Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Some social-media influencers and high-profile doctors have been spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines recently as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc in the United States, CNN reported on Thursday. Dr. Rashid Buttar, a famous physician who has 88,000 followers on Twitter, shared all manner of misleading …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new centre to facilitate online applications for students seeking government loans, to study in higher institutions of learning has been unveiled in the West Nile region. The Higher Education Financing Scheme was started in 2014, with funding from the government of Uganda to support …

Kalungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Egyptian government has offered to support the clearing of the Kamuwuga landing site in Kalungu district, which has been overrun by water hyacinth and other aquatic weeds. The landing site which is located in Lukaya town council, Lwera wetland is the main fishing ground …

Moscow, Russia| Xinhua | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bears primary responsibility for the current situation in Afghanistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday at the plenary session of the 18th annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi. “While the participation of both China and Russia and other …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district leaders are considering the registration of all middlemen involved in the bulk purchase of agricultural produce in rural and urban centres in the district. The planned registration, according to the leaders, seeks to protect farmers from exploitation by middlemen who buy their products …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale hospital administrators are requesting for a separate ward for fistula patients arguing that mixing fistula patients in the general wards has negatively affected them psychologically. The Fistula focal person in the hospital, Jane Frances Acam said in an interview with Uganda Radio Network – …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to prioritize vaccination for health workers in the light of its new paper estimating that 115,000 died of coronavirus between January 2020 and May 2021. Although data from 119 countries suggests that on average two in five health …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have passed a motion urging government to rein in on the surging moral decadence in the country. The motion was moved by Dr Nsaba Buturo, the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Forum on Ethics and Morality. MPs across the divide further cited corruption and sexual …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said the demonstrations, which took place in several cities of the country on Thursday, reaffirmed the Sudanese people’s adherence to the civil state. Sudanese cities on Thursday witnessed mass demonstrations in support of the civilian rule and the civilian coalition which …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region on Thursday arrested the Jinja regional referral hospital internal pharmacist, Ambrose Kamugisha, alongside six others for allegedly selling government labelled supplies. The suspects are being detained at Nalufenya police station awaiting prosecution. The suspects were arrested following a tipoff from a …