“With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model,” her representative said Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Tina Turner, one of rock and soul music’s greatest icons and comeback stories has died, leaving a seven-decade legacy that blazed a trail for divas like Beyoncé, Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, Amy …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Simba Telecom has partnered with MiOne to unveil its new products including smartwatch phones, tablets, and accessories. Speaking during the launch at Simba Telecom headquarters on Kampala Road, Andy Chow, the MiOne General Manager said the variety of new MiOne phones & Black Arch TV …
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New Delhi, India | Xinhua | India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by 6.05 billion U.S. dollars during the week ended May 19 to 593.48 billion U.S. dollars, showed the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India. This situation came after three consecutive weeks seeing the forex reserves rise. In …
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Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan’s acting Defense Minister Yassin Ibrahim Yassin Friday called on retired soldiers and whoever is able to carry arms to report to the nearest army base to get armed. “We call on all pensioners of the armed forces, including officers, non-commissioned officers, soldiers and all those …
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Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) admitted on Saturday that it implemented “certain measures” linked to the explosion on the Crimean Bridge in October 2022. “According to our legislation, international legislation and the customs and traditions of warfare, taking into account the fact that it was …
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Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Front runners Borussia Dortmund were held to a 2-2 draw with Mainz and allowed the second-placed Bayern Munich to snatch their 11th consecutive title and 33rd overall thanks to Jamal Musiala’s last-gasp 2-1 winner against Cologne in the last round of the Bundesliga 2022-23 season on …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | The number of people arriving in Ethiopia fleeing from armed conflict in Sudan has surpassed 31,000, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has disclosed. The UN migration agency, in its latest situation update issued Friday, said the armed conflict in Sudan is forcing hundreds of thousands of …
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Kapelebyong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kapelebyong Chief Administrative Officer(CAO), David Lubuuka has disagreed with the District Service Commission (DSC) over the planned recruitment of new staff in the district. The district advertised 23 positions and among the positions include 5 head teachers and deputies, 19 teachers, senior Assistant Town …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders in Acholi have called on the government to review the Parish Development Model (PDM) so that it suits the real needs of the sub-region that is still recovering from the two decades of insurgencies. The clerics said although the PDM is a good …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities, Martin Mugarra, has applauded the Explore Uganda- the Panel of Africa program, for promoting domestic tourism in the country. The Explore Uganda -The Pearl of Africa campaign was launched by President Museveni in 2022, with the aim …
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