San Francisco, U.S. | Xinhua | In a joint effort to make the web more secure and usable for all, Apple, Google and Microsoft on Thursday announced plans to expand support for a common passwordless sign-in standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium. The new capability …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the increasing reports of bodies with missing organs, surgeons under their umbrella Association of Surgeons of Uganda (ASOU) have spoken out, saying these could be victims of ritual practices. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network in an interview, Frank Asiimwe, the ASOU president explained …
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San Francisco, U.S. | THE INDEPENDENT | The Twitter, Inc. will take an offer of $44billion from billionaire, Tesla CEO Elon Musk. He will buy the social media company and make it private, it was confirmed on Monday. “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the …
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Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Council said Saturday that it has reached a provisional political agreement with the European Parliament on a new legislation to combat hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content online. The legislation, named the Digital Services Act (DSA), “aims to protect the digital …
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Riga, Latvia | Xinhua | The Baltic states — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — are planning to organize joint procurement programs to beef up their air defense capabilities, the prime ministers of the three countries said following their meeting here on Friday. Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said that their …
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PSFU hosts a High-Level Public-Private Policy Dialogue on the status of the East Africa Community integration process on investments and job creation Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga has urged the Uganda government and the private sector to focus on tapping into the DRC …
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San Francisco, U.S. | Xinhua | Twitter, Inc. on Friday announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan following an unsolicited, non-binding proposal to acquire Twitter by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The Rights Plan, often called the “poison pill”, will reduce the likelihood that …
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San Francisco, U.S. | Xinhua | A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday showed that Elon Musk has made an offer to buy Twitter. The billionaire has said he is willing to pay 54.20 U.S. dollars per share to buy 100 percent of the company. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank has reinforced its position as one of the leading banks in Uganda after a record year that saw them hit a profit mark of over sh100billion for the first time. Absa Uganda financial results for the year ending December 2021 released on Monday …
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COMMENT | NOELA BYUMA | Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a critical role in economic development by creating employment and tax-generating avenues for the population and governments. They form both forward and backward linkages for manufacturing and services. Across the global south, the Small and Medium Enterprises hold most of …
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