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Nikki Haley resigns as Trump’s UN ambassador

Washington, United States | AFP | Nikki Haley resigned Tuesday as the US ambassador to the United Nations, in the latest departure from President Donald Trump’s national security team. Meeting Haley in the Oval Office, Trump said that Haley had done a “fantastic job” and would leave at the end …

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North Korea wants Pope to visit, South to tell Vatican

Seoul, South Korea | AFP | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit, saying he would be “ardently welcomed”, South Korea’s presidency said Tuesday, adding it would pass on Pyongyang’s message to the Vatican. South Korean President Moon Jae-in will have an audience with the …

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Mutebile’s fourth lecture defines way for growth

Focus on tourism, ICT, horticulture, incentives to create jobs, grow economy Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Tourism, agriculture, Information and Communication Technology, horticulture, transit trade and logistics are key sectors that countries yearning for development should focus on. This was the take away from the just concluded 4th Governor Mutebile’s …

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COMMENT: The real problem with free trade

It is that free trade has enabled a few predatory multinational companies to secure monopolies COMMENT | JAYATI GHOSH | For most critics of globalisation, trade is the villain, responsible for deepening inequality and rising economic insecurity among workers. This is the logic driving support for U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalating …

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COMMENT: Bobi Wine and American Support

Is being linked to Western powers a stunt or sign of the MP’s potential to cause regime change in Uganda? COMMENT | IAN KATUSIIME | Since Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi together with his Canadian lawyer, Robert Amsterdam, had what they dubbed “an international press conference”, in Washington D.C., U.S. on …

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COMMENT: More on OTT and Mobile money taxes

A tax which is not in pursuit of clear objectives is illogical and should be condemned COMMENT | JOSEPH BOSSA | Until recently, I had not taken much interest in taxation. My interest was aroused by the debate, now over shadowed by more hair-raising events happening in our fair land, regarding …

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COMMENT: Journalism’s comeback

Journalists are regaining their credibility and trust is at its highest point in seven years COMMENT | ALEXANDRA BORCHARDT | After years of ill health, the news industry is finally showing signs of a modest recovery. According to the Digital News Report 2018 – the most comprehensive survey of digital media …

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Cipla joins stock market

Company’s IPO was the most efficient with less than 5% of advertising and promotional budget compared to previous offers Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Shares of Cipla Quality Chemicals Ltd started trading at the Uganda Securities Exchange on September 17, making it the first drug maker in the region to …

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