Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has warned the general public to be cautious when hiring private security guards to guard their homes and business premises, saying that they should employ people they know well to avoid crimes. Fred Enanga, the Uganda Police spokesperson told Uganda Radio Network -URN that …
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Banbury, United Kingdom | AFP | The cars snaking past the bunting-adorned entrance of a British care home point to an era when even cherished family visits have to be socially distant because of the coronavirus. Gracewell of Adderbury home for the elderly, in central England, is trying out drive-through family …
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Brussels, Belgium | AFP | Britain and the EU will attempt to revive their imperilled trade talks on Tuesday, entering a crucial week of negotiations that could mark the final hope for a deal. Hundreds of officials will hold video talks all week from London and Brussels, the fourth and last …
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Milan, Italy | AFP | Facing its deepest recession since World War II and with business confidence collapsing, the coronavirus pandemic is hitting Italy’s economy hard. Business confidence in the eurozone’s third largest economy in May plummeted to its lowest level since official statistics institute ISTAT started the index in March …
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Paris, France | AFP | Could exposure to the coronaviruses that cause the common cold help protect against COVID-19? Is herd immunity closer than previously thought? As nations lift lockdowns and experts worry about a potential second peak in cases, our ability to ward off infection is one of the hottest …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government will dispatch 225,476 face masks for distribution to the residents of Moroto district as part of a plan to provide all citizens with masks. The plan was revealed by Samson Olum, the Acting Commissioner in the Ministry of Health during a sensitization meeting …
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Omoroa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of residents of Abuturu village, Lalogi Sub-County in Omoro District have been displaced while others are living in fear as a result of inter-clan land clashes. The reported fighting is between Kal and Jaka clans who are bickering over 20 hectares of communal land. …
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Masaka , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka Catholic Diocese has experimented their idea of dedicating a special day for young people to celebrate the annual pilgrimage feast of the Uganda Martyrs day. On June 3, every year, Christians from different corners of the world converge at the Uganda Martrys shrine …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu District Local Government has approved a 39.2 billion Shillings’ budget for the 2020/2021 Financial Year. The budget recorded a shortfall of 2.3 billion from the 42.3 billion Shillings passed in the ending financial year. The District is expected to raise 23.9 billion Shillings (60 per cent) …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecommunications giant MTN Uganda has been ordered to pay Uganda Revenue Authority – URA- 44.2 billion Uganda Shillings in two separate court cases that could forever define how telecoms pay their taxes. In one case, MTN will pay 24.2 billion Shillings on the dispute on …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
