Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts in Uganda have said that the country’s lockdown will be lifted gradually. According to the scientists, the lockdown cannot be lifted at once because a series of arrangements need to be in place to make sure that the country’s health system and other sectors …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Prime Minister has delivered relief food meant for health facilities in Eastern Uganda. The items delivered include 29,000kgs of Maize flour, 700kgs of salt, 1,500kgs of powdered milk, and 2,150kgs of sugar. Receiving the items on Saturday at Mbale Regional …
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Oranienburg, Germany | AFP | When Germany’s Nazi concentration camps were liberated 75 years ago at the end of World War II, many were immediately put back to use by a new oppressor — the Soviets. A little-known part of German history, the camps continue to haunt the country with victims …
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New York, United States | AFP | A virtual concert packed with A-listers — from The Rolling Stones to Taylor Swift to Billie Eilish — entertained fans around the world with a show celebrating health workers, as billions shelter at home due to coronavirus. Lizzo, Jennifer Lopez, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been hospitalized after they were shot on Saturday night. The injured include; Bosco Odong, 28, a resident of Arukutuma village, Lagile Parish, 16-year-old Samuel Canogura of the same area and Francis Obedgiu age 17, a resident of Palichirukee village in Awere Sub-County. …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 36 districts have failed to to submit draft budget estimates, work plans and performance contracts for the financial year 2020/2021. The revelation is contained in the letter addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government by Keith Muhakanizi, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance, …
Read More »Concord, United States | AFP | Hundreds protested Saturday in cities across America against coronavirus-related lockdowns — with encouragement from President Donald Trump — as resentment grows against the crippling economic cost of confinement. An estimated 400 people gathered under a cold rain in Concord, New Hampshire — many on foot …
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New York, United States | AFP | Gone are the softball games, horse-drawn carriages and hordes of tourists. In their place are pronounced birdsong, solitary walks and renewed appreciation for Central Park’s beauty during New York’s coronavirus lockdown. The 843-acre (340-hectare) park — arguably the world’s most famous urban green space …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has advised the public to keep away from truck drivers after three tested positive for COVID-19. One of the truck drivers was a Ugandan national from Tororo district who was travelling from Kenya. He was found in Kamdini. The other two …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Soroti has arrested a 24-year-old woman for allegedly killing her husband. Sarah Chemutai, a resident of Opiro village in Soroti Sub County was arrested on Friday to help with investigations surrounding circumstances under which her husband, Joseph Edeku was killed. It’s alleged that …
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