Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda registered a 16.9 percent increase in road accidents in 2022, a new police report said on Wednesday. According to the Annual Crime Report 2022, the country registered 20,394 cases of road accidents in 2022 compared to 17,443 registered the previous year. Out of every …
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Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | A new study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has tracked two pairs of supermassive black holes in dwarf galaxies on collision courses, NASA said on Wednesday. This is the first evidence for such an impending encounter, providing scientists with important information about the growth …
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United Nations | Xinhua | The Al-Shabaab militant group continues to pose a serious threat to peace and security in Somalia, said Anita Kiki Gbeho, officer-in-charge of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia, on Wednesday. The year 2022 was the deadliest for civilians in the country since 2017, with a 60 …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A medical report from Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital has confirmed that two teenagers who were employed by businessman, Michael Saturday, were indeed sodomised, the police have revealed. Saturday, 34, resident of Kilembe cell, Nyamityobora ward, Mbarara City was picked up last week on allegations of …
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United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine is “a clear and present danger.” “Over the past year, not only have we seen suffering and devastation grow, it is also becoming more evident just how much worse it could all …
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Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga North police are holding two witchdoctors for illegal possession of wildlife products in their shrines. The suspects; Balati Buluuba and Fred Balikoowa are currently detained at Kamuli central police station pending further inquiries. The suspects who are residents of Naikesa village, Kisozi town council, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC headquarters has designated Friday, February 24, 2023, to protest against homosexual practices in the country. In a February 21, 2023 statement, Sheikh Imran Abdunoor Ssali, the UMSC Religious Affairs Secretary, directs all District Kadhis nationwide to ensure that their Friday …
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Barcelona, Spain | Xinhua | FC Barcelona travel to Old Trafford on Thursday aiming to keep their European ambitions alive when they take on Manchester United in the second leg of their Europa League tie. Barca still have options in the tournament after a 2-2 draw at Camp Nou last week, …
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Kitagwenda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kitagwenda District Education Officer, Sedas Asiimwe is on remand for alleged forgery and uttering false documents. He appeared before the Kamwenge Chief Magistrates Court on Wednesday following his arrest on Tuesday by a joint team from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit and the …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have met their death at the hands of angry Hoima residents for allegedly conniving with a land grabber. The angry residents of Rwobunyonyi, Kirindasojo, and Kihohoro in Buraru sub-county lynched Frank Musabe and Sam Kakooza, both residents of Rwobunyonyi village on Monday evening …
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