Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to backtrack on plans announced the previous day to shut down the task force advising him on the coronavirus pandemic. The White House’s earlier suggestion that the high-level team could close around the start of June was Trump’s latest …

Berlin, Germany | AFP | Reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have reportedly agreed a transfer with Manchester City winger Leroy Sane on a five-year deal, according to a report. Sport Bild claim the 24-year-old has agreed terms with Bayern, but the fee is still to be negotiated. According to the magazine, Bayern’s director of sport …

Moscow, Russia | AFP | President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday chaired a meeting to discuss a gradual withdrawal from lockdown as Russia registered the world’s sixth highest total number of coronavirus cases. Russia recorded more than 10,000 new cases for the fourth day in a row, bringing the total number of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rwanda High Commission in Uganda has started the registration of its nationals who are stuck in the country due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown for evacuation. Rwanda through its national carrier Rwand Air concluded an arrangement to start weekly flights from Brussels to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has tasked the joint Finance and Gender, Labour and Social Development committee that are scrutinizing the National Social Security Fund (Amendment) Bill to present a report in the next 10 days. This comes amidst calls by some depositors …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has withheld 140 metric tonnes of maize grain from suppliers over poor quality. There have been numerous complaints from the public concerns on the quality of cereals with some reportedly containing particles, moulds and aflatoxins among others. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Dr Stephen Kazimba Mugalu has suggested that persons living with HIV should have refills of up to three months to avoid disruptions in the event that they are unable to move to health facilities. He made the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Events promoters, Abbey Musinguzi alias Abtex and Andy Mukasa alias Bajjo are in police custody for staging a protest against the purported poor relief food distribution in Kampala. Bajjo was picked up outside the Prime Minister’s Office this morning where he was protesting against …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public health experts have said decisions into tackling the coronavirus (COVID-19) are largely based on fear than scientific evidence. The experts revealed that because of this, it could continue keeping the country under unnecessary lock in some areas with nothing much to yield. Speaking …

Berlin, Germany | AFP | German Chancellor Angela Merkel and state leaders on Wednesday gave the Bundesliga the green light to restart behind closed doors from mid-May after weeks of shutdown imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus. The political blessing makes the German top-flight the first of Europe’s five …