Paris, France | AFP | Garbine Muguruza officially became world number one for the first time on Monday, as Sloane Stephens soared back into the top 20 after her surprise US Open triumph. Wimbledon champion Muguruza takes over from Karolina Pliskova at the top of the rankings, after the Czech’s quarter-final …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Chronic exposure to cigarette smoke can change lung cells over time, making them more vulnerable to disease and priming them to develop cancer, US researchers said Monday. The report in the journal Cancer Cell is based on lab experiments on lung cells that were …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI |The High Court in Kampala has declined to issue orders to exhume the body of the late Ivan Ssemwanga to retrive currency noted said to have been buried with him as asked by a concerned citizen a one Abey Mgugu. This is after presiding judge …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Parents of a nursery and primary school in Munyonyo Kampala, (Mild Care parents’ school) have gone to court seeking restraining orders against the directors of the said school, from re-opening for third term due to corporal punishment that is subjected to their children. The parents …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Florida insurance companies appear to have avoided what could have been a catastrophic hit after damage estimates from Hurricane Irma on Monday fell sharply due to last-minute shifts in the storm’s trail of destruction. The storm spared cities on Florida’s eastern coast, which analysts …
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New York, United States | AFP | Visitors are touching the art, wearing it and even jumping on it at the popular immersive exhibition “29Rooms” being held in a Brooklyn warehouse. Artists, companies and non-profits have come together for the interactive event hosted by the website Refinery29 which closes on …
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New York, United States | AFP | Ashley Graham, the star model going stratospheric for breaking down barriers in the fashion industry, powered down the New York runway Monday celebrating curves in her latest lingerie collection. The 29-year-old sensation from Nebraska modeled sexy black and green underwear in her latest link-up …
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Chicago, United States | AFP | Jury selection began Monday in the trial of one of two US teens accused of stabbing a friend to appease a fictitious internet character, in a case that sparked a TV documentary. Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser — now 15, but 12 years old …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | The Tanzanian government said Sunday it had confiscated diamonds worth nearly $30 million after accusing British company Petra Diamonds of having declared a lower value when trying to export the gems. Speaking on government television channel TBC 1, Finance Minister Philip Mpango said the diamonds extracted …
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Berlin, Germany | AFP | Germany’s Bibiana Steinhaus made history on Sunday as the first female referee to officiate a match in a top European league by taking charge of Hertha Berlin’s 1-1 draw with Werder Bremen. Steinhaus became the first woman to referee a top-tier match in the German, …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
