Daily Archives: January 25, 2022

 Uganda Ends COVID Curfew, and Nightlife Reopens

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Uganda on Monday lifted its two-year COVID-19 curfew, allowing bars and nightspots to re-open. Excited revelers celebrated the end of one of the world’s longest lockdowns. A reveler who only identified herself as Peace said she has been drinking every night of the lockdown.  Uganda imposed the nighttime curfew in March 2020 in a bid to limit the spread of the coronavirus, which has led to about 3,500 deaths in the country.  Every night, businesses had to shut down at 7, and no cars were allowed on the streets.  Peace tells …

Delay in Creating New US Cybersecurity Board Prompts Concern

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It’s a key part of President Joe Biden’s plans to fight major ransomware attacks and digital espionage campaigns: creating a board of experts that would investigate major incidents to see what went wrong and try to prevent the problems from happening again — much like a transportation safety board does with plane crashes. But eight months after Biden signed an executive order creating the Cyber Safety Review Board it still hasn’t been set up. That means critical tasks haven’t been completed, including an investigation of the massive SolarWinds espionage campaign …

Report: Anti-corruption Fight Is Stalled, COVID Not Helping

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Most countries have made little to no progress in bringing down corruption levels over the past decade, and authorities’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic in many places has weighed on accountability, a closely watched study by an anti-graft organization found Tuesday. Transparency International’s 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index, which measures the perception of public sector corruption according to experts and business people, found that “increasingly, rights and checks and balances are being undermined not only in countries with systemic corruption and weak institutions, but also among established democracies.” Among other issues …

South Sudan Holds Peace Olympics to Foster Reconciliation

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South Sudan has held a peace Olympics to help reconcile communities divided by conflict. The “Twic Olympics” this year marked its 20th anniversary in Twic County.  At this Olympics opening ceremony, a spiritual leader blesses athletes to protect them from injury while a goat represents the belief that power comes from nature.  This is not the winter Olympics in Beijing. It’s the Twic Olympics in northern South Sudan.  The annual two-weeks of games in January attracts athletes from six communities to compete in traditional Olympic and team sports.  The aim: …

Investigations Ordered into Cameroon Stampede that Killed 8 Football Fans

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Cameroon and the Confederation of African Football have ordered an investigation into Monday night’s deadly stampede at a stadium in Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde. Fans trying to enter Olembe Stadium to watch an Africa Football Cup of Nations (AFCON) match between Cameroon and the Comoros overpowered hundreds of police and left at least eight people dead and 38 wounded. At Yaounde’s Messassi Hospital, a nurse implored a crowd of people asking about injured friends and relatives to be calm and maintain social distancing. He said the hospital is still attending to …

FDA Limits Use of Regeneron, Lilly COVID-19 Antibody Treatments 

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The U.S. health regulator on Monday revised the emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 antibody treatments from Regeneron and Eli Lilly to limit their use, as the drugs are unlikely to work against the omicron variant.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the treatments are currently not cleared for use in any U.S. states or territories but may be authorized in certain regions if they work against potential new variants.  The agency highlighted other therapies that are expected to be effective against omicron, including a rival antibody drug from GlaxoSmithKline …