London, United Kingdom | AFP | The price of electricity from offshore wind in Britain has dipped below the level guaranteed to Hinkley Point, raising questions about the construction of the vast nuclear power station. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy disclosed Monday the results of auctions for state …
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | The $680 million Venice development four kilometres (2.5 miles) off Dubai will have capacity of 3,000 visitors. Real estate is a mainstay in Dubai which has the most diversified economy in the oil-rich Gulf, with oil sales bringing in under 10 percent of state …
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Police investigating her and family members over forgery, tax evasion Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT TEAM | The recent police quizzing of former Rwandan presidential hopeful Diane Rwigara has taken a new twist with the authorities questioning why she claims to have been arrested whereas not. Police on Sept.04 took …
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Japanese car-maker serious about reducing forward blind-spot with clever, cheap solution to help you ‘see’ through your car’s A-pillars Toyota has filed new blueprints with the United States Patent and Trademark Office that could help drivers avoid accidents related to blind-spots. The latest innovation is claimed to be a …
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Xiamen, China | AFP | Chinese President Xi Jinping sought Tuesday to move past a tense border dispute with India, telling Prime Minister Narendra Modi the two nuclear-armed neighbours should pursue “healthy, stable” relations, according to China’s state media. The exchange occurred on the sidelines of the just-ended summit of BRICS …
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia | AFP | A Cambodian court on Tuesday charged opposition leader Kem Sokha with treason and espionage over an alleged conspiracy with unnamed foreigners, as strongman premier Hun Sen intensifies his assault on his political enemies. Opponents of Hun Sen, as well as NGOs and the critical press, …
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VIDEO: Police arrest three suspects in Chinese woman’s murder Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the recent murder of a Chinese national at a factory in Mukono. According to Police Spokesperson, Asan Kasingye, DNA extracted from the killer’s jacket, which the deceased managed …
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Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump on Monday told his South Korean counterpart Washington was willing to approve arms sales worth “many billions of dollars” to Seoul following Pyongyang’s test of what it said was a miniaturized hydrogen bomb. President Trump “provided his conceptual approval for the …
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Caracas, Venezuela | AFP | After decades of being Venezuela’s cash cow, the state oil company PDVSA is a ragged shadow of its former self: overburdened, underfed, and in hock to Russian and Chinese creditors. The woes of the group, whose full name is Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., look set to …
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Venice, Italy | AFP | Director John Landis says his new 3D version of “Thriller” gives Michael Jackson fans chance to see the groundbreaking video how the late king of pop would have wanted them to. “Michael and I always intended it to be seen in a cinema,” Landis told reporters …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
