping policy changes like the Trump administration’s tariffs.On September 9, at 7 pm PDT, WIRED is partnering with KQED for Uncanny Valley’s first live show of the podcast. The first part of the event will feature WIRED editor in chief Katie Drummond in conversation with Jack Conte, CEO of Patreon.…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the documentary “Unknown Number: The High School Catfish,” now streaming on Netflix. Netflix’s documentary “Unknown Number: The High School Catfish” — currently No. 1 on the streamer’s Top 10 movies — tells the disturbing story of Lauryn Licari, a teenage girl, and her boyfriend, Owen McKenny, who, in 2020, after only a few months of dating, started receiving harassing text messages from an unknown caller. “Hi Lauryn, Owen is breaking up with you,” one text read. That was followed by,  “He no longer likes you and hasn’t liked you for a while. It’s obvious…

Burkina Faso’s unelected transitional parliament has passed a bill banning homosexual acts, a little over a year after a draft of an amended family code that criminalised homosexuality was adopted by the country’s cabinet. The new measure unanimously voted through on Monday imposes punishments of up to five years in jail, and has become part of a broader crackdown on same-sex relationships across the continent.Justice Minister Edasso Rodrigue Bayala announced on state-run media that, “the law provides for a prison sentence of between two and five years as well as fines”.He added that foreign nationals caught breaking the law would…

Former Barcelona forward and Ballon d’Or nominee Oshoala leaves San Francisco for Saudi Women’s League on free transfer.Published On 2 Sep 20252 Sep 2025Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala has joined Saudi Women’s Premier League club Al-Hilal on transfer from Bay FC in the National Women’s Soccer League.Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The 30-year-old Nigerian international signed a two-year contract with Al-Hilal.Oshoala joined Bay FC before its inaugural season in 2024 from Barcelona, where she won two Women’s Champions League titles. She scored a team-high seven goals in her first year with the San Francisco Bay Area team.The 30-year-old scored…

Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson has joined Bayern Munich on loan, with the German champions having an obligation to buy him for £56.2m if he makes a set number of appearances.Bayern will pay an initial £14.3m to take the 24-year-old on loan for the rest of the 2025-26 season.Personal terms are already in place for a future five-year permanent contract for Jackson, whose deal with Bayern was in doubt after Chelsea instructed him to return when Liam Delap was injured in Saturday’s Premier League win over Fulham.The Senegal forward joined Chelsea from £32m from Villarreal in 2023 and scored 30 goals…

Waymo announced Tuesday that it’s going to bring both of its vehicles — the Jaguar I-Pace SUV and the Zeekr van — to Denver and Seattle starting this week, the latest move in a continued expansion across the United States. The vehicles will be manually driven to start, before the company starts testing its autonomous tech in both cities. Waymo told TechCrunch that it hopes to start offering robotaxi trips in Denver next year and the Seattle metropolitan area “as soon as we’re permitted to do so.” Denver and Seattle will be two of the most extreme-weather cities that Waymo…

Google has said previously it plans to file an appeal to the ruling.Published On 2 Sep 20252 Sep 2025Alphabet’s Google must share data with competitors to open up competition in online search, a judge in Washington has ruled.The decision handed down on Tuesday also rejects prosecutors’ bid to make the internet giant sell off its popular Chrome browser.Google CEO Sundar Pichai had expressed concerns at a trial in April that the data-sharing measures sought by the United States Department of Justice could enable Google’s rivals to reverse-engineer its technology.Google has said previously that it plans to file an appeal, which…

115 Uganda Equity Bank in Fort Portal has renewed its promise to empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), describing them as the backbone of Uganda’s economy and a vital driver of job creation and trade. The bank made the announcement during an engagement event in Fort Portal, where senior executives outlined strategies to strengthen SME growth and resilience. Speaking on behalf of Equity Bank’s Managing Director, Mr. Gift Shoko, the Director of Public Sector and Social Investments, Catherine Psomgen, underlined the bank’s deep commitment to Uganda’s business community. According to her, SMEs remain central to the country’s growth. “SMEs are…