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Kabale reports over 1300 teenage pregnancies in 11 months

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to one thousand four hundred (1396) girls aged between 15-19 years in Kabale district were impregnated between July 2023-June 2024. According to Monica Muhumuza Nzeirwe, Kabale District Senior Probation officer, among the impregnated include four girls who are aged below the age of 15. …

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Argentina outlast spirited Canada in Copa America opener

ATLANTA | Xinhua | Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez scored second-half goals as defending champions Argentina began their Copa America defense with 2-0 victory over Canada here on Thursday. Alvarez sent an angled finish into the far corner before Martinez put the result beyond doubt by slotting home after Lionel …

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Journalists remanded for writing stories without a valid license

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court  has remanded two Journalists to Luzira Prison on charges of publishing information without a valid broadcasting License. Dickson Ashley  Mubiru  the Managing Director Grace Publications, Alirabaki Ssengoba a News Writer at Grape Vine Media were arraigned before the Court …

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Govt launches GROW project in Karamoja sub-region

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has extended the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women (GROW) project to benefit women entrepreneurs in the Karamoja sub-region. The GROW project running for five years and implemented by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development was launched in …

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Momentum grows for ban on smartphone use in U.S. schools

LOS ANGELES,Carlifornia | Xinhua | A nationwide movement to ban smartphone use in U.S. schools is gaining traction, as the nation’s second-largest school district has approved a “phone-free” policy during school days to support students’ academic success and well-being. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) voted on Tuesday to …

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