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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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Japan is considering to hold an extraordinary parliamentary session on Sept. 17 to pick the country’s new prime minister to succeed Shinzo Abe, local media reported on Sunday. According to public broadcaster NHK, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is expected to decide when and how …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Spanish La Liga club Real Betis confirmed the signing of former Manchester City, FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad goalkeeper Claudio Bravo late on Sunday evening. The 37-year-old Chilean has agreed a one-year-contract with the option for a second season as the Seville based club look …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   The Nepali government on Sunday confirmed record high deaths from COVID-19 and the record daily spike in cases in a single day. “A total of 14 persons died in the last 24 hours taking the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 221,” said …