Tokyo, Japan |  XINHUA |  Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday that his government has decided to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea amid domestic and international opposition. Suga made the announcement after convening a meeting of relevant ministers to formalize plans to release …

Washington, USA |  XINHUA |  U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday called for a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after rare blood clotting cases emerged in six recipients. In a joint statement Tuesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Sports Club Villa has held Express FC in a goalless draw in a Star Times Uganda Premier League match plated at Bombo Military playground this evening.  The draw mostly affects the Red Eagles who entered the game in pursuit of three points to bridge …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Education authorities in Gulu have expressed concern about the reduction in the number of candidates sitting for the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education – UACE.  Only 889 students registered for the exams compared to over 1,200 candidates in the previous 2019 and previous years.  Churchill …

Moscow, Russia |  XINHUA |  Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden exchanged views on bilateral ties and explored areas of possible cooperation during a phone conversation on Tuesday. Putin and Biden thoroughly discussed the current state of Russian-U.S. relations and some international issues during the phone call …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Lwemiyaga County Member of Parliament, Theodore Ssekikubo is up in arm against the state for reinstating the charges of attempted murder and gun misuse against him, which he allegedly committed over a decade ago.   In January last year, Ssekikubo was arrested on accusations of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Ministry of Education and Sports has recalled the registration certificates of all private secondary schools across the country.  Edward Ssebukyu, the Assistant Commissioner of Private Schools and institutions, says the decision is aimed at cleaning up the private secondary school’s register and update information on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Investment in public internet has increasingly become risky and less viable in Kampala City as opposed to several years ago. This is due to low returns as a result of fewer customers accessing the internet from cafes, according to business people dealing in internet data. …

Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Katakwi District Security Committee has launched a program of reactivating sub-county security committees following rampant cases of cattle theft and land conflicts.   The District Security Committee chaired by Katakwi Resident District Commissioner (RDC), John Stephen Ekoom began the sub-county security committee meetings in Ngariam County …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech, has ordered a probe into how internal police communication is leaked to the public. Lokech, who will be making 100 days in office on Friday, indicates that he is becoming very much concerned with …