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Los Angeles, United States | AFP |  Faith in divine protection, defending the economy, or simply an ideological stance: A handful of rural US states, many fierce supporters of President Donald Trump, have stubbornly refused to issue stay-at-home orders despite the ravages of coronavirus. Two of them — South Dakota and …

Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | Few generals would choose to fight a war on two fronts, against a foe that is nearly invisible and at times seems to have the terrifying ability to surface anywhere. Yet this is exactly the mission that Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe has taken upon himself, and …

Rome, Italy | AFP | Criminal organisations in Italy are distributing food and ordering interest-free lending to the needy to try to extend their influence, Italian anti-mafia author Roberto Saviano has warned. Italy’s mafia groups are also poised to snatch up struggling businesses as the country — which is in crisis …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | The World Health Organisation on Friday denied having brushed off a Taiwanese warning on human-to-human transmission of the new coronavirus soon after its outbreak in China late last year. The US has accused the body of “putting politics first” by ignoring Taiwan’s warning in late December, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Women’s Council has unveiled a new model to identify and address emergency cases involving women in the communities in the course of the coronavirus lockdown. Under the new 15-Household model, representatives of National Women Council at every village will be tasked to closely …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The celebration of the way of the Cross was on Friday dominated with calls for repentance and intercession for different evils and challenges. Bishop of Namirembe Diocese, the Rt. Rev. Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira in a rare event led his family to mark the event at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | People who are cured of the coronavirus could stay longer in hospital before being released to return to their community. In their update last evening, the Ministry of Health (MOH) indicated that three people who have been undergoing treatment for the disease have tested negative …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Do not be afraid, even in the face of coronavirus, an imminent threat to the human race, the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda the Most Rev. Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has told Christians. His message, delivered in commemoration of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion made reference …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Countries that have been receiving money in the form of investment in exploration activities – search for minerals – like Uganda will see this dry up as companies cut their spending due to the impact of the coronavirus . This is according to the World …

Vatican City, Holy See | AFP |  Church doors will be shut and the Vatican sealed off when Pope Francis leads 1.3 billion Catholics in Easter Sunday celebrations held under a worldwide coronavirus lockdown. Fear and confusion in the face of a disease whose toll has unrelentingly climbed towards 100,000 are …