Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government through the Ministry of Health has installed the first Computed Tomography (CT) scan machine in Northern Uganda at St. John XXIII hospital Aber in Oyam District valued at Shillings 1.3 Billion. The CT machine will serve the people of Lango, Acholi, Teso …

  Ismailia, Egypt | XINHUA |  Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced on Sunday the captain of Ever Given was fully responsible for the grounding of the huge cargo vessel that blocked the canal for six days in March. “It is due to the captain’s repeated orders in a very …

New Delhi, India | XINHUA |  India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh on Sunday announced an ease of its COVID-19 lockdown measures, including allowing shops to open on weekdays. However, no relaxation is allowed for cities and districts with over 600 cases. There are at least such 20 cities or …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traffic was paralysed along Engineer Zhikusoka road on Sunday night in Jinja city following a collision involving a train registration number 73U 33 and cargo truck registration UAR 728E. The accident occurred at the railway crossing line blocking vehicles from crossing from either side. …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than half of the teachers in Nabilatuk district may not be able to access class today because of strict guidelines issued by the district COVID-19 task force. According to the district COVID-19, only teachers with COVID-19 vaccination certificates will be allowed to teach. …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cement truck has burst into flames, claiming the life of one person and injuring several others along Soroti- Mbale Road. The fires is said to have been caused after an accident involving a trailer UAU 9995Y carrying cement  and a Bajaj motorcycle UEA …

Lisbon, Portugal | XINHUA |  Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola lamented the loss of the UEFA Champions League to Chelsea on Saturday night. Afterwards, the Spanish coach, who has not won a European tournament for almost a decade, preferred to focus on the efforts of his team. “I did my …

Accra, Ghana | XINHUA |  Despite multiple challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ghanaians’ craze for the Chinese language continues, Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana Chu Beijuan told Xinhua Saturday. Speaking to Xinhua in an interview during a Chinese proficiency competition named “Chinese Bridge”, …

Windhoek, Namibia | XINHUA |   Namibia’s hospitals are full to capacity, the health ministry said on Saturday as the southern African nation battles a surge in COVID-19 cases. “The numbers of new cases are progressively increasing on a daily basis especially in Windhoek residential areas,” a statement from the ministry …

Berlin, Germany | XINHUA | German coaches continue to leave their mark in the UEFA Champions League. Following the example of Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool 2019) and Hansi Flick (Bayern 2020), Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea 2021) completed the triumphal march of coaches raised in German football over the past three years in …