Avian Flu outbreak raises alarm in Isreal

By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 29 December 2021 at 0930 EAT. Tens of thousands of turkeys are being destroyed in Israel, as it tries to contain a serious avian flu outbreak. More than 5,000 migratory cranes have already died at the Hula Nature Reserve, which Environment Minister Tamar Zandberg called “the worst blow to…

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…

Awards Winning Journalists for 2021 announced

HICGI News Agency – Updated at 0015 EAT on Thursday 23rd 2021 Several Ugandan Journalists on Tuesday scooped Awards from The African Centre for Media Excellence – ACME a Kampala-based independent, non-profit professional organisation that is committed to excellence in journalism and mass communication in Africa. ACME’s main goal is to make the media a…

Israel bans travel to US over Omicron concerns: COVID live news

US will join a growing list of European countries and other destinations to which Israelis are barred from traveling. HICGI News Agency Updated at 1657 GMT on 20th Dec 2021 Israel has added the United States to its “no-fly” list, citing concerns over the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant. Acting on health ministry…