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Man City wins Champions League final in Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey | Xinhua | Rodri on Saturday fired to give Manchester City the victory over Inter Milan as he scored the only goal in the UEFA Champions League final in Istanbul. The Spanish midfielder’s goal on 68 minutes won the tough game for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. City players lifted …

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UN chief strongly condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers in Mali

United Nations, USA | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday strongly condemned the attack on a patrol of UN mission in Mali that killed one peacekeeper, his spokesman said. “The secretary-general recalls that attacks targeting United Nations peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law,” Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman, …

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Museveni’s four acre model farming targets youth

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President’s Initiative on the four-acre farming approach will be part of the youth skilling centers in the country. The four-acre approach or model aspires to have a farmer earning up to one hundred million shillings from a four-acre piece of land. According to Museveni’s …

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No money for your demands, Museveni tells Luwero residents

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said that the government has no money to address the demands of Luwero residents. Yesterday the country marked Heroes’ Day in commemoration of the National Resistance Army heroes that were executed during the 1981-1986 war. Luwero and Nakaseke were the epicenter …

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“We mistook Al-Shabaab for farmers” Survivors tell Gen Muhoozi

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces -UPDF in Somalia have told Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba that the recent attack by Al-Shabaab which left 54 soldiers killed resulted from mistaking them for farmers in their gardens. Al-Shabaab overrun UPDF base at Buulo-Mareer on May 26 at 5am. The …

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Kalita abandons service along Northern Bypass route

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kalita Bus Company abruptly abandoned its commuter passenger operations along the Northern bypass hardly a year after. The company, which was using electric buses built by Kiira Motors Corporation started operations along the route around late August and early September last year. There was excitement …

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Nigerian president suspends central bank governor

Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigerian President Bola Tinubu late Friday suspended Godwin Emefiele from the governorship of the country’s central bank, ahead of planned reforms in the financial sector. Emefiele served as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria since June 2014. The move came following an investigation by the …

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Status of UN envoy to Sudan unchanged: spokesperson

United Nations, USA | Xinhua | The status of Volker Perthes, the UN envoy to Sudan, is currently unchanged after the Sudanese government declared him not welcome anymore, said a UN spokesperson on Friday. The Sudanese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the government of Sudan has officially notified UN Secretary-General …

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Former British PM Johnson stands down as MP

London, UK | Xinhua | Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday he is stepping down as a Member of Parliament (MP) with immediate effect. Johnson has been under investigation by the cross-party Committee of Privileges in the House of Commons, the lower house of the British Parliament, over …

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