Paris, France |  XINHUA |  The Champions League will expand from 32 teams to 36 staring from 2024/2025 season, as the European football governing body UEFA released several revolutions across its club competitions on Monday, hours after 12 elite clubs created the European Super League. According to the UEFA, the …

New Delhi, India |  XINHUA |  India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed the 15-million mark, reaching 15,061,919, on Monday, revealed the latest data by the federal health ministry. There was an increase of 273,810 COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours. This is the third consecutive day when the country witnessed a …

Beijing, China |  XINHUA |   “I can’t breathe,” moaned George Floyd in distress, moments before he died handcuffed, with his neck pinned to the ground under a U.S. police officer’s knee. Floyd’s last words have become the voice of protesters among his fellow African Americans and other minority groups who …

Gulu , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Gulu District health department is struggling to contain Hepatitis B infections because of the failure by residents to embrace vaccination. At least 832 people tested positive for hepatitis B between January 2020 and February 2021, according to statistics from the District health department.    …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) is considering legal redress over reports that some political leaders are forcing health workers to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking to journalists  on Monday, officials of the Association said that they had received several reports that health workers are being …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Hajara Nakitto, a mother whose 15-year-old son was shot and killed during the November 2020 riots is seeking compensation for the loss that the family incurred after the tragedy. The son, Amos Ssegawa was shot dead on November 19, 2020, as the police and army quelled …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  While meeting members of the Busoga Parliamentary Caucus last month,  Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, the speaker of parliament said she can never swap her job for that of the vice president. Kadaga is competing to retain her job now with four other aspirants to be the speaker of the 11th …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The National Unity Platform-NUP party President, Robert Sentamu Kyagulanyi has welcomed US travel restrictions on some government officials for human rights violations. On Friday, the US Department of State announced a blanket travel ban on some unnamed Ugandan government officials for alleged gross human rights …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has revealed her plans to meet the Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga over the Kabaka’s health.  She disclosed this while meeting the newly elected Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA councillors at Parliament this morning.   During the meeting, Jeremiah Keeya …

Madrid,Spain |  XINHUA |  Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has explained why his club will form part of the proposed European Super League, which was announced on Sunday as a breakaway from UEFA’s European competitions. Along with six Premier League teams, Real Madrid is one of three Spanish representatives, along …