Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala will on Monday deliver a judgment in a case where Abubaker Kalungi, is charged with the murder of Former Buyende District Police Commander Muhammad Kirumira and his friend Resty Nalinya Mbabazi. Last year, High Court commenced the trial of Hamza …

Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Prisons long-distance runner Levi Kiprotich on Saturday won the National Mountain Running Championships in Kapchorwa. The 29-year-old athlete won the 12.5km race in 45:48.69 seconds. He was followed by Dismas Yeko, of Uganda Wild Life Authority-UWA Club who crossed the finishing line in 45:50.02 …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that it decided to “mirror” Germany’s “hostile” actions and expel German diplomats from Russia. “The German authorities have decided on another mass expulsion of employees of Russian diplomatic missions in Germany. We strongly condemn these actions of Berlin, which …

Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2-0 in the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday night to put some pressure on FC Barcelona at the top of La Liga. Marco Asensio swept home a cross from Vinicius Jr after 42 minutes to put Madrid ahead, and Eder Militao powered …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Mainz came from behind through second-half goals from Ludovic Ajorque, Leandro Barreiro and Aaron Martin within 14 minutes to upset leaders Bayern Munich 3-1, while Borussia Dortmund took the lead in the Bundesliga table following a 4-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. The Bavarians took …

London, UK | Xinhua | Riyad Mahrez scored a hat-trick as Manchester City sailed past Sheffield United 3-0 in the FA Cup semifinal, making their quality count to end a good week where they also booked their place in the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League. Manchester City had 79 percent …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority-NDA has partnered with Mbarara Regional referral hospital to report Adverse Drug Reactions. Adverse Drug effects can occur as a result of contamination during transportation or storage, poor prescription, counterfeit products, and allergies. In 2019, the National Pharmacovigilance Center received 603 reports …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Some 12 million children in Eastern and Southern Africa missed out entirely or partially on routine immunization from 2019 to 2021, the United Nations Children’s Fund, or UNICEF, has disclosed. UNICEF, in its report entitled “State of the World’s Children 2023: For Every Child, Vaccination …

United Nations, USA | Xinhua | UN Women voiced concern on Friday over the dire impact of Sudan’s conflict on women and girls and called for immediate action against sexual violence. “UN Women joins our partners in expressing our grave concern over the continued conflict in Sudan. As in all crises, …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The Sudanese army on Saturday said it would help to secure the evacuation of foreign diplomats and nationals amid Sudan’s deadly clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to a Sudanese army statement, its General Commander Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan received calls from …