New York, United States | AFP | Roger Federer takes motivation from shattering records, but winning matters most for the 38-year-old Swiss star as he chases his 21st Grand Slam title at the US Open. Five-time US Open champion Federer stretched his record for Grand Slam Open era quarter-finals appearances …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christopher Darlington is a drone pilot and mechanic. He shoots music videos, ceremonies and documentaries for his clients. He charges between Shillings 300,000 and 500,000 and is glad business is available. Darlington looks forward to the first and last two months of the year because …
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Museveni-Kagame tension, diplomacy; What to look out for next Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Despite their hyped reconciliation meeting and handshake on Aug.21 in the Angolan capital, Luanda, tense relations between President Yoweri Museveni and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, appear likely to remain unless one of them makes a major …
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Plan to have BOU pay heavily Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE AND ISAAC KHISA | Real estate tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia has won a major case in the High Court in Kampala that could see the Bank of Uganda pay him billions of shillings in costs and compensation for lost business …
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New African Magazine profiles the life of John Akii Bua in this article run 10/02/2012 HISTORY FEATURE | NEW AFRICAN MAGAZINE | In a gripping tale about his life and sporting achievements, Uganda’s greatest athlete, John Akii-Bua recalls in his unpublished memoirs a sleepless night before his historic 1972 Munich …
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Miami, United States | AFP | Hurricane Dorian roared Sunday towards the Bahamas as the island chain braced for a devastating direct hit, before the monster storm churns up the US coast from Florida towards the Carolinas. Barreling in from the Atlantic Ocean, the core of the extremely dangerous Category 4 …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Washington moved ahead Sunday with new tariffs on Chinese imports as it stepped up a high-pressure campaign aimed at coercing Beijing to sign a new trade deal even amid fears of a further slowing of US and world growth. The additional 15 percent tariffs, affecting …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Protesters wielding pro-democracy placards and EU flags rallied on Saturday in dozens of British cities against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s controversial move to suspend parliament just weeks before Brexit. In the biggest demonstration, thousands of whistle-blowing, drum-banging people gathered raucously outside the gates of Downing …
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Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Earlier this year, hairdresser Mazen Kamal was stopped by paramilitary forces on a street in Khartoum for having long hair and was shaved on the spot. Now the barbershop he works in is seeing an influx of young men coming for modern hairstyles that would have …
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New York, United States | AFP | Defending champion Naomi Osaka consoled a tearful Coco Gauff after a crushing US Open victory Saturday in a showdown billed as “the future of women’s tennis” while Rafael Nadal cruised into the last 16. World number one Osaka overpowered 15-year-old Gauff 6-3, 6-0 in …
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