Los Angeles, United States | AFP | The top US health and infectious disease specialist says the key to reopening professional sports leagues in America is to have the athletes play games in front of empty stadiums. Anthony Fauci, who is helping coordinate the US response to the global coronavirus pandemic, …
Read More »Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has resolved to exempt the Islamic Development Bank and a number of agricultural implements from taxes. Parliament resolved this on Wednesday during debate on the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The Legislators scrapped VAT on combine harvester, agricultural trailers, tractor mounted Hay mowers, …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The six ambulances that were donated to Arua district by the Woman MP Moureen Osoru have no drivers, the district LC 5 Vice chairman Boniface Alioni has revealed. Alioni was clarifying to why the district failed to send an ambulance to pick the a patient …
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Kikube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel guarding the closed Uganda-DR Congo border in Kikuube district are on the spot for allegedly aiding the illegal entry of Congolese businessmen into Uganda. Teams comprising Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers and Uganda Police Force were recently deployed to guard the closed Border …
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Tirana, Albania | AFP | Inside a dark shack outside Albania’s capital, 18-year-old Mirela tries to soothe her newborn with the only food she has: a can of powdered milk scrounged from a rubbish bin. “But what to do after that?” the young mother asks, as she cradles her baby in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Civil Division has fined Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Shillings 150 million for contempt of court orders. The ruling stems from an application filed by Bin It Services accusing KCCA and it Executive director of defying an order issued by the same court …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Newcastle United fans have long dreamed of ridding the club from owner Mike Ashley, but a potential £300 million ($377 million) takeover backed by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund presents fans on Tyneside with a different dilemma. Retail tycoon Ashley has been deeply unpopular in …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Some complain about joggers panting on passers-by. Others wonder what to do when they overhear drunken partygoers rejecting quarantine measures. Still more question whether people they see in the street are really on “essential” business. Local social media networks, long places for recipe swaps and …
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Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a reported increase of cattle thefts in Katakwi district because of the ongoing lock down announced by President, Yoweri Museveni to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Statistics from the district security team show that 67 cattle have been stolen from Katakwi within the …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Before lifting lockdowns imposed across the United States in March, experts say we’ll need a massive screening system in place to monitor and respond to localized coronavirus surges. Are we on track? That depends on who you ask. President Donald Trump has boasted the US …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
