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Direct Beijing-Tel Aviv flights resume after 18-month hiatus

JERUSALEM | Xinhua |  Direct flights between Beijing and Tel Aviv resumed on Thursday, as a Hainan Airlines aircraft successfully landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv early in the morning, marking the end of an 18-month hiatus. According to Yu Chaojie, president of Hainan Airlines, the resumed Beijing-Tel …

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Makerere races to develop degree programmes for Primary School teachers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University is moving swiftly to develop degree programmes for primary school teachers, five years after the Ministry of Education raised the bar for teacher qualifications by scrapping the lower minimum qualification requirement. Mathias Mulumba Bwanika, the Dean of the School of Education at …

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Why are the U.S and Iran talking in Oman and what’s at stake?

MUSCAT, April 9  | Xinhua |  The long-standing tensions between the United States and Iran are once again in the spotlight, as both sides prepare for indirect high-level talks scheduled for Saturday in Oman’s capital of Muscat. While U.S. President Donald Trump describes the engagement as a “direct” dialogue, Iran …

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CHAMPS LEAGUE: Arsenal 3 Real Madrid 0

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | An incredible second-half performance, featuring two of the best free-kicks Emirates Stadium has ever witnessed, made for a magical Champions League night as Declan Rice’s first career brace helped beat Real Madrid in the first leg of our quarter-final tie. After an entertaining, but goalless …

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Court declines to stay recovery of sh47billion from KIU

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commercial Division of the High Court has declined to stay the execution of an order seeking to recover sh47 billion from Kampala International University. In his ruling, Justice Steven Mubiru, observed that KIU which is owned by businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba, had failed …

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