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William Ruto Gives NIS 14 Days to Respond to PS Kibicho’s Remarks or Face Legal Action

By  Dennis Lubanga. Deputy President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA) party has given the National Intelligence Service (NIS) 14 days to respond to Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho’s remarks or face legal action. UDA has raised concerns about purportedly leaked data predicting that Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party presidential candidate Raila Odinga …

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Doctors to Gov’t: Corruption Investigations should not remain at Mulago but to entire Health System

By Julius Mugaga/ KMA Updates. Mulago, Kampala-Uganda: Most Health Departments are surrounded with rings corruption therefore the Health Monitoring Unit should not solely focus on Mulago Hospital. (C) Dr. Oledo Samuel Odongo, President of Uganda Medical Association (U.M.A), (L) Dr. Nabushawo Faith, Deputy Secretary General of Uganda Medical Association, (R) Dr. Mirembe Joel, U.M.A Secretary Buganda …

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Australians told to get COVID boosters to be considered fully vaccinated

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian residents will need to receive booster shots to be considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19, although authorities said foreign travellers will continue to need only two shots to enter the country. © Reuters/LOREN ELLIOTT Attractions welcome back guests as COVID-19 lockdown orders are eased in SydneyAustralia’s national cabinet late on Thursday endorsed the …

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PM thanks Red Cross for assistance to Sri Lanka

The Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Jagan Chapagan and his delegation called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on Tuesday. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the world’s largest humanitarian organisation, is spread across 192 countries. Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda …

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Fears for Māori as New Zealand opens up amid Omicron wave

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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Australia to open borders to vaccinated travelers on Feb. 21

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia will open its borders to all vaccinated tourists and business travelers from Feb. 21 in a further relaxation of pandemic restrictions announced Monday. © Provided by Associated Press Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference in Canberra, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Morrison said that the …

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New Zealand PM Ardern is self isolating after exposure to COVID positive case

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has gone into self-isolation until Tuesday after being deemed a close contact of a person who tested positive for COVID-19, the government said. © Reuters/PRAVEEN MENON Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses her supporters at a Labour Party event in Wellington The exposure took place on Jan 22 …

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Daniel Andrews hopeful Australia will redefine fully vaccinated as three doses of Covid jab

Victoria’s premier Daniel Andrews is hopeful national cabinet will change the definition of fully vaccinated to mean three doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for changes to the state’s mandate. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Michele Tantussi/Reuters“This is not a two-dose thing, of two doses and a bonus,” he told reporters on Thursday …

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Thousands march in Washington against Covid vaccine mandates

Waving signs denouncing President Joe Biden and calling for “freedom,” several thousand people demonstrated in Washington Sunday against what some described as the “tyranny” of Covid-19 vaccine mandates in the United States. © Stefani Reynolds Thousands of people gathered in the center of the US capital on January 23, 2022, to protest against Covid-19 vaccine mandates …

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FBI searches headquarters of embattled COVID testing lab

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Saturday searched the Illinois headquarters of a national COVID-19 testing company that is under federal and state investigation. © iStock fbi federal bureau of investigation hate crimes 2020 statistics“The FBI was conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity in Rolling Meadows yesterday,” Siobhan Johnson, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Chicago office, …

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