Paris, France | AFP | A ‘pandemic’ of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths annually, scientists said Tuesday. Eliminating the toxic cocktail of molecules and lung-clogging particles cast off by burning oil, gas and coal would restore a full …

Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lwengo councilors have tasked district officials to account for improved cattle breeds they received from government. In 2013, Lwengo district received four herds of improved breeds of cattle from the government stock farm at Kamenyamigo Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute-ZARDI to facilitate crossbreeding of cattle …

Washington, United States | AFP | A smartphone app that lets users check the eyes of newborn babies for jaundice may be an effective, low-cost way of identifying which cases need treatment, scientists reported Monday. Jaundice, a liver problem which causes the skin and whites of the eyes to turn yellow, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three suspects are in Police custody in connection to attempted arson at Kawempe police station and Hass pump fuel station in Kawempe division in Kampala. The suspects are Hanson Twinemujuni alias Bobi Younger, Ssenono alias Density, the ringleader of the group and a one, Walusimbi. They …

Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to parliament a number of proposed constitutional changes, including amendments that mention God and stipulate that marriage is a union of a man and woman. Putin unleashed a political storm in January by proposing an overhaul of the constitution, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “We are counting on you in helping us make Zimbabwe great again,” said Zimbabwe’s number two top diplomat in a passionate appeal to the Pan African Parliament (PAP) on sanctions against his country. Citing the continued untold sorrow and deterioration of the well-being of his countrymen, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a rise in HIV infection among older men according to health experts. Information from Uganda Aids Commission-UAC shows that majority of men between 45 and 49 years of age who have been seeking for health services in the past years tested positive. This …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala police are holding a woman accused of stealing offertories from various churches. The suspect is 25-year-old Judith Nanangwa a resident of Seeta in Mukono district. According to police, the suspect was picked up at Watoto church Ntinda-Butukirwa during the first service on Sunday when …

Vatican City, Holy See | AFP | Pope Francis, who is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for the coronavirus, an Italian newspaper reported Tuesday, as Italy battles Europe’s worst outbreak. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni did not respond to a request for comment on the report in the Messaggero newspaper. Francis cancelled a Lent …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will have more trade options upon the Implementation of the Regional Infrastructure Master Plan of the Intergovernmental Agency on Development (IGAD). The masterplan seeks to establish infrastructure development priorities for IGAD countries; Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. The move will …