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IOC announces first-ever Climate Action Awards winners

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Friday the winners of the first-ever Climate Action Awards, honoring athletes, International Federations (IFs) and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) for their efforts to fight against climate change. The IOC set up three award categories – sustainable travel, innovation and athlete …

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Winners at dfcu 58th Annual General Meeting

Shareholders agree to increase remuneration for company chairman, directors by 20% Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Shareholders of dfcu limited voted overwhelmingly to increase the pay for the company chairman and directors during their 58th Annual General Meeting held at Serena Hotel on July 6. The virtual AGM, attended by …

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Winners and losers in the AI arms race

Generative artificial-intelligence models like ChatGPT will revolutionize the economy, though no one can say when COMMENT | BARRY EICHENGREEN | The first rule of forecasting, the financial journalist Jane Bryant Quinn once observed, is this: give them a forecast or give them a date; just never give them both. So, here’s …

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Team CoCREATE wins the young silverback digital competition

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Young Silverback competition organized by Uganda Advertising Association was designed to create a platform for young creatives in the agency, corporate and art institutions to showcase their creativity. The competition started on Thursday with the Film candidates receiving their briefs at …

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REVIEW: Winners & inventors of 2018

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dec. 15: Miss Uganda Quiin Abenakyo was crowned Miss World Africa at the 2018 Miss World finale in China. Quinn is the first Miss Uganda to make it to the top 5 finalists. The Miss World title went to Mexico’s Vanessa Ponce de Leon with …

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Oscar winners in main categories

Hollywood, United States | AFP | Here are the winners in key categories for the 90th Academy Awards, which were handed out on Sunday in Hollywood. “The Shape of Water” was the big winner of the night with four statuettes, including best picture and best director. Best picture: “The Shape of …

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YEAR REVIEW: 2017 winners & losers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | winners & losers of 2017 Winners UN refugees June 22- Uganda hosted a UN-backed Refugee Solidarity Summit attended by world leaders; including UN Secretary General Antonio Gueterres. The UN boss lauded Uganda’s open door refugee policy as exemplary. Up to US$358million (Approx.Shs1.3 trillion) was raised …

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