2.30PM: Uganda steeplechase runner Peruth Chemutai will lead Uganda quest for glory in the U-20 women’s event. The Ugandan junior women won a bronze in 2010. RESULT Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia defends her World U20 cross country title #iaafkampala2017 — IAAF (@iaaforg) March 26, 2017 POS BIB ATHLETE MARK DETAIL …
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2pm: Thirteen teams will compete in the mixed relays, the first time the event is held at the World Cross Country Championships. Uganda’s team has Nanyondo Winnie, Ruto Geoffrey Kipkorir, Ajok Dorcus, Musagala Ronald, Chebet Esther Abu Mayanja. RESULT: Kenya’s mixed relay team of Asbel, Mbithe, Koros and Chepkoech celebrate their …
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Stephen Kiprotich is confident. He knows better than many what it takes to win gold, and in team Uganda he has seen a lot in training to show that glory beckons. “Going by what I saw in training, I believe our time for gold has finally come,” Kiprotich said, adding that …
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Ankara, Turkey | AFP | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday lashed out again in the diplomatic row with the European Union saying it would be “easier” if the EU just rejected Turkey’s bid to join the bloc. Turkey and Europe are locked in a bitter dispute after Germany …
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Rome, Italy | AFP | European Union leaders renewed their vows at a special summit in Rome on Saturday, celebrating the troubled bloc’s 60th anniversary with a commitment to a common future without Britain. With British Prime Minister Theresa May absent, the other 27 countries signed a new declaration on …
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Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump sought Saturday to put a good face on his most stinging political setback yet, declaring that Obamacare would collapse and vowing to develop a “great” replacement. “ObamaCare will explode and we will all get together and piece together a great healthcare …
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Milan, Italy | AFP | Pope Francis arrived in Milan on Saturday to meet families on a working-class housing estate, have lunch in a prison and hold a mass for hundreds of thousands of believers in nearby Monza. Bells in church towers across over 1,000 dioceses rang out as Francis …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump sat in the Oval Office on Friday evening in an unfamiliar position — having to own failure. His health care reform, his very first significant legislative proposal, had fallen at the first hurdle in a friendly Congress. For sure, the 70-year-old businessman …
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NAIROBI (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday made an appeal to the international community to act right to fully bring back Somalia into the fold of the international community of nations. Kenyatta rooted for durable solutions to the Somali refugees problem, and said the recent presidential elections in Somalia …
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Presidents Museveni, Farmaajo discuss security in Somalia President Yoweri Museveni and his counterpart, the newly elected Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmaajo’ have held a bilateral meeting during which they discussed the security situation in the horn and development in Somalia. “I congratulate you on two counts; One, your …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
