Milan, Italy | AFP | Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first Serie A hat-trick to lift Juventus top of the table with a 4-0 win over Cagliari on Monday, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic made an “emotional” return for AC Milan in a goalless draw against Sampdoria. Ronaldo struck for the fifth consecutive league …
Read More »Public urged to look out for UNBS quality mark on cosmetics
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan public has been urged to be keen on the UNBS quality mark on all beauty products, in order to avoid fake and substandard cosmetics that have infiltrated the market. The distinctive mark is issued as an assurance of conformity to relevant standards. …
Read More »Soroti Bishop orders clergy to plant trees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rt. Rev. Kosea Odongo, the Bishop of Soroti Diocese has ordered the clergy to prioritize planting trees this year. The directive comes at a time when Teso sub region is experiencing significant impact of climate change, which include changing weather patterns, drop in water …
Read More »Kasangati OC injured during Bobi Wine protest
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Assistant Superintendent of Police, Andrew Angume, the Officer in charge of operations at Kasangati police division is nursing injuries he sustained in running battles with People Power supporters in Kasangati town council. Angume led a team of officers that picked up the People Power leader, …
Read More »Magogo, Sseninde to attend 2019 CAF Awards in Hurghada
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), Moses Hassim Magogo will be one of the invited guests to grace the 2019 CAF Awards taking place on Tuesday night in Egypt. It will be the first time Magogo attends a CAF function …
Read More »Gun registration exercise shifts to CID headquarters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing registration of guns has shifted from the regions to the Criminal Investigations Directorate –headquarters at Kibuli in Kampala. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said that all private security companies and individuals who have not registered their guns with the steering committee, are expected …
Read More »France urges US to ‘come to its senses’ on digital tax
Paris, France | AFP | Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called Monday on the United States to not follow through on threats to impose sanctions on France in a dispute over taxation of tech giants and warned of retaliation. “This trade war is in no one’s interest and I call on …
Read More »Trump’s Iraq sanctions threat ‘not very helpful’: Germany
Berlin, Germany | AFP | US President Donald Trump’s threat to slap sanctions on Iraq should Baghdad expel US troops based there “is not very helpful”, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Monday. “I don’t think you can convince Iraq with threats, but with arguments,” Maas told Deutschlandfunk radio, warning that …
Read More »Younger students outperform older counterparts in CPA exams
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Young students outperformed their older counterparts in the November, 2019 CPA examinations, according to the results released on Monday morning. The results issued by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants show that, students between 18 and 29 years of age performed better than those …
Read More »Egypt to meet four European countries on Libya crisis
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Egypt announced Monday that it will hold a meeting with four European Mediterranean countries about developments in neighbouring Libya after Turkey began deploying troops in the war-torn North African nation. The talks — to be held in Cairo on Wednesday– will bring together foreign ministers from …
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