Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Faithful willing to attend mass and services in the Catholic and Anglican churches will have to book and register with the Church administrators as one the measures to control numbers as churches reopen their doors. The development comes after President Yoweri Museveni eased restrictions …
Read More »Messi lashes out at Barca for ‘throwing out’ Luis Suarez
Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | FC Barcelona striker Leo Messi on Friday launched a stinging criticism of the club’s Board of Directors for their treatment of Luis Suarez. Messi’s fresh attack comes after he was forced into a U-turn following his request to leave Barca this summer, but issued a …
Read More »Any amount of alcohol use during pregnancy harmful to child’s brain
Sydney, Australia | XINHUA | Any amount of alcohol consumption during pregnancy can have a significant impact on a child’s brain development, leading to anxiety, depression, and poor attention in youth, a new research from Australia’s University of Sydney said. Published on Friday, researchers from the university’s Matilda Center for …
Read More »WHO hails Africa’s declining COVID-19 cases, urges caution to prevent 2nd wave
Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday hailed declining COVID-19 positive cases in Africa but stressed the need to strengthen containment measures amid risk of a second wave in the continent. Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional director for Africa, said the continent has escaped an implosion …
Read More »Putin proposes mending Russia-U.S. ties in info security
Moscow, Russia | XINHUA | Russian President Vladimir Putin appealed on Friday to the United States to improve cooperation on international information security. “One of the main strategic challenges today is the risk of a large-scale confrontation in the digital sphere. A special responsibility for its prevention lies with the …
Read More »MPs reiterate call for accountability for COVID-19 donations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament want the government and the National COVID-19 task force to provide accountability for all donations received from well-wishers to mitigate the effects of coronavirus disease. The total donations to the COVID-19 taskforce were valued at 28 billion Shillings by May …
Read More »Serie A: Roma vs Juventus
Saturday 26 September 15:00: Torino v Atalanta 18:00: Cagliari v Lazio 18:00: Sampdoria v Benevento 20:45: Internazionale v Fiorentina Sunday 27 September 12:30: Spezia v Sassuolo 15:00: Napoli v Genoa 15:00: Hellas Verona v Udinese 18:00: Crotone v Milan 20:45: Roma v Juventus Monday 28 September 20:45: Bologna v Parma …
Read More »FDC’s Nabilah seeks NUP ticket for lord mayoral race
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Central Woman Member of Parliament Nabilah Naggayi Sempala has resorted to the National Unity Platform to get a ticket to run for the position of Kampala city lord mayor. According to Mercy Walukamba, the chairperson of the NUP election management committee, two candidates …
Read More »Police arrest Bobi Wine’s bodyguards
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have arrested two bodyguards of Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu aka Bobi wine. The arrested have been identified as Rashid Kavuma and a colleague only identified as Ashraf. Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy Spokesperson Luke Oweyesigire tells Uganda Radio Network that the two are being …
Read More »Two arrested over fake police social media accounts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Department-CID have detained two men in connection with operating fake police social media accounts that they have been using to post disparaging content. Charles Twine, the CID spokesperson identified the two suspects as Mugerwa Nicholas resident of Kitebi in Rubaga division …
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