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Hong Kong government urges residents spooked by citywide lockdown not to panic

Africa, East Africa, Health, International News, Travel / Ronald Kabuubi

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s government said any decision to impose a COVID-19 lockdown would take into account the global financial hub’s status and ensure basic needs such as food and urged anxious residents who raided supermarkets this week not to panic. © Reuters/TYRONE SIU COVID-19 outbreak in Hong KongThe government said it was still […]

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Ukraine to sell NFTs to fund war against Russia

Africa, Business, East Africa, Health, International News / Ronald Kabuubi

BBC News Biden meets Finnish leader as Russia rattles European neighbors Pete Davidson is in talks to take a trip on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket Ukraine’s government has said it will issue non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to fund its military as they defend the country against the Russian invasion. © Getty Images The announcement by

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At least 30 killed as mosque bombed in northwest Pakistan

Africa, Health, International News / Ronald Kabuubi

A powerful bomb exploded inside a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Friday, killing more than 30 worshippers and wounding dozens more, many of them critically. Rescue workers and volunteers gather at the site of bomb explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, March 4, 2022. A powerful bomb exploded inside a Shiite Muslim

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Vaccination shouldn’t be mandatory- Law Society

Africa, Business, East Africa, Health, International News, Politics, Travel / Ronald Kabuubi

Kateera (C) from the Law makes his case before the committee As Parliament processes the Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2021, Uganda Law Society (ULS) wants the proposal for mandatory Covid-19 vaccination should be dropped and allow the public to consent to it. They propose that the bill should consider circumstances under which an individual may

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AstraZeneca warns on falling Covid treatment sales

Africa, Business, East Africa, Health, International News / Ronald Kabuubi

British Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca on Thursday warned that coronavirus product sales and profit margins would drop this year as the pandemic recedes. © AIZAR RALDES AstraZeneca will sell its Covid vaccine at a profit this year AstraZeneca rapidly developed a successful Covid-19 jab during the pandemic that generated full-year sales of almost $4.0 billion (3.5

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Libyan PM survives assassination attempt, source close to him says

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TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Assailants struck Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah’s car with bullets early on Thursday but he escaped unharmed, a source close to him said, amid intense factional wrangling over control of the government. © Reuters/HAZEM AHMED FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah announces election bid in TripoliThe source said the incident happened

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UK minister apologises for continuing meeting after positive COVID test

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LONDON (Reuters) – British health department minister Gillian Keegan has apologised for continuing a meeting after she was informed she had tested positive for COVID-19. © Reuters/Dado Ruvic FILE PHOTO: Fake blood is seen in test tubes labelled with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in this illustrationIn a thread on Twitter published late on Tuesday, Keegan said was

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FUFA and UPL endorse MTN Uganda as the Broadcast sponsor of the SUPL

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Representatives of Uganda’s football governing bodies pose for a photo with MTN’s Chief Marketing Officer (3L) to Endorse MTN’s partnership in the growth of Uganda’s football Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) and Uganda Premier League (UPL) come in to emphatically endorse MTN as the Broadcast Sponsor of the StarTimes Uganda Premier League (SUPL) on

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Fears for Māori as New Zealand opens up amid Omicron wave

Africa, East Africa, Health, International News, Politics / Ronald Kabuubi

Wellington, New Zealand – New Zealand is one of the most vaccinated countries in the world, with some 93 percent of people over the age of 12 fully vaccinated, according to the latest figures.But as the country prepares for a wave of Omicron, Māori experts say New Zealand’s response has left the Māori population uniquely vulnerable.

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South African regulator approves Sinopharm COVID vaccineSouth African regulator approves Sinopharm COVID vaccine

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s health regulator said on Monday it had approved a COVID-19 vaccine from China’s Sinopharm, although a senior health official said the government was not planning to procure doses for now. © Reuters/DADO RUVIC FILE PHOTO: Illustration shows vial labelled “Sinopharm COVID-19 Vaccine\ South Africa, the country worst-hit by the pandemic in Africa

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