Buenos Aires, Argentina | Xinhua | Argentine football star Lionel Messi was honored Saturday in the town of Ezeiza on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, where the Argentine Football Association (AFA) named its training complex after the national team captain. “Welcome to the home of the world champion. Welcome to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Old Kampala Hospital is demanding an apology from the Kampala Capital City Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, and their former patient Muhamood Kabanda for alleged defamation. Last month, the two ran to social media accusing the hospital of harvesting Kabanda’s kidney when he was admitted following …
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Uganda Cancer Institute-Mulago a death trap? COMMENT | Samson Tinka | On 19th Sept 2022 my sister checked in at Uganda cancer institute Mulago. Previously, we were admitted for over a week at Nsambya Hospital. The diagnosis was multiple myeloma, which many confirmed to us that it is treatable cancer depending …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Monday commended positive political developments in the West African countries of Mali and Guinea. In a press statement, Mahamat said the adoption of electoral law in Mali, as well as the offer …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint security agencies have in their custody 10 suspects they say are connected to the armed robberies in Mukono district that have left several people nursing injuries and others dead over the past three months. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga named the suspects at a media …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has asked the constitutional court to dismiss an application challenging the president’s decision to appoint 16 High Court Judges in acting capacity. On May 25th, 2022, the Judicial Service Commission issued a press statement indicating that President, Yoweri Kaguta …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Arua has arrested a woman identified as Betty Adakuru for allegedly offering her 3-year-old child to a businesswoman after borrowing sh300,000. According to police, the suspect reportedly borrowed the money from Christine Lekuru, a resident of Kirabucell, in Arua Central Division to …
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Beijing, China | Xinhua | China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday urged the United States to unconditionally return assets belonging to the Afghan people and take concrete actions to repair the damage caused to them. Global Times, an English-language Chinese newspaper, launched an online petition on Thursday, calling on the U.S. government …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police had to deploy heavily at Tororo district general hospital this morning to contain a charged mob that had stormed the district hospital demanding for a murder suspect being treated there. The mob were relatives of one Elizabeth Alinga a resident of Angorom South …
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