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Washington Wizards' All-Star Guard Bradley Beal has been ruled out to play with Team USA in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics along with another player on the team...
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.
[Premium Times] The two members of the panel released a joint statement.
For most, the year 2020 has been the most trying year of our lives. The…
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The widespread COVID-19 pandemic appears to have no end in sight. Thankfully, iconic pianist and vocalist Oleta Adams has delivered a single that offers hope during a time of despair and uncertainty.
“We are transing Santa — join us!”
[Premium Times] Abubakar Malami, in a statement Wednesday, said that the National Assembly \"stepped out of constitutional bounds by inviting the President.\"
[Africa In Fact] COVID-19: an African overview
Photo credits: Getty Images Singer and songwriter Joan Armatrading (pictured), best known for her influential and eclectic music styles, ranging from soul, pop, and even reggae, was born on December 9, 1950, in Basseterre in Saint Kitts and Nevis. She lived there for seven years until she and her family relocated to Birmingham, England. Armatrading began writing music when she […]
From a rebellious grandfather who breaks out of an old-age home in 'Herb & Moon' to a man’s deep love for snakes in 'iSipho Sethonga', here’s what you can expect on DStv this week.
Do you have an idea, product or vision that you want to bring to fruition? If you’re an entrepreneur, having a great pitch is key to taking your business to […]
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Kanye West and the Neptunes will be producing.
Marcus Garvey III, the eldest son of iconic nationalist and Jamaica’s first national hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey, passed away on Tuesday in Wellington, Florida, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 90. A seasoned electrical engineer, physicist, mathematician as well as activist, Garvey III was born in St Andrew, Jamaica. He, however, constantly...
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According to Deadline, Queen Latifah has signed on as Executive Producer and lead in the Millicent Shelton directed Netflix thriller End of the Road, a film that follows recently widowed Brenda who, after losing her job, drives her family cross-country to start a new life. In the New Mexico desert, cut off from help, they must learn to fight back when they become the targets of a mysterious killer.
OPINION (NNPA) - The year 2020 brought renewed global focus to issues of social justice in America. Racial disparities and inequities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic to the killings of George Floyd and so many other of Black and Brown Americans at the hands of police officers have all contributed to the evolving social justice […]
[The Herald] INVICTUS Energy, the Australia firm currently exploring for oil and gas in the Muzarabani area, is almost certain to face demands from residents and the local leadership to prioritise employment of locals and investment in community initiatives like road, bridge and dam construction if it makes a commercial discovery.
Breakdancing will soon be an Olympic sport, and b-boys and b-girls – as they’re commonly referred to – will have the chance to “battle” it out against each other for the gold after officials on Monday announced the popular street dance will officially debut at Paris 2024. According to CNN, the street dance, which was...
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In Guyana, the people most negatively affected by corruption are women and men who are workers, farmers, small business people and the poor.
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SpaceX completed an altitude test for the Starship SN8 prototype. While the test itself was a success, the rocket exploded on landing.
