Tehran, Iran | AFP | Sardar Azmoun and Mehdi Taremi were on target as Iran confirmed their spot in the 2018 World Cup finals with a 2-0 victory over Uzbekistan at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Monday. It was Iran’s sixth win from eight matches in Group A which …
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Geneva, Switzerland| MIN OF GENDER L S| Uganda has been voted onto the governing body of International Labour Organisation for the period 2017-2020. This election by the 106th International Labour Conference in Geneva on Monday June 12, 2017 follows Uganda’s earlier nomination by the Africa Group at the African Union …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | British Prime Minister Theresa May took the blame for the ruling Conservatives’ disastrous performance at last week’s elections, as she faced her party’s angry MPs on Monday, seeking to ward off any challenge to her leadership. “I got us into this mess, and I’m …
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KAGAME: There is a need to dispel the notion that Africa is inherently riskier than other developing markets Berlin, Germany | AFP | German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday urged more investment in Africa, saying that economic growth there is needed to fight the poverty that is driving the mass …
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Washington, United States | AFP | More than one in 10 people worldwide are now obese and 2.2 billion are believed to be overweight, fueling a global health crisis that claims millions of lives every year, according to a major new international study released on Monday. Obesity numbers have more …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Senior ministers in Britain’s Conservative government and members of the main opposition Labour Party have held secret talks to ensure a soft Brexit, The Daily Telegraph reported on Tuesday. According to the newspaper, the talks — which are said to involve some of the …
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VIDEO: Tororo District in panic over circulating leaflets Residents of Tororo district are in panic over a letter that was dropped in the town centre purportedly giving Itesots a one week ultimatum to leave the district The unsigned letter is purported to have come from the Japadholas. The letter purportedly threatens …
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VIDEO: Prime Minister Rugunda rushes to Gulu Prime minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda gets a rude welcome to the Acholi sub region as MPs accused his deputy Gen Moses Ali and security agencies of aiding bloodshed in Amuru district that has left at least 8 people dead, dozens injured with some …
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VIDEO: UPDF states position on Apaa clashes The Uganda People’s Defense Forces has refuted allegations that it is fueling the ongoing clashes in Amuru, northern Uganda. The UPDF say they are only helping police to stabilize the situation and should not be dragged into politics by local leaders. Share on: …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia| PPU| President Yoweri Museveni has held a meeting with the Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in Addis Ababa. The meeting took place this afternoon shortly before the official starting of the 31st Extraordinary Summit of the Inter-Government Authority on Development (IGAD) Heads of State. The summit will …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
