MADRID | Xinhua | FC Barcelona moved to within five points of La Liga leader Real Madrid on Saturday night with a narrow 1-0 home win over Las Palmas. Las Palmas goalkeeper Alvaro Valles gave Barca a big helping hand in the 24th minute when he was sent off for …
Read More »U.S. media: U.S. quietly signs off more bombs, fighter jets for Israel
WASHINGTON, U.S | Xinhua | The U.S. government has authorized the transfer of billions of U.S. dollars worth of bombs and fighter jets to Israel, despite an increasing rift between the White House and Netanyahu’s government over a potential ground operation by the Israeli military in Rafah, according to U.S. …
Read More »How rainy Tokyo tackles floods by building a “city” below the city
TOKYO, Japan | Xinhua | RyuQkan is roughly a 30-minute walk from the Minami-sakurai railway station in Japan’s eastern Saitama Prefecture. It is a museum, which introduces the Metropolitan Outer Area Underground Discharge Channel, one of the world’s largest underground flood diversion systems. A stair with more than 110 steps leads …
Read More »Jacob Kiplimo retains World Cross Country title
Belgrade, Serbia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo on Saturday won the 45th edition of World cross country in Belgrade, Serbia. Maintaining his second consecutive title at the event, Kiplimo secured the 10km race victory in 28 minutes and 09 seconds, and was followed by Berihu Aregawi from …
Read More »China, Uganda in joint pursuit of mutual development, says envoy
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | As China continues to pursue its path to modernization, it is determined to cooperate with other nations to build a community with a shared future, a Chinese envoy said here Thursday. China has been supporting Uganda’s development in various fields, including trade, health and agriculture, over …
Read More »Mbarara city council to introduce new development permission tax
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mbarara City Council executive committee has proposed to introduce the development permission tax. While presenting the draft estimates of the revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2024/25, the Secretary for Finance and Administration Ronald Taremwa told the council that the new tax is …
Read More »UBL partners to promote rugby at grassroots
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Breweries Limited-UBL has committed to a three partnership with three top flight rugby football clubs in what they termed as “fun rugby fetes,” in a bid to promote the sport within grassroots communities. The three-year renewable partnership was unveiled during the fun rugby event …
Read More »Security forces call for vigilance during Easter in Karamoja
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Security Forces have asked the people in the Karamoja sub-region to be vigilant during the Easter Celebrations. According to the statement issued by police, the general public is informed that Mt. Moroto and Kidepo Policing Regions have in recent times continued to register …
Read More »Senegalese Constitutional Council confirms Bassirou Diomaye Faye as president-elect
DAKAR, SENEGAL | Xinhua | Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the candidate of the opposition coalition “Diomaye President,” has won Senegal’s presidential election in the first round with 54.28 percent of the total votes cast, according to the final results announced Friday by the Constitutional Council. “Considering that candidate Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar …
Read More »Karamojong warrior in Moroto shoots police officer dead
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A suspected Karamojong warrior has shot dead a police officer in Rupa Sub County Moroto district. The incident happened on Friday at around 8: 15 pm when the deceased identified as Baziro Songok a police officer attached to Nakiloro ASTU detach together with other two …
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