Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business grounded to a halt at the Busia one-stop border post on Wednesday when truckers decided to park their vehicles protesting double charges for clearing goods in transit. They accused Ogaframe (Invespo), the clearing firm attached to Uganda Revenue Authority-URA at Busia custom for charging …
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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order that requires the federal government to achieve a goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. “As the single largest land owner, energy consumer, and employer in the Nation, the Federal Government can catalyze private sector investment …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bishop Paul Ssemogerere is the new Archbishop of Kampala Metropolitan Archdiocese. The Papal Nuncio to Uganda Archbishop Luigi Bianco announced the appointment of Ssemogerere, who was until recently been the Bishop of Kasana Luwero, on Thursday morning. The office of the Kampala Archbishop fell vacant …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 motorcycles impounded over time by police on traffic and Covid-19 related offenses are to be auctioned off. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said that more than 500 motorcycles have remained unclaimed at different police stations in Kampala Metropolitan areas which …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Bureau of Standards has today seized at least 6000 liters of crude alcohol from local distillers in Mbale city. The alcohol was impounded in the areas of Musoto village in Industrial division, Mbale city during an operation to crackdown substandard alcoholic products on …
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New York, U.S. | Xinhua | A booster shot of COVID-19 vaccine would provide enough protection against the Omicron variant while two doses may not be sufficient, said COVID-19 vaccine developers Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE on Wednesday. Three doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine would generate sufficient serum antibodies to …
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Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kakumiro district has arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly hacking to death a businesswoman. The suspect is John Tumushabe, a resident of Mukateebe village, Mwitanzige sub-county. It is alleged that Tumushabe with others still at large on Tuesday morning at around 3am, …
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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to overturn President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses. Senators voted 52-48 on the resolution, which needed a simple majority to be approved. Democratic Senators Jon Tester and Joe Manchin voted with Republicans, giving it enough support to be …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs, Minsa Kabanda has set allowances for speakers and their deputies at City Hall and the five divisions of Kampala. Just like their predecessors who were never paid, these political leaders have not received any pay since assuming office …
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Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Olaf Scholz from Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) was elected as the new Federal Chancellor on Wednesday. According to the German Bundestag, or the lower house of Parliament, Scholz got 395 of the 707 votes, well above the 369-vote majority required in the 736-seat Bundestag. The …
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