Friday , November 8 2024

The Independent

How and why U.S. politicians fabricate external threats

In recent years, Washington deliberately stretched the concept of “national security” when dealing with China, conjuring up absurd threats and hyping them up BEIJING, CHINA |Xinhua | In the eyes of U.S. politicians, garlic, batteries, cranes, electric vehicles (EVs), or social media apps  — irrelevant stuff in ordinary people’s eyes …

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30-minute exercise boosts cancer-fighting cells

HELSINKI | Xinhua | A new Finnish study shows that even a 30-minute exercise can increase the proportion of tumor-killing white blood cells in breast cancer patients’ bloodstream. According to a press release published by the University of Turku on Wednesday, twenty breast cancer patients who had just been diagnosed …

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Another Speaker Among critic remanded to Luzira

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Fatuma Nansubuga a 34-year-old  resident of Karerwe market, Kawempe Division to Luzira Prison on charges of common nuisance. Nansubuga who was arrested two days ago after staging a lone protest outside Parliament was on Thursday arraigned before …

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FARDC soldiers sentenced to death for fleeing the front

RUTSHURU, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | About 25 Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) soldiers attached to Northern Front operations were on Wednesday evening sentenced to death after pleading guilty of fleeing from the enemy. The soldiers were arrested following the recent swift advance of the March 23 Movement …

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Rift valley fever outbreak confirmed in Ntungamo

Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever has been confirmed in Ntungamo district. The disease has already claimed three lives, in the areas of Rubaare, Nyarutuntu and Itojo, according to the District Surveillance Focal Person Moses Asiimwe. The majority of cases are registered among 13 to …

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Katakwi LC3 chairman arrested for cattle raiding in Karamoja

Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The LC3 Chairperson of Ongongoja Sub County in Katakwi district, William Omeke has been arrested by the military over his alleged involvement in the theft of 22 cattle from Poron Sub County in Napak district. Omeke is the first prominent leader from Teso sub region …

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Mining critical minerals in Africa

As the world rushes to it for lithium and more, here is how the continent should deal with the demand COMMENT | JAMES BOAFO, ERIC STEMN JACOB OBODAI & PHILIP NTI NKURUMAH | Global demand for critical minerals, particularly lithium, is growing rapidly to meet clean energy and de-carbonisation objectives. Africa …

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