European markets are continuing to trade higher Monday after nearly all Asian indices sustained serious losses. The CAC-40 in Paris is up 0.5%, while Frankfurt’s DAX index is 0.4% higher at the midday mark. The FTSE index in London is closed for a public holiday. Hours earlier in Asia, the Hang Seng in Hong Kong […]

OTTAWA – Canada reached an agreement in principle on Monday with both Novavax and Johnson & Johnson for millions of doses of their experimental coronavirus vaccines, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. Canada’s two agreements follow separate deals with Pfizer and Moderna announced weeks ago, and are the latest example of countries rushing to secure access […]

“It was just a matter of time before I jumped into politics,” Charles Ayume says when asked what prompted him to plunge into the NRM primaries for the Koboko Municipality parliamentary race. Dr Ayume rehearses a line that most political aspirants have used to justify their decision to run in any election at any level. […]

In the early days of the lockdown, Mark Bugembe was training alone at home in Makerere, when he collapsed and hit his already troubled head on the floor. That would be the last time he did anything kickboxing, as an immediate MRI scan at Nakasero Hospital revealed that he had a brain tumour. It had […]

ROME – On the March day that Italy recorded its single biggest jump in coronavirus fatalities, Pope Francis emerged from lockdown to offer an extraordinary prayer and plea to his flock to reassess their priorities, arguing the virus had proved they needed one another. Francis’ words from the rain-slicked promenade of St. Peter’s Basilica encapsulated […]

The United States on Monday surpassed 6 million confirmed coronavirus cases to go along with the world-leading 183,000 deaths the country has recorded, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Four Midwestern states recently reported record one-day increases in new cases: Iowa (about 785), North Dakota (about 375), South Dakota (about 425) and Minnesota (about 1,000), […]

Former four-time presidential candidate of the Opposition Forum for Democratic Changes (FDC) party has asked Opposition leaders going into the 2021 elections to use their campaign to mobilise Ugandans for change. Dr Kizza Besigye urged the Opposition to stop making promises they won’t fulfil when they do not have the power and resources that are […]

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – As first responders continue a second day of search, rescue and support efforts in southwest Louisiana, a clearer picture of the damage caused by Hurricane Laura is emerging. The state breathed a sigh of relief that the loss of life was not more severe — the death toll is now 11 […]