LONDON | Xinhua | Britain’s King Charles III will return to public-facing royal duties following the progress made in his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said Friday. The King’s medical team “are very encouraged by the progress made so far and remain positive about the King’s continued recovery,” a Buckingham Palace …
Read More »Over 122,000 people enter Ethiopia from conflict-hit Sudan: UN
ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | The number of people arriving in Ethiopia due to the conflict in Sudan has surpassed 122,000, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has disclosed. The UNOCHA, in its latest Ethiopia humanitarian situation update issued Friday, said about 122,500 returnees, refugees and …
Read More »SLB hailed for supporting Ugandan women in science and technology
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, has commended SLB (formerly known as Schlumberger) for its efforts in advancing women in Science and Technology. SLB is one of the firms that was contracted by TotalEnergies for drilling, completions, and production …
Read More »Russian cosmonauts complete spacewalk ahead of schedule
MOSCOW | Xinhua | Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub completed their spacewalk tasks ahead of schedule, returning to the International Space Station (ISS) two hours earlier than planned, Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos said on Thursday. Roscosmos said that the spacewalk lasted a total duration of 4 hours …
Read More »Is Trump above the law?
COMMENT | Nancy Isenberg | Facing criminal indictments in connection with a hush-money payment to an adult-film actress and his efforts to overturn the result of the 2020 US presidential election, Donald Trump claims that, as a former president, he enjoys blanket immunity from prosecution. The US Supreme Court …
Read More »NRM manifesto implementation at 35%
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The NRM Manifesto Implementation Unit has indicated that the party has so far fulfilled 35 percent of its 2021-26 commitments to Ugandans. The Unit released its half-term internal performance review audit report for three financial years, 2021/22, 2022/23 and the running one 2023/24. According …
Read More »Nawangwe renews call for Govt sponsorship of PhD students
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University dons have renewed calls for government to provide scholarships for PhD (Doctor of Philsophy) students. This was during the opening day of the annual forum for graduate research and policy dialogue held at Makerere University’s Yusuf Lule Teaching Facility on Thursday. Makerere …
Read More »One Health approach is the way to go
Veterinarians as Essential Health Workers COMMENT | Dr Jesse Mukisa Mutesasira | In a lay man’s language, One health is an approach where many cats chase one rat. The cats consist of a collection of different professionals working under one team to achieve the same set target or solution towards …
Read More »Uganda to celebrate World Veterinary Day in Rakai
Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Week-long activities to mark World Veterinary Day (WVD) 2024 in Uganda climax today April 26 in Rakai with celebrations organised by the Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) in partnership with Ministry of Agriculture and Animal industry and fisheries (MAAIF), and the Food and Agriculture organisation FAO. …
Read More »Seven animal diseases that are a threat to Public Health
COMMENT | By Dr. Isabel Mweheire | Veterinary doctors, also known as Veterinarians or Veterinary surgeons are trained to detect, diagnose, treat, prevent and control diseases in animals. In so doing, they have a duty to prevent the human population from acquiring some diseases that can come from animals. There …
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