Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of the Gulu Logistics hub has finally started in Gulu district. The project is being undertaken by Ambitious Construction Limited. Patrick Kinyera, the Gulu district secretary for works said work at the site started early this week with clearance, foundation laying and …

According to the study, turbulence from a toilet bowl caused by flushing can blow aerosol droplets that are potentially infectious to the next person who uses the washroom after an infected person to up to three feet. As a result, the virus can cling on surfaces within the toilet before …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority will register an extra driver per taxi in the on-going exercise. According to the Works and Transport minister Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, taxi operators are now allowed to register two taxi drivers per taxi. When the exercise started on 30th …

Paris, France | AFP | Do you speak chimp? They are among our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, and new research published Wednesday shows that humans can tell when a chimpanzee is happy, sad, angry or scared — simply by listening to their cries. Proving a hypothesis first posed by Charles Darwin, researchers in …

Moscow, Russia | AFP | Visitors meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin at his country residence must first pass through a walk-through device that sprays them with disinfectant to protect him from the coronavirus, officials said. The measures have provoked anger from some observers, given the authorities have ruled it is safe enough to hold nationwide …

Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russia has finished clearing fuel from the surface of a river hit by a massive diesel spill in the Arctic region, but the full clean-up could take years, officials said Wednesday. After more than 700 people were deployed to clear the pollution, officials said the operation …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Stock markets extended gains Wednesday, although wins were far more modest than the strong rally seen in the previous session, as traders weighed coronavirus treatment and economic recovery hopes against fears of a second wave of COVID-19. In afternoon trading, London and Frankfurt were both up around half a percentage point, …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The UN’s human rights chief urged countries Wednesday to confront the legacy of slavery and colonialism and to make amends for “centuries of violence and discrimination” through reparations. Addressing an urgent debate on racism and police brutality at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Michelle Bachelet called on countries …

Paris, France | AFP | The 2019-2020 Champions League, suspended since March because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be completed in a ‘final eight’ format in Lisbon in August, UEFA said on Wednesday. Europe’s top club competition will be decided by a series of one-off matches beginning in the Portuguese capital on August 12, with the …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP | South Sudan’s main rivals on Wednesday sealed a deal on control of the country’s 10 internal states, an issue seen as the biggest threat to peace since a unity government was formed in February. President Salva Kiir and former rebel leader and now vice president Riek Machar, whose 2013 …