Singapore, Singapore | AFP | Oil prices fell further towards the $40 mark in Asia Friday, extending losses to a seventh-straight day on renewed worries about a global supply glut, increased production. The commodity has slipped nearly 20 percent since its 2016 peak above $50 in early June as …
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Singapore, Singapore | AFP | Oil prices retreated in Asia Tuesday, with Brent easing below $50 on news of increased production from Nigeria following the repair of infrastructure damaged in militant attacks. Bloomberg News reported Tuesday that Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer, pumped an average 1.53 million barrels a day …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Just one percent of the world’s population can call themselves millionaires or richer. But together they hold almost half the world’s wealth, and their share is growing, according to a new study released Tuesday. Some 18.5 million households around the world have at least …
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has urged members of the Lord’s Resistance Army to defect, as they will not be charged once they surrender. The ICC also clarified that only the cases of Joseph Kony or Dominic Ongwen are before the ICC. No other LRA member is subject to ICC …
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Nicosia, Cyprus | AFP | The Cypriot ex-wife of an Egyptian accused of hijacking a plane in a bid to see her has said their marriage was hell and he had shown no interest in her or their children since they separated. Marina Paraschou told the Phileleftheros newspaper that she …
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Vatican City, Holy See | AFP | The Vatican committee that approves elevations to sainthood will meet Tuesday to consider a recommendation that Mother Teresa of Calcutta becomes Saint Teresa, the Holy See announced on Monday. With the long-awaited decision seen as a formality, Pope Francis is expected to sign …
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By Stéphane Gompertz France is set to host the most inclusive climate conferences ever organised We’re all under threat. Today we know that, because of our activities, the climate is out of kilter. The planet is warming, species are disappearing, sea levels are rising, and men and women are being …
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Dr. Ronnie M. Egwang, Managing Director of Eclipse Marketing & Events and media personality talked to Joan Akello about life and his dreams. What don’t we know about you? I’ve been in media for the past 15 years, but my family is not in the media, people in office call …
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By Peter Nyanzi Optimism as Uganda is ranked second most peaceful country in Great Lakes Region If you want to live in peace in the Great Lakes region, go to Tanzania. If not, Uganda is the second option, that is according to the Global Peace Index 2013, which measures the …
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The world is safer today than in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the United States, with global terror groups weaker than 10 years ago, senior EU and NATO officials have said. A decade after Al-Qaeda traumatised the United States, the terror network has lost its leader, Osama …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price