Turin, Italy | AFP | Juventus’ Champions League hopes are hanging on Cristiano Ronaldo pulling off another sensational comeback as the Italians trail 2-0 to defensive specialists Atletico Madrid going into the last 16, second-leg tie in Turin on Tuesday. “We didn’t expect to lose the first leg 2-0, but anything …
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Port Harcourt, Nigeria | AFP | Nigeria’s election authorities announced the suspension of activities in volatile opposition-held Rivers State on Sunday citing violence and threats to its staff, as tensions rise in the wake of closely-watched regional elections. Counting is continuing across the country after Saturday’s elections for governors in 29 …
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Dublin, Ireland | AFP | British Prime Minister Theresa May will travel Monday to Strasbourg in a bid to “finalise” her Brexit deal ahead of a crucial vote in the UK parliament, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said. “The British prime minister is travelling to Strasbourg this evening, I understand, to try to finalise an …
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Tulu Fara , Ethiopia | AFP | Airlines in Ethiopia, China and Indonesia grounded Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets Monday as investigators recovered the black boxes from a brand-new passenger jet that crashed outside Addis Ababa a day earlier, killing all 157 people on board. The Nairobi-bound plane — the same …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former rebel Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA Commander, Thomas Kwoyelo has asked the International Crimes Division of the High Court to transfer him to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands for trial. Kwoyelo cites numerous delays in his trial for the request, saying he …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party has asked the Kyadondo East legislator, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine to isolate youth who have started attacking Dr. Kizza Besigye and other party leaders in the name of people power. Addressing journalists at the FDC headquarters on Monday, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police have finally confirmed the death of Commissioner of Police, Christine Alalo. The deceased officer was one of the 147 passengers aboard Ethiopian Airline flight ET 302, which crashed on Sunday shortly after taking off from Bole International Airport in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. …
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New York, United States | AFP | Shares of Boeing plummeted by more than 12 percent on Monday in premarket trading, the day after the crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 in Ethiopia killed 157 people. The crash was the second in less than six months to involve the popular model of airliner, causing …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | The European Union’s chief negotiator on Monday shut down hopes of a Brexit compromise with Brussels, saying it was up to Britain’s government and parliament to find a way forward with less than three weeks to go before the scheduled departure date. On the eve …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opposition peoples’ government led by Dr. Kizza Besigye has announced that they will open diplomatic communication with the Rwanda government. The move, they say is aimed at calming simmering diplomatic tensions between Uganda and Rwanda. Two weeks ago Rwanda closed its Gatuna boarder …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
