How do I protect myself from Hepatitis B?

By Dr Vincent Karuhanga I am Hepatitis B negative but recently found out my wife is positive. How do we engage in sexual intercourse since we need to start a family? Aaron Dear Aaron, People mainly get infected with the Hepatitis B virus through sexual intercourse with infected partners or when infected mothers pass it

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UK chief scientist says new virus variant may be more deadly

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a coronavirus press conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Friday Jan. 22, 2021. Johnson announced that the new variant of COVID-19, which was first discovered in the south of England, may be linked with an increase in the mortality rate. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP) By JILL LAWLESS

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Borrowing tops £1bn a day and double-dip recession looms

Sunak: ponders tax rises / REUTERS By Simon English The government is borrowing more than £1 billion a day to keep the UK economy afloat, the latest “eye-wateringly large” official figures show. Tumbling retail sales and other economic indicators were also grim with a “double-dip” recession likely. The hard-hit services sector, three quarters of the

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Top Turkish diplomat meets NATO chief

Should further strengthen unity, solidarity within the Alliance, says Cavusoglu Turkey’s top diplomat met the chief of NATO in Brussels on Friday. “Should further strengthen unity and solidarity within the Alliance,” Mevlut Cavusoglu said in a Twitter post after meeting Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO headquarters. “Turkey assumes critical and leading roles in ensuring the

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Uganda People’s Defence Forces kills 189 Al Shabaab militants in Somalia raid

Brig Gen Don Nabasa briefs troops in Janaale forward base. By RISDEL KASASIRA The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent under African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has killed atleast 189 Al Shabaab fighters in a raid that could be the biggest ever since UPDF deployed in Somalia. According to a statement issued by the

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In Somalia, mothers fear sons were sent to Ethiopia conflict

Photo: Credit Associated Press Pressure is growing on Somalia’s government amid allegations that Somali soldiers have been sent to fight in neighboring Ethiopia’s deadly Tigray conflict. Mothers have held rare protests in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, and elsewhere, demanding to know the fate of their children who originally were sent to Eritrea for military training. They

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Kenya, Algeria call for extension of Amisom mandate in Somalia

The Ministers noted that Amisom continues to experience challenges especially in respect to predictable funding including lack of force multipliers and enablers. The duo urged the United Nations to consider financing Amisom through UN assessed contributions. Kenya and Algeria have called for the extension of Amisom mandate in Somalia. In a joint communique between Kenya’s

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Biden signs burst of virus orders, vows ‘Help is on the way’

President Joe Biden signs executive orders after speaking about the coronavirus, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right, in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and

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UK pledges Sh8 billion for Kenya affordable housing scheme

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. Kenya is set to receive at least Sh8 billion from the UK to fund the construction of affordable housing. UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab said Wednesday the funding — which would come in tranches — is part of the UK government’s support of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s vision of providing 100,000

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In St. Cloud Somali language class, using greetings to build connection

Farhiya Iman moved to St. Cloud, Minn., in the city’s first wave of refugees from Somalia. Now she’s working to change the environment through cultural education.Jaida Grey Eagle. By Kirsti Marohn Farhiya Iman is single-handedly helping to overcome barriers in her community by teaching others about her native Somali culture and language, one phrase at

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