Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | All students, except the candidates in the middle of their UNEB exams, will return home today for holidays – two weeks earlier than scheduled. Government a fortnight ago decided to close schools earlier than expected, due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will now be able to test a whole range of pharmaceutical drugs following the opening of a sh3-billion shillings modern National Drug Authority (NDA) microbiology laboratory at Mulago. Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng launched the Pharmaceutical Microbiology Laboratory on Wednesday and said …
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Coffee exports shot to 5.83 million bags worth $883.24 million Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | The value of Uganda’s coffee export expanded 35 percent in the past 12 months, a new report by the country’s coffee regulatory body said Wednesday. The report issued by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) said …
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🌟 World Cup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Switzerland vs Cameroon 1pm (UBC TV) ⚽ Portugal vs Ghana 7pm (UBC TV) ⚽ Brazil vs Serbia 10pm ⚽ Uruguay vs South Korea 4pm Doha, Qatar | BIRD AGENCY | The focus today shifts to Group G and H, where Ghana’s Black Stars …
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🌟 World Cup 2022 ✳ RESULT ⚽ Japan 2 Germany 1 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Spain vs Costa Rica 7pm ⚽ Belgium vs Canada 10pm Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano scored second-half goals as Japan caused a major upset by beating Germany 2-1 in their FIFA …
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Renewable energy will need more investment, or Africa will stay dependent on fossil fuels NEW ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Renewable energy technologies such as solar photovoltaics and onshore wind power can help sub-Saharan Africa meet its energy requirements from sources that have lower emissions than fossil fuels. Currently, the sub-continent …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | UBC TV Uganda has released the list of 28 of 64 Qatar World Cup 2022 matches that they will telecast live. The national broadcaster will relay eight matches on each of match day 1, 2 and 3; half the matches of the …
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Saudi Arabia’s win against Argentina supplants USA 1-0 England in 1950 as the biggest World Cup upset ✳ RESULT ⚽ Argentina 1 Saudi Arabia 2 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Denmark vs Tunisia 4pm ⚽ Mexico vs Poland 7pm ⚽ France vs Australia 10pm California, US | GRACENOT | After today’s shock …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Using the modern Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTS), the Uganda Revenue Authority’s security team on Friday rescued a fuel truck that had been hijacked by robbers. According to a statement from URA, their Mbale enforcement team foiled the robbery of the fuel truck that …
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FAO research urges Govt to prioritize investments in agriculture to spur growth and reduce poverty Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | A set of economic studies by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has found that modest but well-prioritized investments in Uganda’s agricultural sector could in the long run lower food …
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