London, UK | XINHUA | Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for COVID-19, the Premier League club confirmed on Thursday. According to British media reports, France manager Didier Deschamps revealed Pogba’s positive test after announcing his squad for next month’s UEFA Nations League games. 27-year-old Pogba will miss …
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United Nations | XINHUA | A United Nations report launched Wednesday said that digital finance has become a lifeline during the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The unprecedented social and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the role of digital finance in providing …
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Washington, US | XINHUA | The majority of Americans believe that U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration have failed to handle the COVID-19 pandemic properly, a CNN report said. In a report released on Tuesday, CNN criticized Republicans for glossing over Trump’s coronavirus failures on the first night of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Director of Operations Edward Ochom has tasked police commanders to stop being reluctant in the enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines. Ochom, in his internal message to commanders said the laxity of police commanders in implementing Covid-19 orders has been observed with great concern. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The pre-trial conference of suspects in the murder of former police spokesperson Andrew Felix Kaweesi has flopped at the International Crimes Division of the High Court. This is after the defence lawyers told the court that they have not been able to access two …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakaseke South Member of Parliament Luttamaguzi Semakula and 22 other people have been remanded to Kasangati prison in Wakiso district for breach of COVID-19 guidelines. Luttamaguzi was arrested in Wakasanke village along Matugga-Semuto road on his way to a planned public rally in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has declared Saturday August 29 2020 a day for national payers and public holiday. “A certain Ugandan came to me and told me that God had told him in a vision that I should organize National Prayers, scientifically organized, for God …
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Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mityana District Covid-19 task force is on the spot for failing to pay 40 million shillings to a contractor who supplied more than 20 tons of maize flour. Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the government imposed a lockdown as one of the measures to …
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Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Serere District Security Committee has issued guidelines for National Resistance Movement-NRM party members canvassing for votes for election as party candidates. In a security meeting held at the district council hall involving candidates for District Chairperson and Parliamentary seats on Wednesday, the Security Committee chaired by …
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Gulu Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Regional Referral Hospital Covid-19 treatment center has run out of essential medical supplies. They include among other personal protective equipment, detergents and test kits. The PPE consists of gloves, face shields, goggles and boots among others. Bishop Janani Loum, the regional in-charge of surveillance and …
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