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Japan OKs FY 2024 budget, defense spending reaches new high

TOKYO | Xinhua | The Japanese government on Friday adopted a draft budget of 112.07 trillion yen (about 787 billion U.S. dollars) for fiscal year 2024, with defense spending hitting an all-time high for the 10th straight year. The figure approved by the cabinet for the fiscal period from April …

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UMSC National Chairman suspends Deputy Mufti Ssemambo

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) National Chairperson has suspended Deputy Mufti Sheikh Abdallah Ssemambo following a petition endorsed by 15 members of the national executive committee. The suspension, effective immediately, requires Ssemambo to receive only half his salary until the impeachment process concludes. “Be …

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Lightning strike claims two minors in Rubanda

Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TA lightning strike claimed the lives of two children in Rubanda district on Friday. Treasure Arinda, a 13-year-old son of Vincent Wednesday and a primary five pupil at Kacherere Primary School, and Elia Mwebesa, also 13 years old and son of Patrick Barigigye, residents of …

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Spring Festival listed as UN floating holiday

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, has been officially listed as a UN floating holiday in its calendar of conferences and meetings as from 2024. The UN General Assembly, in a resolution, acknowledges the significance of the Lunar New Year, which is observed in …

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Joshua Cheptegei picks much interest in football

Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s renowned long-distance runner, Joshua Cheptegei, has expanded his support to football in the Sebei Sub-region, aiming to identify and empower youth talent beyond athletics. In an exclusive interview with Uganda Radio Network, the world and Olympic Champion expressed his belief that the youth in …

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Nuclear Made Historical Entry Into Energy Transition At COP28

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The agreement by close to two hundred countries that they should transition away from burning the fossil fuels that are warming the planet overshadowed the call for nuclear energy. With most of the delegates at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) settling down, parties …

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Mbale police arrest suspected mastermind of number plate thefts

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In Mbale City, the police have apprehended a man suspected to be the ringleader behind the theft of motor vehicle number plates in the city and its environs. The suspect Abdullah Manira,36, was captured at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital. He was lured there under the pretense …

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