Paris, France | AFP | Around Europe, football is waking up from the coronavirus shutdown, but it is different to before for players and supporters and it is changing behind the scenes too. While the German Bundesliga returns in stadiums devoid of fans, the sport is preparing for an economic crisis …
Read More »From ‘dust’ to glory, Liverpool’s ‘miracle’ of Istanbul
Paris, France | AFP | Steven Gerrard said Liverpool did not “believe in miracles” and Jamie Carragher thought his “dreams had turned to dust”, but 15 years ago Rafael Benitez’s side pulled off one of football’s greatest heists to beat AC Milan in the Champions League final. The English side were …
Read More »Pig farmers adopting new technology to increase productivity
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new generation of Ugandan livestock scientists have developed software for improving the productivity of pig farmers. The new technology known as the ‘Livestock Feed Calculator’ has been developed in the form of a mobile phone application which is used to monitor the growth of …
Read More »UGANDA: 14 new cases of COVID
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fourteen new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed bringing the number of confirmed Ugandan nationals to 212. All the new cases are previous contacts of truck drivers who were under quarantine at the time that they were tested. The new cases were part of …
Read More »‘Should I continue racing?’: Hamilton reveals lockdown low
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton admitted Sunday that he questioned his future in Formula One during the coronavirus lockdown which left him struggling for motivation. “I have days when I wake up and feel groggy, I don’t feel motivated to work out. I feel, ‘Jeez, where are we going? …
Read More »Wuhan lab had three live bat coronaviruses: Chinese state media
Beijing, China | AFP | The Chinese virology institute at the centre of US allegations it may have been the source of the COVID-19 pandemic has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match the new global contagion, its director has said. Scientists think COVID-19 — which first emerged …
Read More »Hard times for Boeing, long a symbol of American might
New York, United States | AFP | Faced with the calamitous fallout from the coronavirus on airline customers and the broader economy, Boeing found itself in an unfamiliar and uncomfortable position in March. The company, a longtime symbol of American industrial power, was unable to raise the funds to finance its …
Read More »Thousands displaced in Nakasongola by rising Lake Kyoga water levels
Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 9,000 people have been displaced by the rising water levels of Lake Kyoga in Nakasongola district. According to district reports, the number of affected landing sites have also risen to 29 leaving 9,853 people displaced. The affected landing sites are Kyalusaka, Irima, …
Read More »Masaka frontline health workers rewarded for managing COVID-19 patients
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirteen frontline health workers at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital have been rewarded for their critical role in treating COVID-19 patients. The rewards come a day after the team discharged the fourth COVID-19 patient, a female police officer who contracted the virus from her duty station …
Read More »It is too early to rule out COVID-19 community transmission
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists have advised that it is too early to rule out community transmission of coronavirus disease in Uganda. According to the World Health Organisation, community transmissions are cases of a disease that crop up within a community without a clear source or origin of an …
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