Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Egypt rejected on Friday a joint statement issued by a number of countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council, which included criticisms about human rights situation in the North African country. In a statement, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed absolute rejection of …
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London, United Kingdom | THE INDEPENDENT | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that the decision to suspend parts of the Northern Irish Brexit protocol was lawful and right. “What we’re doing is taking some lawful, some technical measures to build up confidence in the east-west operation (of the …
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Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane left the door open for Cristiano Ronaldo to return to the club, three years after he left to join Juventus. Juventus’ defeat to Porto in the Champions League has led to a flurry of stories in the press that the …
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Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday met virtually with leaders of Japan, India, and Australia over COVID-19, climate change, and other regional issues. The meeting focused primarily on pressing global crises including COVID-19 and the climate crisis, Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters …
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Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Councilors in Katakwi on Thursday rejected all the proposed persons for the District Service Commission -DSC, citing nepotism. The outgoing district chairperson of Katakwi, Walter Elakas Okiring, through his Secretary for Production, Silver Obetel proposed eight persons for the DSC. But all the names were …
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Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the Geneva-based UN health agency “systematically reviews safety signals, and is carefully assessing the current reports on the AstraZeneca vaccine.” The COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has been suspended …
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Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 8 houses and millions-worth of properties have perished in a fire that gutted part of Mwena Landing Site in Kalangala Town Council. The probable cause of the fire is not yet established despite the allegations that one the residents left fire on a cooking …
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Ankara, Turkey | THE INDEPENDENT | Turkey reported on Friday 14,941 new COVID-19 cases, including 834 symptomatic patients, as the total number of positive cases in the country reached 2,850,930, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 66 to 29,356, while the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom has mourned the passing of South Africa’s Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, who has on several occasions graced Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II’s events. Addressing Journalists at a Press Conference in Bulange-Mengo, the Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga said that King Zwelithini has …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | A total of 30 small and medium enterprises are going to benefit from Absa Bank Uganda mentorship programme that will handle matters entrepreneurship and finance. The beneficiaries will be picked from 100 small and medium-sized enterprises that are set to benefit from a Business Continuity …
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