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Fresh off her nationally acclaimed poetry reading at President Joe Biden's inauguration, Los Angeles native Amanda Gorman will be presenting her work on another massive stage -- the Super Bowl,
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A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
LET’S BE honest, this year has been very difficult for all of us, in one...
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If confirmed by the Senate, General Lloyd J. Austin will be the first African American to lead the Pentagon.
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Former cybersecurity and infrastructure security chief Christopher Krebs has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration and news outlet Newsmax.
[Nairobi News] Tugging impatiently at the muzzle of his oxygen mask from his hospital bed, he had confided in his sister that he would enrol his prized dog, Missy, in the next edition of Nairobi's animal show competition early next year.
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has made changes to next year’s sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), to take account of the interruption in students’ studies due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
Residents of Placerville, California are up in arms after a group wearing attire bearing the name of the far-right extremist group, Proud Boys, was
Second overall pick in the draft, a starter in his first season, and voted Rookie Of The Year for the 2019-2020 season, Ja is a household name and the 15thmost popular NBA jersey according to sales. Often described as an “explosive” and entertaining player in his first year with the Grizzlies, sports pundits and fans alike are already trying to define which basketball great his career is most destined to emulate.
Gia Casey says she found out husband DJ Envy was cheating without even trying, as the information came to her while she was simply attempting to peruse the Internet.
[Nation] Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country in mid-March this year, cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) have been on the increase.
Masika Kalysha's fans were pondering what was wrong with the \"Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood\" star after she shared a clip with a cryptic message on Dec. 6.
FICO, the Fair Isaac Corporation founded in 1956 in Silicon Valley, is a leading analytics software firm. FICO will host “Score A Better Future,” a free and exciting virtual event to educate residents in the greater Jackson, Mississippi area about FICO scores on December 9, 2020 from noon until 1:15 p.m. CST. Congressman Bennie Thompson […]
Zozibini Tunzi recently wowed SA with her singing voice after posting a cover of 'Runnin' (Lose It All)’ by Naughty Boy, featuring Beyoncé.
Omari Bryant's body was hanging in front of a motel early Saturday morning in the town of Homerville and people close to the 18-year-old are doubting the cause of death is suicide.
A new in-depth study shows that 90% of the live music industry lost income due to COVID-19 from March until very recently. Of the musicians surveyed, 41% report selling their instruments and equipment to pay their bills; others are living on loans that will need to be repaid.
[Nation] The Kirinyaga county government has stepped up its war against the Covid-19 pandemic with the launch of an accelerated prevention campaign against the disease.
[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday arrived at Moyale in Marsabit County for the opening of the One Stop Border Post.
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has sounded the alarm about the increasing number of coronavirus deaths in the U.S. With approximately 273,000 reported deaths in 2020, Dr. Redfield said this week that the nation is on course to reach about 450,000 deaths by February. “These next few months might be the most difficult time in the public health history of this nation,” Dr. Redfield stated. Despite the grim outlook, the CDC announced it had reduced the recommended minimum quarantine time for those […]
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It looks like UMC is getting a major rebrand. The AMC Networks-owned streaming service created by BET founder Robert L. Johnson... View Article
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Last week, YouTube personality Jake Paul and former NBA star turned YouTuber Nate Robinson went head to head in a... View Article
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[HRW] Washington -- The World Bank's Covid-19 support project does not adequately address the Egyptian government's arrests and intimidation of health professionals, Human Rights Watch said today.
[Nairobi News] The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) on Tuesday rewarded three athletes with a five-day vacation in recognition of their impressive returns at the 2020 London Marathon.
Guest Column - A day after Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali announced that federal government forces had taken full control of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray Regional State, following three weeks of fierce fighting against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), he made an extraordinary speech to Parliament on the build-up to the war.
[Centre 4s] Nouakchott -- In the Sahel, with Covid 19, 2020 will be a pivotal year in the fight against armed groups, some of which are supported from outside. Moreover, a year of Partnerships and quest for coherence in cooperative policies. Finally, a year of thinking on the responsibility to deliver, and thus to putting an end to conflicts. Despite Covid19 perverse effects and an increasing internationalisation. Covid 19, terrorism and humanitarian crises
Fifteen minutes into the match, the Champions League soccer game between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir was suspended on Tuesday due to allegations of racism directed at Basaksehir's side assistant coach. According to players from the Turkish team, fourth official Sebastian Coltescu had used a racial term against assistant coach Pierre Webo, who is Cameroonian. […]
Federal regulators on Wednesday sued Facebook, seeking forced divestment of its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services. In a separate case,... View Article
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By YULIA ALEXEYEVA Associated Press IRKUTSK, Russia (AP) — As coronavirus resurged across Russia this fall, one of the most common complaints from people with symptoms who were self-isolating at home was that they had to wait hours or sometimes days before a visiting doctor would arrive to check on them. Record-breaking numbers of confirmed infections have strained the country's health care system to its limits and left doctors all across Russia inundated with demands for house calls for virus patients. 'We have already started to choke, with our doctors making 20-25 house calls a day,' Vera Klyuyeva, head of […]
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[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Ministry of Education has recommended that basic and secondary schools reopen, especially the eighth-grade of basic schools and the third-grade of secondary schools. The opening of the schoolyear was postponed in September because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Planning a car journey over Christmas? Well, if a road trip is on your radar, it's worth knowing what the busiest travel dates will be for December 2020.
[East African] Kenya's national carrier Kenya Airways is seeking to play a role in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in Africa.
