Pretoria, South Africa | XINHUA | Innovation, science and technology would be handy in defeating COVID-19 and rebuilding world economies, said South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa’s speech was read by the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande on Friday at a virtual science and innovation conference …

Beijing, China | XINHUA | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s attempt to reverse the historical trend by negating the progress achieved in China-U.S. relations and stoking ideological confrontation is doomed to fail, experts told Xinhuanet in a recent interview. In his recent speech at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, …

Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday highlighted the role of young people in curbing the COVID-19 outbreak. “Although older people are at a higher risk of severe disease, younger people are at risk too. One of the challenges we face …

Washington, US | XINHUA | The U.S. economy saw the sharpest contraction in decades between April and June as the country grappled with the fallout of COVID-19 lockdowns, indicating the depth and severity of the pandemic-induced recession. The U.S. economy contracted at an annual rate of 32.9 percent in the …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Lead poisoning is affecting children on a massive and previously unknown scale, up to 800 million globally, said a study released on Thursday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Pure Earth. “With few early symptoms, lead silently wreaks havoc on children’s health and development, …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for efforts to address the scourge of human trafficking by reducing gender inequality. In a message on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which falls on July 30, Guterres said women and girls already account for more …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakaseke hospital has registered an increase in the number of women accessing maternal health services. Several residents in Nakaseke had resorted to seeking services from private facilities accusing the medical staff of negligence, corruption and lack of equipment among others. The High Court in Kampala …

Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he doesn’t want to delay the November election hours after raising the possibility on Twitter. “Do I want to see a date change? No,” Trump said during a press conference at the White House. “I don’t want …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More Ugandans are buying insurance through their banks as the channels have boosted confidence in insurance, players have said. Official figures show an upward curve of insurance products through banks, which is technically known as bancassurance. It started in Uganda in 2017 after the amendment …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of Persons with Disabilities in Masaka district are dissatisfied with the manner in which the elections of Special Interest Group representatives are conducted. They argue that the process is unfair to them. According to 2021 general elections roadmap, the Electoral Commission is currently conducting …