New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Bodybuilders around the world are risking their lives and sometimes dying for the sport they love because of extreme measures that are encouraged by coaches, rewarded by judges and ignored by leaders of the industry, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. A review of hundreds …
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Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has heightened security in all its national parks following a fatal incident where a ranger was killed by armed poachers. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), a state-run agency charged with wildlife conservation, said in a statement that it has deployed additional personnel at strategic locations …
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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The global number of malaria cases and deaths generally remained stable in 2021, thanks to redoubled efforts by affected countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. According to the WHO’s latest World Malaria Report, there were an estimated 619,000 malaria deaths globally in 2021, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has given the Attorney General up to Tuesday, 13 December 2022 to present the Law Revision (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) Bill, 2022. Bugiri Municipality Member of Parliament, Asuman Basalirwa had been granted time to move a motion seeking leave of the House to present a private member’s …
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🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Croatia vs Brazil 6pm ⚽ Netherlands vs Argentina 10pm (UBC TV) Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | The Netherlands faces Argentina in the World Cup quarterfinals on Friday night in the Lusail Stadium. The ground that hosts the World Cup final on December 18 will play host to one of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries, Bright Rwamirama has acknowledged that technical errors have affected the operations of Agoro Irrigation Scheme despite a number of rehabilitations. His remarks follow complaints from local leaders and residents of Lamwo over the dysfunctional irrigation scheme, which …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is urged to carry out extensive restructuring and pay reforms in the Ministry of Public Service in a bid to streamline salaries of public servants. This arose against the backdrop of the debate of the report of the Committee on Public Service and Local Government …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire, the Minister of Internal Affairs, has ordered the Crime Intelligence director, Brig Gen Chris Damulira, to probe leaders of the National Unity Platform-NUP for allegedly parading fake torture victims at a UN Human Rights Conference in Kenya last month. According to …
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Players task government to walk the talk at 13th national competitiveness forum Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Private sector players have asked government to walk the talk while promising to boost private sector activities that drive overall growth of the economy. The call was made by multiple speakers at the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Boxing Federation (UBF) has called for the reinstatement of boxing in schools in a bid to develop the sport. The appeal was made by the President of the federation, Moses Muhangi while appearing before Parliament’s Ad-hoc Committee that is investigating the usage of funds …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
