Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The economic uncertainty of  the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic will likely cost the global economy USD 1 trillion in 2020, the UN’s trade and development agency, UNCTAD, has said.   The warning was sounded by Richard Kozul-Wright, the Director, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies at UNCTAD …

Washington, United States | AFP |  Concern that President Donald Trump himself could be exposed to the coronavirus through contact with two Republican lawmakers loomed Monday as US stocks plummeted, feeding growing national anxiety. Trump, who flew back to Washington after a weekend golfing at his Florida resort and having dinner …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Kampala Metropolitan Criminal Investigations Department led by Bernard Muhumuza, will by close of this week have arraigned more than 200 suspects in various courts over theft, robbery and drug abuse. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of Police Luke Owoyesigyire says that most …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  An Author Edward Mashate has petitioned the Registrar in Charge of the Commercial Division of High Court seeking judgement in a case filed against the government for infringing on his copyright. Mashate dragged the government to court seeking compensation for damages and costs for allegedly …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kyambogo University Guild elections have been postponed due to the delays in procuring ballot papers. The elections were scheduled to take place today.  Professor Eli Katunguka the Vice-Chancellor Kyambogo University in a letter to the university students noted that the ballot papers would not be …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  A 10-day hunt for armed thugs that killed one Henry Rubinga, during a mobile money robbery in Mityana District, has come to an end after seven of the suspects were arrested over the weekend.   Under the command of Assistant Commissioner of Police Thomas Kasimo, crime …

Rome, Italy | AFP |  More than 15 million people were placed under forced quarantine in northern Italy early Sunday as the government approved drastic measures in an attempt to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus that is sweeping the globe. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Twitter he had …

Athens, Greece | AFP |  Five years ago, Greece offered hospitality to a huge wave of migrants at the height of the Syrian civil war — but today, hostility greets those seeking a new life. Experts put the about-turn largely down to a declining trajectory of global growth as well as …

Paris, France | AFP |  Despite its famed culture, food and romance, Paris can be rough going for residents contending with daily traffic congestion, smog, petty crime, sky-high rents and even rats. When Parisians head to the ballot box to elect their mayor in the first round of France’s local …

Los Angeles, United States | AFP |  A US cruise ship hit by coronavirus was given permission late Saturday to dock, while New York announced a state of emergency as confirmed cases across the country surged past 400. The fast-spreading virus has already spread to 30 US states, killing at least …