Sao Paulo, Brazil | Xinhua | Brazilian football legend Pele is receiving palliative care as he continues to battle colon cancer, according to media reports in the South American country. Doctors are re-evaluating the 82-year-old’s treatment after he stopped responding to chemotherapy, newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo said on Saturday, citing medical …

🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ RESULTS ⚽ Netherlands 3 USA 1 ⚽ Argentina 2 Australia 1 ✳ TODAY ⚽ France vs Poland 6pm ⚽ England vs Senegal 10pm (UBC TV) Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | Memphis Depay, Daley Blind and Denzel Dumfries all scored as the Netherlands qualified for the quarterfinals of the World Cup with a 3-1 win …

🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ France 🇫🇷 vs Poland 🇵🇱 6pm ⚽ England  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿  vs Senegal 🇸🇳 10pm (UBC) Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | The second day of matches in the last-16 sees England play Senegal while France play Poland. Here are some things to look out for on Sunday in Qatar. 1 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and Ministry of Health (MOH) have launched the Ebola sensitization campaign in markets, taxi parks, bus parks and Bodaboda stages ahead of Christmas festivities. These places attract a huge numbers of people moving from one place to another. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | AstraZeneca has announced a planned expansion of its access to healthcare programme, Healthy Heart Africa (HHA), to 10 new countries, starting in 2023. The programme, which is currently present in nine countries including Uganda, is designed to contribute to the prevention and control of hypertension …

Doha, Qatar | QNA | Ghana coach Otto Addo expressed his sadness at his team’s early exit from the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, after losing to Uruguay 0-2 in their match today at Al Janoub Stadium in the final round of Group H fixtures. In a statement after the match …

Doha, Qatar | QNA | Head coach of Cameroon Rigobert Song expressed pride in the performance of his players against, who won Brazil 1-0 in the match that was held at Lusail Stadium in the third and final round of Group G competitions in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. At …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Like vultures that wait patiently until the moment when their prey can no longer move or resist, Uganda-based money lenders are now ready to harvest the science teachers’ enhanced salaries that have been in the policy and bureaucratic pipeline for several years. Like the huge, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Friday evening resurrected COVID-19 restrictions ordering that those who have not been vaccinated to stay away from public gatherings. In a televised address, about the health situation in the country, Museveni said the National Task Force on COVID-19 had reviewed …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspicion and speculation are rife among security intelligence forces after Muwonge Ssalongo, a suspect arrested in Kampala over last weekend’s shooting at security personnel at Kapeeka town council, Nakaseke district, was found hanging in a cell in Tororo police station. A number of security officers …