Brussels, Belgium | AFP | Britain will be a “second-rate player” after Brexit, unable to compete with big powers like the US, China and EU, outgoing EU Council president Donald Tusk warned Wednesday. The former Polish premier said Brexit supporters were deluded if they thought leaving the EU would bring a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The government has contributed 7.3 billion shillings for the medical credit scheme. This was revealed by Tom Aliti, the Commissioner in charge of Partnerships at the Ministry of Health. The scheme which will help private healthcare practitioners’ access credit is expected to start in …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Despite a steady increase in coffee consumption around the world, trade prices have fallen dramatically in the past three years, hitting producers. At the same time, the cost of an espresso or latte remains as full-fat as ever. What’s going on? Futures on arabica and …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Former world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury said his outspoken remarks which have caused huge offence to many are down to the racism aimed at Travellers he experienced as an amateur. The 31-year-old Briton — who is of Irish Traveller descent and is nicknamed ‘The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB experienced a technical glitch on the last day of the Primary Leaving Examinations- PLE resulting to a number of schools receiving fewer or more examination scripts compared to the number of registered candidates. Some of the affected schools were Nakasero Primary …

Washington, United States | AFP | It started with a shadowy diplomatic campaign as Donald Trump bypassed official channels on Ukraine, and the unusual foreign policy bid has now triggered public hearings on impeachment — the ultimate indignity for a US president. The spark that lit the Ukraine affair, according to …

Canberra, Australia | AFP | Disgraced Catholic Cardinal George Pell was handed a final chance to clear his name Wednesday, when Australia’s top court agreed to allow his appeal against convictions for child abuse. The 78-year-old former Vatican treasurer is currently serving a six-year jail sentence for molesting two 13-year-old choirboys …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Private healthcare providers have decried the challenges of accessing credit from financial institutions. Dr Edward Rukwaro from Nakasero hospital said that it’s very risky investing in Uganda’s health sector. “Medical equipment is very expensive. It would help us a lot if there was a provision …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA councillors are protesting the inadequate funds allocated to the authority for the 2020/2021 financial year. According to the national budget framework paper, KCCA has been allocated 325.44 billion shillings. Of this amount, 294.94 billion shillings will be directly from central government …

Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump will leap from the frying pan of impeachment into the fire of foreign policy controversy when he hosts his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on Wednesday. On the day that the impeachment process shifts to the dramatic phase …