Uganda leader Bobi Wine restricted with house arrest
Uganda's singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine, has said that police and military officers deployed overnight had barred him from leaving his house in Magere, north of the capital, Kampala. The security forces have surrounded his residence and put him under house arrest before a planned campaign rally.
Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, was set to campaign on Tuesday in support of an opposition candidate running in a by-election in the central district of Kayunga, where Museveni is also expected to hold a rally. Earlier Wine had come second in a tense January election that returned Museveni to power for a sixth term. The vote was conducted under an internet blackout after campaigns where opposition candidates were routinely obstructed by police, and many people were shot dead by security forces.
Over 38 killed by air strikes in Ethiopia
Drones attacked the market and killed more than 38 people and more than 80 people were injured. These are people who were buying and selling in the market in Ethiopia's Tigray region.
Footage shown by Tigray Tv, controlled by the TPLF rebels shows images of dead bodies on the streets and the injured being carried away. The target was a market in the town of Alamata.The attacks started last Wednesday and lasted for three consecutive days.
The government of Ethiopia and various rebel groups have been involved in fighting in Tigray for over a year.
Number of US
Covid deaths in 2021 surpasses 2020 figure
Overall, more than 771,000 COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the U.S. during the pandemic. About 385,000 were reported in 2020, according to CDC data, and more than 386,000 have been reported this year as of the last week of November. Unlike 2020 when the northeast states had more deaths, this year, Southern states have reported the highest death rates due to a major surge caused by the contagious Delta variant. Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Tennessee have reported the highest death rates so far this year.
Google employees may lose job if not vaccinated
Google is one of several large US employers to have adopted a “no jab, no job” policy for their workforce. The company's employees were reportedly informed by a memo they were required to have declared their vaccination status and uploaded proof of it, or to have applied for a medical or religious exemption, by 3 December.After 3rd December, Google would start to contact workers who were unvaccinated or had not uploaded proof of vaccination, or whose exemption requests had not been approved.
The US government has ordered companies with more than 100 staff to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or regularly tested for Covid by 18 January.