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Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has dismissed reports linking COVID 19 outbreak to the deployment of 5G (Fifth Generation) technology.

For the sixth time running, dfcu Bank in partnership with Vision Group, the Netherlands Embassy, KLM Airlines and Koudjis Nutrition B.V have rewarded farmers across the country in an initiative dubbed ‘Best Farmer’s Competition’.

The World Health Organization (WHO), listed two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for these vaccines to be rolled out globally through COVAX.

The British High Commission is seeking for clearance of over 40 personnel to observe the 2021 general polls in Uganda.

Berlin (AP): The U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted Wednesday to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from a category of the world's most dangerous drugs, which could impact the global medical marijuana industry.

Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Frank Tumwebaze said on Tuesday that the labor externalization sector will soon be resuming operations following further relaxation of Covid-19 lockdown measures by the ministry of health.

Minister of foreign affairs Sam Kutesa has called on countries that subscribe to the South-South Cooperation to pool resources and invest in research projects that will help fight the Covid-19 pandemic, which has taken a devastating toll on the global economy and claimed millions of lives.

Medical journal-The Lancet has ranked the Uganda among top 10 countries in the world in terms of suppressing the spread of COVID-19 as of August 2020.

World Athletics has voted Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei as the Athlete of the Month-August following his recent triumph in Monaco. The 23-year-old run a 5,000m race in 12:35.36 seconds, destroying the 12:37.35 that Ethiopian long-distance runner Bekele set in the Netherlands in 2004.

By Agencies

There’s more trouble brewing for Indian coffee exporters, who are not just facing a slump in overall demand due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but also staring at a loss of share in Italy, their largest export market, to exporters from Uganda.