Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday pushed for more COVID-19 relief to households and small businesses after congressional lawmakers left Washington D.C. with no deal in sight. “I have directed the Secretary of the Treasury to get ready and send direct payments of $3400 for …
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Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A sizeable number of the population in Luweero district have abandoned the use of insecticide treated mosquito nets, exposing themselves to more malaria infections. Luweero District Health Educator Henry Namakola explains that a study conducted in Kikyusa and Kamira sub counties found that some …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda earned 590 billion Shillings from gold exports in June 2020, in what looks like a resurgence from a slight slump caused by the coronavirus lockdown. The earnings in June represent a 21 percent jump on the export earnings in May at 462.4 billion …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The five legislators from the Democratic Party who never joined the exodus to the National Unity Platform are now focusing their efforts on rebuilding the party. Their resolve follows the defection of 11 members of the party to the platform, a new political outfit …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A fire ravaged a students dormitory at Uganda Martyr’s SS Namugongo. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said the fire which broke out at around 6 am, started from a two-storied dormitory for senior two and senior three students. Although there are no learners …
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Brussels, Belgium | XINHUA | The European Union (EU) reached on Friday its first agreement to purchase a potential vaccine against COVID-19 once it is proven to be safe and effective, the European Commission said in a press release. The deal, made with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, would secure the …
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Beijing, China | XINHUA | As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage across the world, Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of leading medical journal The Lancet, asked a provocative question with his newly-published book titled “The COVID-19 Catastrophe: What’s Gone Wrong and How to Stop It Happening Again.” Such a question reverberates …
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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | As African countries continue to battle the unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic, they are making gains on the frontline against massive swarms of the desert locusts that have been threatening the region’s food security. Experts in different countries attribute the gains against the voracious migratory pests to …
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Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he intended to give his speech accepting Republican presidential nomination at the White House lawn, drawing criticism by Democrats, according to U.S. media reports. “I’ll probably be giving my speech at the White House because it is a great …
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Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | A senior expert of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it is currently in conversation with Russia to get additional information about the COVID-19 vaccine that Russia will start production soon. Dr. Bruce Aylward, senior adviser to WHO’s director-general, told a press conference …
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