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Conundrum for climate change scientists

Was Earth already heating up, or did global warming reverse a long-term cooling trend? Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over the past century, the Earth’s average temperature has swiftly increased by about 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit). Earth’s temperature has risen by an average of 0.14° Fahrenheit (0.08° Celsius) …

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MultiChoice, UCC move on copyrights

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MultiChoice Uganda together with Uganda Communications Commission have embarked on the journey of equipping content creators with information and insights on ways to avoid copyright infringement cases. The other partner under this arrangement is the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB). Their first activity was to …

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Netflix cuts prices for subscribers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Streaming giant Netflix has cut prices in more than 30 countries as it attempts to attract more subscribers, BBC reported on Feb.24. Prices have been cut in parts of Asia, Europe, Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. It comes as the rising …

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Africa CDC gets new heads

Dr Jean Kaseya’s Challenge: Advancing Public Health in ‘Post-COVID’ Era Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Nine months after John Nkengasong left Africa CDC to head PEPFAR, the African Union has now elected a Director General for the continent’s leading public health institution who has the task of finding new ways to …

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Sembabule district probes disbursement of Emyooga funds to Ghosts SACCOs

Sembabule, Uganda | THEINDEPENDENT | The Sembabule district leadership has tasked the Resident District Commissioner Caleb Tukaikiriza to institute investigations into alleged embezzlement of Emyooga programme funds through ghost enterprise groups. Sembabule received over two billion shillings which was lent out to 73 enterprise groups in the four constituencies under the …

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Nurses urged to register early for licenses

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson for the Principals of Health Training Institutions in Uganda has advised nursing and midwifery students in their final year of study to apply for practicing licenses immediately after graduation to avoid complaints of delays. Rose Nassali notes that the registration process was made …

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PDM pillars confusing beneficiaries, says Museveni

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has criticized the complexity of the terms used in the Parish Development Model (PDM) pillars saying they are confusing and hard to understand by both local leaders and beneficiaries. Museveni noted that he had personally in a past cabinet meeting stressed his …

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Govts propose 300 amendments to International Health Regulations

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Governments have started the process of updating International Health Regulations (IHR) that were approved in 2005. Experts have held the first round of intensive discussions on the three hundred and seven amendments proposed by countries to this globally agreed instrument which sets out approaches and …

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112 illegal migrants sent back from Libya: UN migration agency

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday said 112 illegal migrants were sent from Libya to their country of origin. “Today 112 migrants were able to return their country of origin through the European Union funded Joint Initiative,” the UN agency said in a statement. “The …

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Court orders retrial of a case against Post Bank

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal sitting in Kampala has overturned the ruling of the High Court that had dismissed an appeal by Post Bank Limited forcing it to pay a one William Barigye money that had been erroneously credited on another client’s account. According to court …

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