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Pope names historic female deacons commission

Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed a commission to study the issue of female Church deacons in a move seen as a potential first step towards women entering the Catholic clergy. The 13-member commission, made up of seven men and six women, will examine the question with a particular focus on …

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Legendary boxing coach Dick Katende dead

Legendary boxing coach Dick Katende has passed on. Though the cause of his death is still very much speculative, reports claim he slipped and hit his head on a hard surface at his home in Naguru. The fall turned out to be fatal. In a condolence message, the Uganda Sports …

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Govt picks four companies for oil licencing round

Government has picked four companies to  negotiate Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs). The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, in a statement, said evaluation of bids for the first competitive licensing round were complete and successful companies invited to negotiate Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs). The four companies are: 1. Armour Energy …

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ANC faces tough test in S.Africa local elections

South Africans vote Wednesday in municipal elections widely seen as a referendum on President Jacob Zuma, with the stalling economy overshadowing progress made since the end of apartheid. Zuma’s African National Congress (ANC), which controls the majority of the 278 municipalities, has been weakened by graft scandals and growing public …

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South Sudan war criminals will be held accountable

Washington, United States | AFP | Washington has warned that those who perpetrate atrocities in South Sudan’s civil war will be held responsible for their crimes. The United States served as a midwife in the creation of the South Sudan, formed in July 2011 by partitioning Sudan. But South Sudan …

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Turkey dismisses 1,400 troops as Erdogan tightens grip

Ankara, Turkey | AFP | Turkey’s government on Sunday dismissed nearly 1,400 military personnel, including a top aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the latest round of a sweeping purge following a failed coup. The announcement in the official gazette came as Erdogan sought to tighten his grip over …

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Man of the match Wokorach leaves Simbas bedazzled

That he was named man of the match on such a charged evening of rugby is no simple fete. In all honesty, Rugby Cranes fullback Phillip Wokorach left fans, Ugandans and Kenyans alike, bedazzled! These are things you see in NBA championships; but the lanky 24-year old displays in rugby. …

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26 MPs now thrown out of parliament

The aftermath of the February 18 elections continues to claim contested MP-elects, with the latest causalities being two NRM MPs. The number has now risen to 26 MPs so far thrown out. Share on: WhatsApp

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France church attackers ‘smiled’ and spoke of Koran

One of the jihadists who murdered an elderly French priest smiled as he carried out the attack, and nuns who witnessed the grisly murder said the killers spoke about the Koran. The two nuns who were in the church when Father Jacques Hamel was killed, his throat slit on the …

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