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NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - This year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) will begin in Chennai on April 9 and will be played across six venues, initially without spectators, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.
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A November 26 letter from the presidency asked the head of Uganda's national drug authority to 'work out a mechanism' to clear the importation of the vaccines.
China has about five COVID-19 vaccine candidates at different levels of trials. It was not clear what vaccine was being imported into Uganda.
One of the frontrunners is the Sinopharm vaccine developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Product, a unit of Sinopharm’s China National Biotec Group (CNBG).
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates said the vaccine has 86% efficacy, citing an interim analysis of late-stage clinical trials.
China has used the drug to vaccinate up to a million people under its emergency use program.
On Tuesday, Morocco said it was ordering up to 10 million doses of the vaccine.
Record cases
Uganda on Monday registered 701 new COVID-19 cases, the highest-ever daily increase, bringing its national count to 23,200.
The new cases were out of the 5,578 samples tested for the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the country's health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday's tally was 606, the second-highest ever number of new infections, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the east African country to 23,860.
Health authorities have blamed ongoing election campaigns which have drawn huge crowds for the rise in infections.
Sudan has decided to normalize its relations with Israel under US mediation,
The normalization of relations between the 2 countries was announced Friday by the White House in Washington.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described this a \"tremendous turnaround,\"
\"What a tremendous turnaround! Today Khartoum says yes to peace with Israel, yes to the recognition of Israel and normalization with Israel,\" Netanyahu said in a statement in Hebrew transmitted.
Sudan thus becomes the third Arab country to announce since August the normalization of its relations with Israel, after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, welcomed Mr. Netanyahu who had met earlier this year with Sudanese General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Uganda.
The normalization with Sudan is particularly symbolic. After the Six-Day War, which in 1967 saw Israel seize the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza, most Arab leaders met in Sudan to adopt the Khartoum Resolution known for its \"three no's\": no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with the Jewish state.
[Nyasa Times] Foreign Affairs minister Eisenhower Mkaka has brushed aside social media reports that the government chartered a presidential jet for him to go to Somaliland on government business.
(Reuters) - Australian all-rounder Mitch Marsh was forced from the pitch with a potentially serious ankle injury as Sunrisers Hyderabad lost their Indian Premier League opener to the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dubai on Monday.
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Kieron Pollard struck a late order Man-of-the-Match cameo as reigning champions Mumbai Indians rebounded from their heart-breaking super-over loss four days ago with a comfortable 48-run win over Kings XI Punjab here yesterday.
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(Reuters) - The University of Oxford has launched a study to assess the safety and immune response of the COVID-19 vaccine it has developed with AstraZeneca Plc in children for…
May 17 : 5,621 cases, three Dubai returnees infected
\tTotal confirmed cases = 5,621 (new cases = 176)
Total recoveries = 1,472
Total deaths = 176
Active cases = 3,973
\tFigures valid as of close of day May 16, 2020
\tThree people who recently returned from the United Arab Emirates on an evacuation flight have tested positive for COVID-19.
May 16: 5,445 cases, govt on evacuees expenses
\tTotal confirmed cases = 5,445 (new cases = 288)
Total recoveries = 1,320
Total deaths = 171
Active cases = 3,959
\tFigures valid as of close of day May 15, 2020
\tDuring their press briefing on Friday, the presidential task force covered a wide range of issues relative to the spread of the virus and containment efforts.
May 15: 5,162 cases, Canada evacuation hits snag
\tTotal confirmed cases = 5,162 (new cases = 193)
Total recoveries = 1,180
Total deaths = 167
Active cases = 3,815
\tFigures valid as of close of day May 14, 2020
\tSpeaking at the daily briefing of the presidential task force, Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama disclosed that evacuation plans from Canada had hit a glitch.
May 14: 4,971 cases, recoveries pass 1,000
\tTotal confirmed cases = 4,971 (new cases = 184)
Total recoveries = 1,070
Total deaths = 164
Active cases = 3,737
\tOver in north-eastern Yobe State, there are reports of mysterious deaths which authorities say have led to 471 being buried in the past five weeks.
National coordinator for the presidential task force on COVID-19 last week said the Kano deaths were virus-related but Health Minister Osagie Ehanire later said the investigations were yet to be concluded.
(Reuters) - Liverpool forward Sadio Mane has become the second player from the English Premier League champions to test positive for COVID-19 this week.
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New Delhi - India and China - two of Asia's biggest economies - are tightening their regulatory norms to closely monitor the expansion of fintech firms in their countries. A $37 billion Ant Group initial [...]
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Apple has secured a deal for Hollywood veteran Martin Scorsese’s next film, Killers of the Flower Moon, US media reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
It is the second major film that Apple has acquired after Greyhound, starring Tom Hanks, last year.
The film will be labelled an Apple Original Film, and ViacomCBS’s Paramount Pictures will distribute it theatrically worldwide, according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and Deadline.
Apple beat rivals such as Netflix that were also interested to produce the film, the WSJ reported.
Killers of the Flower Moon is an adaptation of the non-fiction book of the same name, by David Grann.
May 19: Cases top 6,000; lockdown lifting risky
\tTotal confirmed cases = 6,175 (new cases = 216)
Total recoveries = 1,644
Total deaths = 191
Active cases = 4,340
\tFigures valid as of close of day May 18, 2020
\tThe federal government says Nigeria is not ready for total lifting of lockdown, hence the first level of easing will be in place for the next two weeks.
Additional reporting from BBC
May 18 : 5,959 cases, Buhari meets Task Force
\tTotal confirmed cases = 5,959 (new cases = 338)
Total recoveries = 1,544
Total deaths = 182
Active cases = 4,183
\tFigures valid as of close of day May 17, 2020
\tPresident Buhari on Sunday evening met with the COVID-19 Presidential Task Force team at his residence for their weekly briefing.
Other news:
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\t\tKano state officials donate half salaries to COVID-19 response
\t\tHumanitarian Affairs Minister delivers federal food support to Kano
\t\tNigeria impounds UK jet for flouting regulations
\t\tLagos outlines conditions for lockdown lifting
\t\tDelta, Bauchi, Zamfara States distributing food palliatives
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Kolkata Knight Riders superstars Andre Russell and Sunil Narine are the latest players from the just-concluded Caribbean Premier League to arrive for the historic Indian Premier League scheduled to bowl off next weekend.
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[Daily Trust] Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media and Publicity, says there is a strong suspicion that choppers are being used to ferry arms for bandits.
Staying Afloat Amidst the Devastation
Sudan continues in a state of emergency due to devastating floods from heavy rainfall in the last few months that put several parts of the nation under water. Abdellah Hussein, a resident of Khartoum, shared his dismay, \"My house was destroyed, so were all of the other homes in our neighbourhood, and people are now sleeping out in the open.\"
Another resident of Khartoum, Walid Al Hassan, wonders what the future holds, \"We are so tired and our houses have been destroyed, it will be a problem to rebuild these houses again.\"
International Assistance
To aid victims, The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is lending assistance and the United Arab Emirates sent 100 tonnes of relief goods in an emergency flight dispatched from Dubai — by way of a UAE aircraft loaded with large quantities of medical supplies, food and shelter material, such as tents, blankets and tarpaulins, and sanitary materials. \"We stand in solidarity with Sudan following the devastating floods,\" said Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. \"Our sincere condolences go out to the families of the victims and we pray for the swift recovery of the injured. Our thoughts remain with the Sudanese people during these difficult times.\"
Around 100 people have already lost their lives, over 100,000 homes have been destroyed and approximately 500,000 people have been displaced.
A situation that could worsen as more heavy rainfall is expected.
Four Malian soldiers were killed in an attack in the country's restive central region on Wednesday, official sources said.
10 million meals
A child receives a food parcel
\tProviding essential food supplies to vulnerable individuals, not least blue-collar workers, is a project by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, called ‘10 Million Meals’.
Family matters
Donated computers help children of low-income families connect
\tTo ensure that children are not forgotten, and that parents don’t feel unsupported right now, the UAE’s Ministry of Education and the charity Dubai Cares have joined forces to launch of the fact that many low-income families may not have the necessary tools for distance learning, the initiative is distributing computers donated from UAE residents.
And support the government’s initiatives by providing laptops to children – and get into every single government school, every single charity school, every single private school and low-tuition fee school,” Dr. Tariq Al Gurg, the CEO of Dubai Cares told Euronews.
Dr. Tariq Al Gurg speaks to Inspire Middle East
\tThe programme is initially targeting 40,000 UAE students of all nationalities, across the seven emirates.
“We’ve got a lot of community members involved, in solidarity for the campaign, and spreading the word that there are children who are not able to get their education because of these laptops,” the CEO added.
Mumbai - Worsening air quality and the pandemic have led to a ban on traditional fireworks during India's Diwali festival this month. The National Green Tribunal on Nov. 9 ordered a ban on firecrackers in the country's capital of New Delhi and other cities that recorded poor air quality last year. Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, is […]
Rwanda's most wanted genocide fugitive Felicien Kabuga is expected to be arraigned before a Paris court on Tuesday, French lawyer Emmanuel Altit told Reuters.
If the court decides to hand Kabuga to the UN court, the Genocide mstemind will still have a chance to appeal against the ruling at France's Court of Cassation, which hears whether rulings conform with the law.
Reuters said French intelligence agents spied on the children of Kabuga to track him down to an apartment in a Paris suburb and end a 26-year-long manhunt, the head of the police unit who arrested Felicien Kabuga said.
The inquiry gathered pace in March after an intelligence sharing meeting between investigators from France, Britain, and Belgium, home to some of Kabuga's children, as well as Europe's Europol law enforcement agency and a team from MICT.
\"We realised ... that trail from the children protecting their father converged on Asnieres-sur-Seine,\" Emeraux told Reuters, referring to a
Paris suburb.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) - The Indian Premier League (IPL) has launched an investigation after one of the players in this year’s tournament in the United Arab Emirates reported being approached for possible corruption, the league’s integrity chief told Reuters yesterday.
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Grandmother Millicent Agata’s small farm has disappeared entirely under the floodwaters of a swollen Lake Victoria, forcing her family to join tens of thousands of other Kenyans seeking shelter from the worst floods in three generations.
Agata, from Khadundu village in western Kenya’s Busia county, has been living in a temporary camp for displaced families for at least three weeks.
Floods and landslides have killed at least 194 people in the country and displaced 100,000, the government said earlier this month.
Lake Victoria, on Kenya’s southern border, has washed over farmland and houses.
“The floods, the drought, the wildfires that we see are a result of the climate crisis,” said Amos Wemanya, a campaigner for Greenpeace Africa.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The historic Abraham Accords signed between Israel and the United Arab Emirates gave rise to endless opportunities, including regional development, scientific cooperation, travel and - for a short while at least - weddings. After the accords were signed in August, Israelis weregranted access to the country, and Dubai went on to host several ultra-Orthodox Jewish […]
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Several hours after the expiration of an ultimatum issued by the Government of National Accord (GNA), for the Libyan National Army (LNA), to withdraw from the City of Tarhouna, 90 km South East of Tripoli, all is now set for the great assault.
After two previous failed attempts by the GNA to capture the city, the United Nations backed forces are now set for another battle, \"Driving the forces of General Khalifa Haftar out of the town of Tarhouna, South East of the capital, could end Libya's civil war, Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha told Reuters on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 by phone.
For their part, the GNA forces announced that they had destroyed several military vehicles and captured 15 LNA combatants.
According to the GNA information service, 15 Russian planes carrying military equipment landed at Bani Walid airport.
On the LNA side it is reported that at least 8 Turkish military aircraft also transported military equipment to Misrata Airport.
Marguerita Dianne Ragsdale was born in April 1948 in Richmond, Virginia to Lillie and Vernon Ragsdale and raised alongside her five sisters on a farm in McKenney, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. After starting her undergraduate work at Virginia State University in Petersburg, she transferred to American University in Washington, D.C., where she earned a B.A. in journalism. Later, she earned an M.A. and a Ph.D. in foreign affairs from the University of Virginia, and a J.D. from Columbia University.
A Middle East specialist, Ragsdale began her Foreign Service career in 1984 as Junior Consular and General Services Officer at the American Embassy in Kuwait. She then served in the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia as a Political Officer (1986-1988) before returning to Washington to act as Watch Officer in the Department of State Operations Center and later Desk Officer for the United Arab Emirates and Oman (1989-1991).
In 1992, Ragsdale worked in the Middle East as Political/Economic Officer and, later, as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Doha, Qatar. In 1995, she returned stateside, where she worked as a management analyst for the Under Secretary of State for Management and later participated in the Department’s Senior Seminar executive development program. Next, in her capacity as Deputy Director of the Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs, Ragsdale supervised desk officers for the Arabian Peninsula states of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Yemen.
In 1999, Ragsdale headed the Political Section at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa and within three years (2002), became Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan. In November 2003, Ragsdale was nominated to be Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti by then President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in December of that same year. In February 2004, Ragsdale presented her credentials to Djibouti government officials and assumed her post.
Ragsdale’s posting to Djibouti, a
(Reuters) - A Raul Jimenez shot that took a heavy deflection off the head of Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips gave Wolverhampton Wanderers a hard-fought 1-0 away win in the Premier League yesterday.
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