Algiers, Algeria | Xinhua | Gas supplies from Algeria to Italy will increase in the coming years, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Monday, following his meeting with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers. The gas deal was one in a series of agreements the two politicians agreed to sign …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala District Land Board has gained possession of four plots in Owino market. The land in question comprises plots 24, M34, 20A-22A, and M77B Nakivubo place. It was leased to St Balikudembe Market Stalls, Space and Lockup Shop Owners Association Limited-SSLOA in 2010, after …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | In an article published on Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for closest attention to the Pentagon’s military biological activities around the world. There is “multiplying evidence of (the Pentagon’s) criminal experiments with the most dangerous pathogens in order to create biological weapons conducted under …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliaments Committee on Health has said it plans to meet persons who have encroached on the 10 acres for Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) in Naguru. The 10 acres of land is for the construction of a state-of-the-art cardiac facility that will facilitate the treatment of …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | A court in Moscow ruled on Monday to fine Google LLC 21.077 billion rubles (about 369 million U.S. dollars) for repeated failure to delete content prohibited in Russia. The administrative fine amounts to one tenth of the revenue of Google and its affiliated companies registered with …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City Council has committed Shillings 100Million as part of its efforts to win the bid to host the East Africa Trade show 2022. Mbarara city is competing with Gulu city to host the East African Community Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Trade show. Each …
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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Two former White House aides to Donald Trump will reportedly testify at Thursday’s primetime hearing to be held by the House select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack last year, especially Trump’s inaction when the riot unfolded. Matthew Pottinger, former deputy national security adviser, …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A severe dry spell is affecting the water supply in Kasese town and other urban centers that depend on the National Water and Sewerage Cooperation-NWSC. A number of areas across the municipality have not had a stable water supply for three weeks. Currently, a 20-liter …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students of Kabale Technical Institute (KTI) took to the streets on Monday to protest alleged maladministration at the institute. They accused the administration of increasing tuition without notice, multiple registrations with pay, and announcing the end of the academic term before the official date set …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Acholi cultural chiefs have unveiled their plan to conduct traditional rituals to appease the gods for rain. Weeks of drought have affected crop production in several rural communities in the region sparking fears of famine in the coming months. Rwot Odong Lira II, the cultural …
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