2022-03-21: News Headlines

_____ (2022-03-21). Africa Supports Russia's Operation in Ukraine and Advocates a Revival of the Non-Aligned Movement. journal-neo.org The events in Ukraine and Russia's actions there are perceived differently around the world. While some countries, under Washington's onslaught, impose sanctions against Russia overits operation in Ukraine, others are strengthening relations with Moscow, or at least maintaining the status quo. While the Western world, influenced by the Russophobic policies of Washington and its allies, …

WorkWeek (2022-03-21). WorkWeek: UESF Teachers Occupy For Back Pay, Covid, Griffin Charter & CNNC Union Busting. indybay.org WorkWeek covers SF UESF Teachers Occupation For Back Pay & Covid Capitalism, Giffin MIT Charter School Teachers Fighting Corruption & Chinese Union Busting at CNNC In Namibia…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2022-03-20). Many Africans Reject Washington's Position on Ukraine Crisis. orinocotribune.com By Abayomi Azikiwe — Mar 13, 2022 | Half of the countries abstaining from the United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Moscow were African Union member states | Since…

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). China ready to move ties with South Africa to deeper level: Xi. ecns.cn China stands ready to work with South Africa to move their ties forward toward a deeper level with higher quality and broader scope, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday afternoon.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-20). Pentagon boosts rapid-deployable strike forces in Europe. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Army Europe and AfricaMarch 17, 2022 HiMARS ready and fired up in Germany With less than 12 days in Germany, the Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment conducted their first live fire from the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HiMARS) here at the Grafenwoehr Training Area (GTA) on March 11, 2021. Forty-eight …

Staff (2022-03-20). Algeria recalls Spain envoy over Western Sahara policy change. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 20 (MNA) — Algeria has recalled its ambassador from Madrid in protest at Spain's decision to back a Moroccan autonomy plan for the disputed former Spanish colony of Western Sahara.

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-20). Ethiopia's Ambassador Alemtesehey, Burundi President Ndayishimiye mourn Oulanyah. plusnews.ug The Ambassador of Ethiopia to Uganda H.E Alemtsehay Meseret and the President of Burundi H.E Evariste Ndayishimiye are some of the regional leaders who have paid tribute to fallen Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah. Oulanyah died on Sunday morning from a Seattle hospital in the U.S where he spent months battling an undisclosed illness. His …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-20). Uganda, Burundi to hold 3rd session of joint permanent commission meeting. plusnews.ug The Republic of Uganda and the Republic of Burundi will hold the 3rd Session of the Joint Permanent Commission Meeting scheduled to take place from 22nd — 24th March 2022 in Bujumbura. The main objective of this Meeting is to further bolster the excellent cordial bilateral relations between both countries with the aim of reviewing …

Staff (2022-03-20). Bioeléctrica del central Ciro Redondo: Sueños de matrimonio divorciado. cubadebate.cu Ante tantos traspiés, no admite más demora la búsqueda de alternativas para, en primera instancia, poner de alta las cosechadoras, máximas responsables, ahora, de que el Ciro Redondo haya detenido la molida. De igual manera, hay que agilizar la creación de centros de acopio de marabú en otros lugares de la provincia y buscar mecanismos para que terceros puedan vender la biomasa forestal en la propia bioeléctrica, para lo que se requerirá de nuevas inversiones.

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-20). Photos: Ethiopia ejects Uganda U-17 Women from World Cup qualifiers. plusnews.ug The Uganda U-17 national women team has Sunday afternoon been eject from the 2022 FIFA Women's Under-17 World Cup qualifiers following their 1-1 draw with Ethiopia in the return leg in Addis Ababa. Both teams went in today's game when tied 2-2 on aggregate after the first leg played at the St Mary's Stadium, Kitende …

Our Reporter (2022-03-20). Women are the biggest beneficiaries of peace in Uganda, says VP Alupo. plusnews.ug The Vice President Jessica Alupo has applauded President Museveni for the prevailing peace and security he ushered in the country that she said has enabled development, growth and social economic transformation throughout Uganda. The provision of peace, she said, is a deliberate effort of the NRM government. Alupo said that because of involvement in different …

Our Reporter (2022-03-19). OPINION: The correlation of the Russian-Ukraine War to fuel prices in Uganda. plusnews.ug The ongoing assault on Ukraine by Russia's President Vladimir Putin has led to numerous economic sanctions on Russia's economy including the ban on Russian crude oil from circulation by oil and gas companies like Shell. In a statement made by Shell's CEO on 8th March 2022, Ben Van Beurden stated, "Today we announced our intent …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-20). BREAKING: Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah is dead. plusnews.ug The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah is dead, confirms President Yoweri Museveni. Oulanyah has been receiving specialised treatment at a Seattle based hospital where he was rushed on February 3, 2022 aboard a chartered Uganda Airlines' Airbus A330-800 neo. "Countrymen and Countrywomen.It is with a lot of sadness that I announce the death of the …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-20). Oulanyah's death: Kadaga says Uganda has lost key leader. plusnews.ug Former Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has delivered her condolences to the bereaved family of the Speaker of Parliament Rt Hon Jacob Oulanyah who passed-on Sunday morning. He died from Seattle, USA where he was receiving specialised treatment since February 3, 2022. In her message, Kadaga says, not only Parliament has lost a key leader, …

Our Reporter (2022-03-20). Parish Development Model to target only 39% of Ugandans. plusnews.ug The national coordinator of the Parish Development Model (PDM), Dennis Galabuzi Ssozi has revealed that the government flagship program is meant for only the 39% of Ugandans who are living a subsistence life to enable them to get involved in the cash economy. Galabuzi said this while at the NRM secretariat in a weekly ideological …

ecns.cn (2022-03-20). Chinese, Zambian FMs hold talks in Anhui. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi hold talks with Zambian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Stanley Kasongo Kakubo in Tunxi, east China's Anhui province on Saturday.

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2022-03-20: News Headlines

Abayomi Azikiwe (2022-03-20). Many Africans Reject Washington's Position on Ukraine Crisis. orinocotribune.com By Abayomi Azikiwe — Mar 13, 2022 | Half of the countries abstaining from the United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Moscow were African Union member states | Since…

Staff (2022-03-20). Bioeléctrica del central Ciro Redondo: Sueños de matrimonio divorciado. cubadebate.cu Ante tantos traspiés, no admite más demora la búsqueda de alternativas para, en primera instancia, poner de alta las cosechadoras, máximas responsables, ahora, de que el Ciro Redondo haya detenido la molida. De igual manera, hay que agilizar la creación de centros de acopio de marabú en otros lugares de la provincia y buscar mecanismos para que terceros puedan vender la biomasa forestal en la propia bioeléctrica, para lo que se requerirá de nuevas inversiones.

WorkWeek (2022-03-20). WorkWeek: UESF Teachers Occupy For Back Pay, Covid, Griffin Charter & CNNC Union Busting. indybay.org WorkWeek covers SF UESF Teachers Occupation For Back Pay & Covid Capitalism, Giffin MIT Charter School Teachers Fighting Corruption & Chinese Union Busting at CNNC In Namibia…

ecns.cn (2022-03-19). China ready to move ties with South Africa to deeper level: Xi. ecns.cn China stands ready to work with South Africa to move their ties forward toward a deeper level with higher quality and broader scope, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday afternoon.

Our Reporter (2022-03-19). Ugandans protest bias at South Sudan embassy in Kampala. plusnews.ug A section of Ugandans employed by the embassy of South Sudan in Uganda have petitioned both the Foreign Affairs and the East African Affairs ministries over discriminatory practices by their employers. The petitioners claim the violations have made the working environment at both the embassy's offices and official residence of the ambassador "toxic." Their plight …

Linda-Gail Bekker, Nigel Garrett, Ameena Goga, Lara Fairall, Tarylee Reddy, Nonhlanhla Yende-Zuma, Reshma Kassanjee, Shirley Collie, Ian Sanne, Andrew Boulle, Ishen Seocharan, Imke Engelbrecht, Mary-Ann Davies, Jared Champion, Tommy Chen, Sarah Bennett, Selaelo Mametja, Mabatlo Semenya, Harry Moultrie, Tulio de Oliveira, Richard John Lessells, Cheryl Cohen, Waasila Jassat, Michelle Groome, Anne Von Gottberg, Engelbert Le Roux, Kentse Khuto, Dan Barouch, Hassan Mahomed, Milani Wolmarans, Petro Rousseau, Debbie Bradshaw, Michelle Mulder, Jessica Opie, Vernon Louw, Barry Jacobson, Pradeep Rowji, Jonny G Peter, Azwi Takalani, Jackline Odhiambo, Fatima Mayat, Simbarashe Takuva, Lawrence Corey, Glenda E Gray, Sisonke Protocol Team, Sisonke Study Team (2022-03-19). [Articles] Effectiveness of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine in health-care workers in South Africa (the Sisonke study): results from a single-arm, open-label, phase 3B, implementation study. thelancet.com The single-dose Ad26.COV2.S vaccine shows effectiveness against severe COVID-19 disease and COVID-19-related death after vaccination, and against both beta and delta variants, providing real-world evidence for its use globally.

Wolfgang Preiser, Therese Fish (2022-03-19). [Comment] Sisonke: reaching several goals together. thelancet.com Research infrastructure and expertise from decades of HIV and tuberculosis research enabled several COVID-19 vaccine trials to be conducted in South Africa. The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine procured by the South African Government did not protect against infection with the beta (B.1.351) variant of concern1 in a phase 1/2 trial and was therefore abandoned in early 2021.2 A single dose of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine had been shown to be effective against the beta variant of SARS-CoV-2 by the ENSEMBLE trial,3 but as of early 2021 it was not yet authorised by the national regulator.

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-19). Gen Muhoozi, Egypt's military chief exchange gifts as they commit to strengthen defense cooperation. plusnews.ug UPDF Commander Land Forces, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Lt Gen Osama Askar, Chief of the General Staff of the Egyptian military, have Saturday morning exchanged gifts as they committed to further defence cooperation. This happened at the Egypt's Ministry of Defence headquarters in Cairo. Gen Muhoozi who is also the Senior Presidential Advisor for …

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-03-19). Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Northern Algeria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) — According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit northern Algeria, with an epicentre located 22 kilometres from Chelghoum LaàØd at a depth of 10 kilometres.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-19). Spain supports "strategic partner" Morocco against Western Sahara, Algeria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 19, 2022 Changing stance, Spain supports Moroccan rule in W. Sahara Spain on Friday paved the way for a resolution to a dispute about the Western Sahara, which has been claimed by Morocco for almost 50 years, indicating that having the region operate autonomously under Rabat's rule is "the most serious, realistic and …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-19). 2014: Beware the Ides of Mars. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On the eleventh anniversary of the U.S. and NATO launching war against Libya. Stop NATOMarch 15, 2014 Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela and beyond: Beware the wars of MarchRick Rozoff In the 1930s it was a notorious fact the German government of Adolf Hitler chose the month of March to perpetrate its most daring moves in reasserting …

Shane Quinn (2022-03-19). Eleven Years Ago: US-NATO Invasion of Libya and Its Consequences. globalresearch.ca Eleven years ago, on 19 March 2011, the United States and …

teleSUR -HIM (2022-03-19). Gobierno boliviano y maestros firman acuerdo de normalidad educativa. telesurtv.net Desde el Ejecutivo se proyecta contemplar unos 3.300 ítems con base en la capacidad financiera para atender a dicha cartera.

Geoff Watts (2022-03-19). [Perspectives] Alberto García-Basteiro: seeking better TB control in Mozambique. thelancet.com "I always say that before I came to Mozambique my understanding of tuberculosis was not much more than you learn in med school", says Alberto García-Basteiro, now Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS Research Coordinator at the Manhiàßa Health Research Centre (CISM) in Mozambique. Working at CISM, some 80 km north of the country's capital, Maputo, provided him with a rapid, in-depth education in the disease. The research he has led since his arrival in Mozambique in 2013 has earned him the 2021 Stephen Lawn TB—HIV Research Leadership Prize, awarded for his innovative and high-quality research on tuberculosis dia…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-19). Turkey sells armored vehicles from Chile to Malaysia, from Senegal to Uzbekistan….to Hungary. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 17, 2022 Turkey's Nurol Makina opens 1st company abroad in Hungary Turkish armored vehicles manufacturer Nurol Makina has made its debut in the European market by launching its first company abroad in Hungary. Nurol Makina has made a name for itself with its recent export successes. It meets the needs of allied countries …

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-03-19). Tanzania bus and truck collision kills at least 22. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) — At least 22 people have been killed after a bus crashed into a truck in eastern Tanzania on Friday, the presidency said.

_____ (2022-03-19). Women And Labor: Key Struggles In The MENA Region. popularresistance.org How do women and gender equality measures advance in a context of conflict, climate change, high unemployment, low labor force participation, limited democratization and a pandemic? These are challenges facing the Arab region as many citizens, women's rights organizations, some governments and external partners seek wide-ranging institutional changes and an improved environment for women's participation and rights. | Surveys show public support for some — but not all — proposals for gender equality. Equal inheritance rights for women, for example, remain off the table, even in progressive Tunisia. Fam…

Our Reporter (2022-03-19). 70% of Ugandan patients not satisfied with services at Hospitals — Survey. plusnews.ug More than half of the patients who visit Ugandan hospitals have to wait for more than an hour before they can see a health worker only to be told there's no medicine or equipment to assist in their diagnosis, according to a survey carried out by the Ministry of Health. The survey which was carried …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-19). Photos: Cranes defeat Wakiso Giants 3-2 in practice match. plusnews.ug Uganda Cranes preparations for the upcoming regional tour and Uzbekistan invitational tournament were on Saturday morning intensified with a timely practice match against UPL side Wakiso Giants. The match saw the Cranes win 3-2 in a highly contested tie played at the Kabaka Kyabaggu Stadium in Wakiso district. Micho Sredojevic side drew first blood through …

Our Reporter (2022-03-19). Woman fined UGX 30 million for illegal possession, trafficking of Heroin. plusnews.ug The Entebbe Chief Magistrate's court has fined Carol Birungi, Uganda shillings 30 million for unlawful possession and trafficking of narcotics. Last month, Birungi was found with 91 pellets concealed in her private parts destined for New Delhi-India. The 26-year-old Birungi appeared before the Entebbe Chief Magistrate, Juliet Nakitende on Friday who fined her Shillings 10 …

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