Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya has again appealed to Uganda for a joint strategy on accessing the European market through the stalled EU/EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Kenya also wants to partner with Uganda in negotiating a trade deal with the US as the the AGOA, the American Growth …
Read More »‘U.S, Europe going separate ways’
London, UK | XINHUA | The United States and Europe are going separate ways as U.S. President Joe Biden has established a pattern of ignoring the opinions of the European allies since assuming office eight months ago, the Financial Times said in an opinion article. The differences between the …
Read More »EU recommends member states restrict travel from U.S
Rome, Italy | Xinhua | Earlier this week, the European Union recommended that member states reinstate travel restrictions for travelers arriving from the United States, but some analysts don’t expect the change to have a significant impact on the bloc’s recovering tourism sector. Some member states, such as Italy and …
Read More »U.S. reports highest daily COVID-19 cases since February
Washington, USA | Xinhua | The United States registered over 100,000 daily COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest record since early February this year. A total of 101,171 new cases were reported across the country on Friday, according to the data updated Saturday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …
Read More »MASKS: California schools insist of SOPs despite CDC new guidelines
Los Angeles, US | Xinhua | California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said Friday that the most populous U.S. state will continue to require that masks be worn in school settings in the coming new term. The CDPH announced this decision hours after Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …
Read More »U.S. Los Angeles investigates random attacks against Asian passengers on metro
Los Angeles, US | XINHUA | U.S. Los Angeles County authorities said investigations were being conducted after videos emerged on social media showing innocent Asian passengers were slapped in their faces on the local metro system. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority said in a statement Friday that it …
Read More »Biden, Putin likely to hold summit in Geneva
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely hold a summit in Geneva in June, U.S. media reported on Monday. Citing sources familiar with the matter, several media outlets said that the Swiss city of Geneva is expected to be the venue …
Read More »U.S. advises against travel to Japan due to COVID-19
Washington, US | XINHUA | The United States on Monday advised its citizens against traveling to Japan due to COVID-19 risk, two months before the start of the Tokyo Olympics. The State Department raised its travel advisory for Japan and Sri Lanka to “Level 4: Do Not Travel,” the …
Read More »U.S. welcomes EU-led meeting between Iran, world powers
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. Department of State said on Thursday that it welcomes the EU-led virtual meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) scheduled on Friday. “We obviously welcome this as a positive step,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters during …
Read More »US House passes bill to renew Violence Against Women Act
Washington, US | XINHUA | The U.S. House on Wednesday passed a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), legislation sponsored by President Joe Biden in the 1990s when he was a U.S. senator but lapsed in 2019 as its latest revision expired. Voting largely along party lines, …
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