Democrat leader, who helped secure Obama’s signature health care law, died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated on 29 December 2021 at 1340 EAT. 2 Harry Reid, the pugnacious son of a Nevada hard-rock miner who rose from poverty to become the US Senate majority leader and earned a…
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Covid Update: US and France record a high rise in daily cases.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated at 29 December 2021 at 0818 EAT. The US and France have reported their highest daily rises in new Covid cases since the pandemic began, as the Omicron variant continues to spread. According to the US Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) the country reported more than 440,000 new infections…
Campaigners and Activists denounce China’s Secret detention Policy.
Campaigners say China has ‘systematised arbitrary and secret detention’ by holding thousands of people under ‘Residential Surveillance at a Designated Location’. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated On 28 Dec 2021 at 0920 EAT. On September 24, Chinese authorities realised Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig after detaining them for more than 1,000 days. The pair were not held…
Sudan’s anti-coup protesters encounter tear gas.
By http://www.twitter.com/@FaithNamagembe on 19 December 2021 at 2040 EAT. Protesters march to the presidential palace in capital Khartoum, protesting the military’s takeover of the country. Hundreds of thousands of people have marched to the presidential palace in Sudan’s capital Khartoum to reject the October 25 military takeover, drawing volleys of tear gas and stun grenades…
Typhoon Rai destroys Villages as Many people Assumed dead in Philippines.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 1525 EAT on 17 December 2021. Super typhoon barrels across Philippines, blowing off roofs, uprooting trees and cutting off power and communication lines in central provinces. Officials in the Philippines are struggling to assess the damage of the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year, with several casualties reported…
Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to four years in Jail
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 06 December 2021 at 1700 EAT. Monday’s ruling is first in a dozen cases Myanmar’s military has brought against Aung San Suu Kyi since February coup. A court in Myanmar has sentenced the country’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in jail. A spokesman for Myanmar’s…
The First two cases of Omiron confirmed in India.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe and http://twitter.com/ARUHINDA Updated at 1520 EAT on 2 December 2021. Health ministry official says the cases were confirmed in southern Karnataka state while contacts were being traced. India has become the latest country to report cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant as regulators in the United Kingdom have given the…
World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified a new Corona various called Omicron.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe updated at 0848 EAT on 27 November 2021. It had a large number of mutations, and early evidence suggested an increased reinfection risk, the WHO said. It was first reported to the WHO from South Africa on 24 November, and has also been identified in Botswana, Belgium, Hong Kong and Israel….
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