Monday, August 24, 2020

Uganda Shuts Down Prison Facility After 150 Inmates Test Positive to COVID-19

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A state prison in Uganda has become a coronavirus hot spot reporting over 150 cases among inmates.


That number accounts for the majority of cases reported by the country's health ministry in a single day. Leon Ssenyange reports

 

Isabel Nakirya reports


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Belarus: Pressure rising on Lukashenko after protests

Pressure on the Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is rising after tens of thousands of people protested on the streets of the capital Minsk on Sunday. The numbers quashed earlier suggestions that the protesters were losing steam, two weeks since disputed elections. Lucy Taylor reports. 


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India's main opposition party, Congress, is in a leadership crisis

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India's main opposition is in a leadership crisis.

The Congress party has been led by the Gandhi family for over 74 years.

But now the top brass wants to quit.

Ishan Garg has more on this from New Delhi

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Japan facing credit card shortage amid pandemic

As more people are staying home to shop with their credit cards, issuing companies are running out of 16 digit combinations for card numbers. Grace Lee reports from Tokyo.


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S. Korea says country on brink of nationwide pandemic

South Korean health authorities say the country is on the brink of nationwide pandemic amid the latest spike in COVID-19 cases. Officials say new infections are being traced to all regions of South Korea.

Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.

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Hong Kong government faces pushback over Covid-19 mass testing

The Hong Kong government is facing increasing pushback over its citywide coronavirus testing plan. Some opposition lawmakers say it's a waste of money, and there is widespread concern about DNA data being sent to China. 

Richard Kimber reports.


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Trump announces FDA Emergency Use of "convalescent plasma" to treat covid-19

President Trump has announced the US Food and Drug Administration is giving emergency use authorisation to the use of "convalescent plasma" to treat the coronavirus.

But some health experts say there's not conclusive evidence that it works against the virus.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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Sunday, August 23, 2020

Tanzanian government denies shortage of vaccines


The Tanzanian government says there is no shortage of immunizations of any kind in the country.

Isaac Lukando reports from Dar es Salaam.



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Zanzibar gets grant for COVID-19 education response

Tanzania's semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar has received a 1.5-million-U.S.-dollar grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to respond to COVID-19-related school closures.
Isaac Lukando reports.
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Friday, August 21, 2020

Consumer spending in focus on Wall Street in the week ahead [PREVIEW]

Traders on Wall Street this week will be eagerly awaiting the release
of consumer spending data.

It's a key driver of the U.S. economy but some analysts fear a recent
resurgence in Covid-19 cases and the expiration of an unemployment
benefit program may have hurt America's appetite for shopping.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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U.S. Postal Chief testifies before Congress

A political row over how Americans will vote in November's
presidential election escalated on Friday, after the country's postal
chief was grilled by U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy- who is a Republican donor and has
only occupied the job since June- insisted that his agency was fully
committed to handling mail-in votes, and denied trying to influence
the election.

Democrats have accused him of deliberately trying to delay postal
votes- deemed essential to voting in a pandemic.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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GHANA-NIGERIA Trade dispute resurfaces as Ghana government locks up foreign owned shops

In Ghana, hundreds of Nigerian traders are protesting against the closure of their shops in the capital Accra.

The government has shut down over 100 stores run by Nigerians while enforcing a law which bars foreigners from engaging in the retail trade.

But the Nigerian traders claim the action goes against the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) protocol that allows them to trade in Ghana.

Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Accra.

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Libya ceasefire praised by United Nations

Rival authorities in Libya have announced a ceasefire in a move
supported by the United Nations.

The oil-rich nation has seen frequent violence and unrest since
Colonel Muammer Gadaffi was deposed back in 2011.

William Denselow reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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Uganda to Lock down its Capital Over Rising COVID-19 Cases

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Uganda is considering locking down the capital Kampala following the increasing cases of COVID-19.

The Capital City Authority says over 50% of the cases registered in the past one month are coming from Kampala.

Isabel Nakirya reports

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LATEST ROUND OF UK-EU TRADE TALKS CONCLUDE WITH "LITTLE PROGRESS"

The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, says he's "disappointed" after little progress was made in the latest round of negotiations.


The EU and UK are trying to forge a new trade deal with each other.


The UK's already left the EU, but is temporarily trading on the same terms.


That all changes at the end of the year when the so-called "transition period" ends. And both sides say they want to arrange a deal well before that deadline.


But Mr Barnier says the UK's showing 'no willingness' to compromise.


Stuart Smith reports from London.


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France sees fifth-highest day for coronavirus cases since start of outbreak in January

With more than 4,700 cases in the last 24 hours, France has suffered its fifth-highest day for coronavirus cases since the start of the outbreak in the country in January.

France is increasing testing but is also seeing thousands of people travel across the country on holiday which is contributing to high numbers.

Ross Cullen reports.

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UK PUBLIC DEBT HITS £2TN

UK government debt has hit the £2 trillion mark for the first time - that's over $2.6 trillion.

It comes as borrowing soars to deal with the impacts of coronavirus lockdown.

However, the cost of borrowing for the UK on international markets is currently low.

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'Navalny poison is a danger to others around him' say team

Russia's leading opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been poisoned with a toxin so dangerous that everyone near him must wear protective gear, say his team. They say his life has been put more in danger after a refusal to evacuate him to Germany. Dan Ashby has more from Moscow.

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Fire breaks out at power plant in India's Telangana

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Rescue operations are underway after a fire broke out at a power plant in Southern India.

Almost a dozen are feared trapped inside the hydro-electric plant....

And no casualties are being reported so far. 

Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.

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Australia – Fans urged to wear Aboriginal flag.

The flag is the subject of an ongoing copyright dispute after exclusive rights holder WAM clothing issued notices to two football codes over their use of the flag.


Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane


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