KAMPALA, Dec 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has expressed disappointment following financial sanctions imposed against Maj General Abel Kandiho by the United States (US) government. Maj Gen Kandiho who is the Chief of Military Intelligence in UPDF was slapped with sanctions over alleged human rights abuses…
Ancient Peruvian mummy goes on show at Lima museum
The mummified remains were bound by ropes and had the hands covering the face LIMA, Dec 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A pre-Incan mummy found in Peru and thought to be between 800 and 1,200 years old, went on display at the San Marcos University in Lima after archaeologists reported finding the…
Covid-19: Colombia to require travelers to present negative PCR test or vaccination certificate
BOGOTA, Dec 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Travelers wishing to enter Colombia must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test or a vaccination certificate starting on Dec. 14, Health Minister Fernando Ruiz announced on Tuesday. The PCR test must be performed 72 hours in advance, while the last COVID-19 vaccine dose must have…
COvid-19: UN chief Guterres isolating after exposure
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was exposed to the coronavirus Tuesday by a UN official who already had COVID-19 and is isolating for the next few days, diplomatic sources said. Guterres, 72, has canceled his upcoming in-person engagements. The UN chief was due to…
Covid-19: Pres Bolsonaro dismisses vaccination requirement for entry into Brazil
BRASILIA, Dec 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Jair Bolsonaro criticised Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa for proposing a vaccination requirement for travelers arriving in the country to help prevent the spread of new coronavirus variants. “Anvisa wants to close the country’s airspace now. Not again, damn it,” Bolsonaro said at a business…
Chile congress approves same-sex marriage bill
SANTIAGO, Dec 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chile’s congress approved a long-awaited bill to legalize same-sex marriage, joining just a handful of countries in majority Catholic Latin America with similar laws. The measure has the support of President Sebastian Pinera, who must sign it into law, and will also enable married same-sex…
Covid-19: Canada to expand mandates, targets banking, telecoms sectors
OTTAWA, Dec 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada will soon crack down on COVID-19 mandates, forcing banks, telecommunications companies and all other federally regulated workspaces to ensure their employees are inoculated, Labour Minister Seamus said. O’Regan made the announcement two months after the government said it would oblige the public sector and…
Mexico moves migrants from southern state; asylum seekers awaited at US border
Migrants hold hands to control other migrants who want to get on a bus, in Tapachula, Mexico MEXICO CITY, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican officials have sped up the transfer of thousands of migrants from southern Mexico to other regions as northern border states prepare to receive asylum seekers sent back to…
3 more North Americans kidnapped in Haiti freed: Religious group
Nearly 800 kidnappings were recorded in Haiti between January and October this year PORT-AU-PRINCE, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people who were among a group of US and Canadian missionaries kidnapped by an armed gang in Haiti have been released, according to their organisation. Christian Aid Ministries said the three were…
US CDC urges Americans to avoid travel to France, Jordan over COVID-19 concerns
Passengers wait in line inside the terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised Americans against travel to France, Jordan, Portugal, and Tanzania, citing COVID-19 concerns. The CDC now lists 83 destinations at “Level…
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