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NALUFENYA: Court orders Kaweesi suspects to get private medical checks

NALUFENYA: Court orders Kaweesi suspects to get private medical checks Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI |  High Court judge Margret Oguli-Oumo has ordered that the 19 people arrested on suspicions of murdering former AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi be immediately subjected to an independent medical examination to ascertain their torture allegations while in custody at Nalufenya. Justice Oguli ruled that the African Center …

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VIDEO: IGG blamed for reluctance as Land Probe Commission resumes

  VIDEO: IGG blamed for reluctance as Land Probe Commission resumes Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV |  The Inspector General of Government (IGG) Justice Irene Mulyagonja Kakoza has been faulted for being reluctant over an investigation of a case that involved demolition of a government building in Jinja with the assistance of …

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Alphabet profit by by EU fine on Google

San Francisco, United States | AFP |  Google parent Alphabet on Monday reported a quarterly profit of $3.5 billion, with a massive fine by the European Commission biting into earnings. The technology giant reported that revenue grew to $26 billion in the recently ended quarter, and that profit would have …

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Five things on Benjamin Mendy

Paris, France | AFP |  Five things on Benjamin Mendy, who signed a five-year contract to join Manchester City from Monaco on Monday to make him the world’s most expensive defender: #BlueMendy – New Order Fans of Manchester band New Order will have been tickled to see the witty #BlueMendy …

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‘I did not collude’: Jared Kushner

Washington, United States | AFP |  Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner flatly denied on Monday there had been any collusion between Russia and members of his father-in-law Donald Trump’s campaign for president. The following are key quotes and dates from Kushner’s statement submitted to the US House and Senate …

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US to test anti-missile system in Alaska

Washington, United States | AFP |  The US military is preparing to conduct another test of a missile-intercept system in Alaska, the Pentagon said Monday, amid continued tensions with North Korea over its ballistic missile program. Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said a routine test of the Terminal High …

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