Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. pharmacies CVS and Walgreens are limiting purchases of children’s pain-relief medications amid a winter “tripledemic” of respiratory viruses. CVS said in a statement it is restricting both in-person and online purchases of two children’s pain relief products. Walgreens has also limited online purchases of …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Local Government Minister Raphael Magyezi has emphasized the need to utilize cross-border markets and inter-border business opportunities in realizing benefits from the Parish Development Model-PDM program. Magyezi said that the new border market in Kasese district should be an opportunity to expand and improve …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A court in Kampala has declined to issue criminal summons against Norbert Mao, the Democratic Party President who also doubles as the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. Male Hassan Mabirizi, a renowned Kampala lawyer filed an application requesting the Law Development Centre-based magistrate court …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A security swoop has led to the arrest of more than 70 suspected criminals in the Kampala Metropolitan area as security forces intensify their operations ahead of Christmas. The suspects were picked up from Kisenyi, Old Kampala, Katwe, and Mengo areas in a joint security …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd customers are now enjoying reduced sending money rates across all networks in and outside the country, making sending money via MTN MoMo cheaper, affordable and simpler this festive season. The new MTN MoMo sending rates apply to three simple tiers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union has announced up to Shillings 232 billion to finance Uganda’s climate change contributions. The money is part of seven years commitment plan to support the country achieve its environmental protection targets. The money is meant to support different interventions to boost afforestation …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on Tuesday that it has embarked on a project aimed at empowering students in higher learning institutions to design effective and interactive social media content in reductions of HIV infections. Due to technological advancement, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions has instituted a fresh charge of aggravated trafficking against an American couple. The two had been previously charged with torture of their 10-year-old foster son. Mackenzie Leing Spencer and her husband Nicholas Spencer, who are residents of Naguru Hill in …

United Nations | Xinhua | The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution to lift notification requirements for arms shipments to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Resolution 2667 reiterates that the arms embargo continues to apply to all nongovernmental entities and individuals operating in the territory of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists have questioned the approach used by the government to control disease outbreaks and pandemics using coerce law enforcement. Speaking at the launch of a report, “Finding Humanity in uncertainty: Pandemic Preparedness and Response in Uganda released by the Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) …