Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson chaired a Downing Street meeting of his most senior ministers Tuesday as the parliamentary machine sprung back into action after its lengthy summer recess. With issues surrounding COVID-19 high on the agenda, the focus was also on latest developments on …
Read More »Pompeo worst secretary of state in history: U.S. media
Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been widely denounced by domestic media for his egregious performance in office, most recently on Monday with The Washington Post calling him “the worst secretary of state in history.” In an opinion piece published Monday, Deputy Editorial Page …
Read More »Herd immunity strategy against COVID-19 could kill 2 million Americans, expert says
Washington, US | XINHUA | About 2 million Americans could die in an attempt to try to achieve so-called herd immunity in the country, a U.S. medical expert said on Monday. “If we’re waiting until 60 percent to 80 percent of people have it, we’re talking about 200 …
Read More »Leading U.S. health agencies’ credibility at risk under political pressure
Washington, US | XINHUA | The credibility of two leading U.S. health agencies has been questioned after they made controversial coronavirus-related decisions under possible political pressure, according to a report by the Associated Press (AP). Stephen Hahn, head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), overstated the therapeutic effect of …
Read More »No country can just pretend pandemic is over: WHO chief
Geneva, Switzerland | XINHUA | The World Health Organization (WHO) wants to see children returning to school and people returning to the workplace, but at the same time, no country can just pretend the pandemic is over, the head of the WHO said Monday. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told …
Read More »UN chief calls for major push to safeguard progress on women’s empowerment
United Nations | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a major push to prevent “years, even generations” worth of progress on women’s empowerment from being lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an address to a virtual townhall with young women from civil society organizations, the …
Read More »Biden, Trump trade blame over city violence
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Democratic 2020 presidential nominee Joe Biden and his Republican rival, sitting President Donald Trump, traded blame on Monday over violence in U.S. cities. “He’s supposed to be protecting this country. But instead he’s rooting for chaos and violence,” Biden said in a speech from Pittsburg, …
Read More »No Messi as Barca return to training
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Lionel Messi was missing on Monday as FC Barcelona held their first training session under new coach Ronald Koeman. As expected, the Argentinian did not return along with the rest of his teammates for the start of pre-season training, after he refused to take a …
Read More »Tokyo Olympic flame on display at Japan Olympic Museum
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The Tokyo Olympic flame, which had been kept in a secret place since the Games was postponed, has been put on display at the Japan Olympic Museum on Monday. A simple ceremony was held by Tokyo 2020 organizers and the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) to …
Read More »Pakistan to establish three “marble cities” for attracting investors
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Minister for Industries of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, Muhammad Khan Toor Utmankhail, said that the provincial government has named three major districts as “marble cities” to attract foreign and local investments in the mining sector, according to local media. Dedicated markets would be established at …
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