Washington, USA | Xinhua | A U.S. military operation killed a number of Islamic State (ISIS) members in Somalia on Wednesday, including a key leader of the extremist group, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday. Among those killed was Bilal-al-Sudani, “an ISIS leader in Somalia and a key facilitator for ISIS’s …
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Los Angeles, USA | Xinhua | There have been at least 20 million illnesses, 210,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 deaths from flu so far this season in the United States, according to the latest estimates released Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Seasonal influenza activity remains high but …
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Beijing, China | Xinhua | After a series of “Twitter Files” over the weeks disclosing the U.S. government’s involvement in the social media company’s content moderation, the latest installment came as the fresh Twitter owner Elon Musk said Tuesday that the same is happening in “every social media company.” “Google frequently makes …
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Why Uganda and others were not disappointed COVER STORY | Ian Katusiime | President Yoweri Museveni got at least one major deal on the sidelines of the just concluded US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC, US. The President managed to get the U.S. group, Albertine Graben Energy Consortium (AGEC), to agree that a …
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✳ Museveni praises Professor Patrick Ogwang for COVID-19 remedy Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Here is Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s speech at the ongoing Africa-USA leaders summit. The topic was: Partnering for sustainable health cooperating and security ****** His Excellency Joe Biden, President of the United States of America, Their …
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🌟 FIFA World Cup 2022 ⚽ Ecuador 1 Senegal 2 ⚽ Netherlands 2 Qatar 0 ⚽ Iran 0 USA 1 ⚽ Wales 0 England 3 Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM | Christian Pulisic has assured USA fans that he will be fit for their FIFA World Cup Round of 16 showdown with Netherlands, …
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🌟 World Cup 2022 ⚽ England 0 USA 0 ⚽ Netherlands 1 Ecuador 1 ⚽ Wales 0 Iran 2 ⚽ Qatar 1 Senegal 3 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Tunisia vs Australia 1pm ⚽ Poland vs Saudi Arabia 4pm ⚽ France vs Denmark 7pm (UBC TV) ⚽ Argentina vs Mexico 10pm Al …
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COMMENT | NANCY QIAN – PROJECT SYNDICATE | Nine months after Russia invaded their country, Ukrainians are seizing back their territory and giving their people hope of a military victory. But when it comes to long-term peace and prosperity, a military victory would be only the end of the first …
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Ugandan athlete Kimuli survives death but country mate at the wheel Kikuba, was not that lucky Ohio State, US | THE INDEPENDENT | A former Ugandan athlete Musa Kimuli is nursing severe head injuries in a US hospital following a fatal road accident in which a fellow Ugandan died on …
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New York, US | Xinhua | Long COVID is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work in the United States, with lost wages estimated at least 170 billion U.S. dollars a year, a significant economic burden at a time when the cost of living is rising steeply, …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
