Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Saturday to strengthen measures for protecting transport crossing through the Kerch Strait, the power grid connecting Crimea and the main gas pipeline to the peninsula. Putin authorized the Russian Federal Security Service to organize and coordinate measures to …
Read More »LOP Mpuuga tables list of abducted Ugandans
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga, has submitted to the government, a list containing details of people allegedly abducted by state security and detained without trial. According to information obtained by Uganda Radio Network-URN, Mpuuga submitted the list on Friday, October 6th, 2022 to the …
Read More »Lightning strikes teacher dead, injures pupil
Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lightning has struck dead a primary school teacher in Kiyombya sub county, Bunyangabu district. The deceased, Annet Nyakake was a teacher at St. Andrew Primary school in Nyamiseke parish. The thunderbolt also injured Grace Nyamata, a primary six pupil at the same school. Patrick Mugenyi, …
Read More »2,000 families in Hoima face forceful eviction
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 2,000 families in Hoima district are on the verge of being evicted from their ancestral land. The affected families are residents of Rwobunyonyi, Kirindasojo, and Kihohoro villages in Buraru sub-county. They are feuding with Fred Mugamba, a tycoon in Hoima city over land measuring …
Read More »Man City go top with emphatic win over Saints
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City brushed aside Southampton to move to the top of the Premier League – at least for 24 hours. The Blues hit four goals without reply with a classy, dominant performance at the Etihad. The visitors held out for 20 minutes before Joao Cancelo gave City …
Read More »Global food prices decline but remain near all-time highs
Rome, Italy | Xinhua | Global food prices slipped for the sixth consecutive month in September, as lower demand and strong production levels helped balance the impacts of higher energy and transportation costs, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported Friday. The monthly FAO Food Price Index, averaging 136.3 …
Read More »41st ICAO reaches agreement on net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Montreal, Canada | Xinhua | The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) announced Friday it has reached historic agreement on a goal of net-zero carbon emissions for international flights by 2050. Member states meeting at the ICAO assembly in the Canadian city of Montreal have adopted a collective long-term aspirational goal (LTAG) …
Read More »Amudat district faces acute water shortage
Amudat, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 20,000 residents of Amudat town council in Amudat district are facing acute water shortage after major wells and springs dried up. Despite the establishment of a 1.9 Billion Shilling water system by the Ministry of Water and Environment, managed by the Karamoja Water umbrella …
Read More »TAZARA announces resumption of full cross-border passenger train services
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) on Friday announced the resumption of full cross-border passenger train services between Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and New Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia. A statement issued by the TAZARA headquarters in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam said passenger …
Read More »Health ministry adds yellow fever on routine vaccination schedule
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health will this month start offering yellow fever vaccines to children aged nine to twelve months, following the vaccine’s inclusion into the routine immunization schedule. Dr. Fred Nsubuga, a senior medical officer working with Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization (UNEPI) in …
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