Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | European Union (EU) leaders failed to reach consensus on migration Friday after a two-day summit. Poland and Hungary continued to oppose a proposed obligation for EU countries to welcome migrants to their land or else pay a fee of 20,000 euros (21,826 U.S. dollars) for each …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local gin prices are among the consumer product prices that have been the main drivers of lowering the rate at which prices increased in Uganda in 12 months ending 30th June. The consumer price indices and inflation report for the period as released by the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Inspector General of Police, General Kale Kayihura will retire from the UPDF this month. While he is still facing charges at the General Court Martial, the UPDF has confirmed that he is among nine other generals lined up for retirement from the military. Various …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia extended the ban on the transportation of goods across the country by trucks from unfriendly countries until Dec. 30, according to the official legal information portal on Friday. “The ban on international road transport of a number of goods on the territory of Russia by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two suspected robbers linked to the killing of one person in Kampala’s suburbs of Luzira have been arrested by the Police. The two are believed to have been part of the gang that also injured another person after robbing seventy million shillings from a mobile …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The decision by the Director of Public Prosecution to close 17 files on the theft and diversion of iron sheets has sparked mixed reactions from the local leaders in the Karamoja sub region. DPP Jane Frances Abodo, herself a daughter of Karamoja, last week closed …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda needs over twenty-five billion shillings ($7 million) as contributions to the running of hydro-meteorological monitoring stations long River Nile. The stations are known hydroMet systems under the Nile Basin Initiative are used to collect information needed for agricultural planning and monitoring among others. They …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei came second at the Lausanne Diamond League in Switzerland on Friday. The reigning duo World record holder in 10.000 and 5.000 meters ended the race in a time of 12:41.61 microseconds and it was won by Ethiopia’s Belihu Aregewi who …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The House of Bishops has ordered fresh nominations following the nullification of the election of Rev. Canon Godfrey Kasana Ssemakula as the 4th Bishop of Luwero Diocese. According to the statement released on Friday by the Provincial Secretary of the Church of Uganda, Rev. Canon …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, has said that UPDF is reviewing the process of selecting officers for professional courses and deployment in combat operations. Ssempijja was speaking at the graduation ceremony of 47 senior officers from the East African Community …
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