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Marsabit Boy, 16, Dies 3 Days After Snakebite as Health Centre Lacked Antivenom
Breaking Health

Marsabit Boy, 16, Dies 3 Days After Snakebite as Health Centre Lacked Antivenom

A 16-year-old boy from Qonye village in Marsabit died at home after a snakebite, three days after the only nearby health facility turned him away because it had no antivenom to treat him. Barako Adano Barile, the eldest son in his family and a Grade 8 pupil preparing for his national exams, was herding his father's livestock on a Friday when a snake struck. He walked back home, told his family what had happened, and they rushed him to Bales Saru Health Centre, the nearest point of care.

Kenya
By Susan Mwenesi
Late Princess Diana's brother Offered Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Refuge at Althorp Estate
Breaking World

Late Princess Diana's brother Offered Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Refuge at Althorp Estate

Prince Harry's maternal uncle, Earl Spencer, reportedly offered the Duke and Duchess of Sussex the opportunity to stay at his vast Althorp estate in Northamptonshire, according to a Daily Mail report published on August 24. The 13,000-acre property carries personal history for Harry. It is the ancestral Spencer family seat and the burial place of his mother, the late Princess Diana, who grew up within its grounds. The gesture from Earl Spencer, whose full name is Charles Spencer, is be

By Susan Mwenesi