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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deadly twin bomb blasts in Uganda’s capital Kampala earlier last week drew worldwide condemnation, with different capitals pledging to stand with Uganda in the fight against the resurgence of terror attacks that have regional connotations. Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an affiliate of the Islamic State …

  United Nations | Xinhua | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for protection of life at a time when traffic accidents kill a life every 24 seconds. “Every 24 seconds a life is cut short because of a road traffic collision. The World Day of Remembrance for Road …

Manchester, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Manchester United has ended Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s three-year reign as manager at Old Trafford  following a run of one win in seven Premier League games FULL STATAMENT Manchester United announces that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has left his role as manager. Ole will always be a …

Washington, USA | XINHUA |  The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday narrowly passed President Joe Biden’s roughly 2-trillion-U.S.-dollar social spending and climate bill, sending it to the Senate, where it faces changes. The House passed the so-called “Build Back Better” bill by a vote of 220-213, after House Republican …

London, UK | Xinhua | Drivers in Britain are to face fines and a risk to their driving licenses under stricter controls over the use of cellphones in their vehicles, the British Department for Transport (DfT) announced Friday. While it is already illegal in Britain to text or make a …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday authorized boosters of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for all adults. The agency expanded emergency use authorization for booster doses of both the mRNA vaccines beyond who was previously eligible — boosters had been authorized …

Paris, France | Xinhua |  While many American citizens, even some prominent local politicians no longer see Washington as legitimate, the dangers of an America that is weakened by “separatism” and affected by “factionalism” and “secession” should be put on alert, said a French researcher. Underlining “breakdown of federal authority,” …

Democracy’s normative goal must be to deliver satisfaction to a vast majority of the people Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The Western model is not the only path to achieving democracy and human rights, and the common goal of democracy can be realized by diverse approaches, experts said at a webinar …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A U.S. House panel probing former President Donald Trump’s administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic issued a subpoena on Thursday to his onetime aide, Peter Navarro, asking him to produce documents and appear for a deposition. Navarro served as director of the White House Office of …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation Pfizer has been bullying governments around the world in COVID-19 vaccine contracts, said a recent report. “The contracts offer a rare glimpse into the power one pharmaceutical corporation has gained to silence governments, throttle supply, shift risk and maximize profits …