Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Another Ugandan has succumbed to Covid-19 bringing the number of deaths to six. The deceased is a male Ugandan aged 70-year and resident of Nateete in Kampala, according to the Health Ministry. A statement from Ministry of Health shows that the deceased was taken to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Thursday resolved to reject a motion tabled by the Minister of State for Planning David Bahati which sought to re-allocate funds in the financial year 2020/2021 budget to operationalize the newly created cities. On 28th April, Parliament approved the creation of 15 new …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The managing director of Alpha Capital Partners Uganda, Stephen Kaboyo, has been appointed as the Uganda honorary consul of the central European country Czech Republic. This is the first time the country is establishing a consulate in Uganda. Uganda Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kuteesa said …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga on Thursday directed the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development to present a statement regarding the development of halting free electricity connections across the country. Kadaga demanded that the Minister Mary Kitutu appears before the House in the next …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man who allegedly contracted HIV and gonorrhea after using defective Life Guard condoms has sued Maristopes Uganda, National Drug Authority-NDA and the government for negligently supplying products that adversely affected the public. In his application filed before the High Court Division, Joseph Kintu demands …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The appellant court martial has reduced the ten year jail term handed to Abdullah Kitatta, the patron of Boda Boda 2010 and his body guard, Sowali Ngobi for illegal possession of firearms to three years. The six member court chaired by a civilian advocate, …
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Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | Real Madrid look to overturn a 2-1 home defeat from the first leg when they visit Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium on Friday night in the return leg of their last 16 Champions League tie. When City outplayed Madrid in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium at the …
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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Depression and anxiety cause one area of the human brain to become “significantly” larger, according to an Australian study. The study, published by Australian National University (ANU) researchers recently, looked at the brains of more than 10,000 people. The study shows that depression alone causes the …
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Rome, Italy | XINHUA | World food prices edged higher in July, the second consecutive month of increases on the heels of lower prices for the first five months of the year, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported Thursday. FAO said rising prices for vegetable oils, dairy products, …
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Washington, US | XINHUA | Three 15-year-old boys in the southeastern U.S. state of Florida have been taken into custody after trespassing on President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property with an AK-47 in a backpack when fleeing police, local media reported on Thursday. The teenagers jumped a wall at the Mar-a-Lago, but …
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