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N. Korea could be preparing new missile launch: Seoul

Seoul, South Korea | AFP | North Korea could be preparing another missile launch, Seoul said Monday as it strengthened its defences following Pyongyang’s biggest-ever nuclear test and declaration it had a hydrogen bomb. The South and the United States will deploy more of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile …

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The art of cancer

Adventurous `Staying Alive’ exhibit documents the Uganda Cancer Institute Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | The story of cancer in Uganda is a touching one. With minimal resources and infrastructure to combat the disease coupled with the swelling numbers of patients admitted to the Uganda Cancer Institute Mulago every day, …

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Court gives MP Babirye 15 days to explain land dispute

Kampala,Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Buikwe District woman MP Judith Babirye has been summoned by the Commercial Court to file a defence in fifteen days, explaining why she unlawfully sold a piece of land in Kitende twice. A one Joseph Ojok dragged the Legislator to court seeking orders compelling her to …

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VIDEO: Laboratories in government centres in deplorable state

VIDEO: Laboratories in government centres in deplorable state Kampala,Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Government health centres in Kayunga and Kamuli are on the verge of closing laboratory services due to a lack of equipment to carry out medical tests. The laboratory attendants in these health centres say they have been operating …

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Alarming West, Turkey nudges closer to Russia arms deal

Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Turkey and Russia are inching towards an accord for the first major Turkish weapons purchase from Moscow, troubling Ankara’s allies in NATO even though the deal may not ultimately materialise. According to Turkish and Russian officials, all preparations have been made for the purchase of a …

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Saudi Arabian ‘honesty’ app takes internet by storm

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | AFP | Fizzing with boyish exuberance, Saudi programmer Zainalabdin Tawfiq could be mistaken for a college freshman, but the popularity of his “honesty” app has shone a spotlight on the conservative kingdom’s nascent tech scene. Tawfiq catapulted to fame when he took time out of his day …

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