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The wailing was intense. Many of the subjects who gathered had grown up believing that the king they had watched over the years would always be in their midst, but that expectation has been shattered. The nine official days of mourning have begun in Tooro, marked by an unprecedented turnout as the ...
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Leaders in Kayunga and neigbouring Mukono districts have welcomes progress on the construction of a new bridge over River Ssezibwa, saying its opening...
Clashes in southern Sudan have killed at least 21 people, including women and children, a doctors' group said Friday. Sudan Doctors Network, which tr...
The body of the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Tooro Kingdom has arrived in Uganda and has been received by President Yoweri Musev...
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1 September marked the second anniversary of the European Union (EU) Military Assistance Mission in Mozambique (EUMAM Moz), presently the second of type in the European bloc. Its other military assistance mission sees training for Ukrainian military...
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Everyone knows that Emirates is overwhelming the world's largest Airbus A380 operator and always will be. Ch-aviation shows that it still has 116 frames, with many different numbers of seats and configurations. The most notable version is the two-cla...
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Oyo Nyimba, a Ugandan king, who became the world's youngest reigning monarcg when he took the crown in 1995, has died aged 34, the prime minister of his kingdom announced. Uganda is a republic, ruled by an elected head of state, but it has several t...
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Nightlife: Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba says bar owners should determine their operating hours and Ugandans can drink and dance until morning, challenging an earlier 3pm opening directive. The Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has rejected ...
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King Haakon VIII of Norway took an oath before parlaiment on Tuesday following the death of his father, pledging to uphold the Nordic country's constitution and laws in the lastes in a series of ceremonies marking the passing of the crown. Haakon's ...
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Kenyan President William Ruto has announced a package of benefits for the country's 106,000 village elders, including a monthly stipend of Ksh3,000 (about shs.86,400), smartphones and health insurance, as part of efforts to strengthen grassroots admi...
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Uganda Police have listed travel exemptions for National Cleaning Day on August 29. Health workers, tourists and cross-border travellers are allowed to move. Police have listed patients, health workers, journalists, tourists and cross-border travell...
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Local leaders and bar owners in various districts and urban centres across the country have expressed mixed reactions over the new directive on operating hours of bars and betting companies within their respective jurisdictions. On Tuesday, Miniater...
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Even as the fever went past 39 deg C, Theodore Kwan, 8, kept his cool, acing the exams. He set a new national record for being the youngest in Singapore to take O level equivalent physics and biology exams and getting A grades for both, Lianhe Zaoba...
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Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao, in an August 12 letter, said Ntale the Deputy Registrar General in charge of Registries, would perform the functions of Registrar General and oversee interim appointments durig the investigatio...
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The couple were reportedly chasing each other in the compound when Mugoya fell on a sharp piece of wood that pierced his chest and went through his heart. A man in Muyuge district died after he fell on a sharp piece of wood while playing with his wi...
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The Inspector General of Government (IGG) Lady Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala, has ordered the interdiction of Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) Registrar General Mercy Kainobwisho and three other senior officials as investigations into allege...
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A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia early in the morning on Saturday, Aug.15. At least 38 people have died after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia. The earthquake hit the island of Flores at around 4:58 a.m. local time on Saturday,...
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Air India pilots will undergo mandatory drug screening starting Thursday, according to an internal memo seen by AFP, after a captain involved in a serious mid air incident reportedly tested positive for marijuana. Existing rules require airlines to ...
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A comprehensive environmental assessment of the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) has identified Namanve as the region's most polluted zone, closely followed by Namuwongo, Bugolobi, Nakawa, and surrounding urban hubs. The findings stem from a...
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More than 2000 people have died of Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since its outbreak was decleared fewer than three months ago. At least 1,000 of the deatahs have occured in the last three weeks , according to official governement d...
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