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EU: Breaking up Big Tech not the answer

Washington, United States | AFP |  Breaking up the world’s tech titans is not the best way to counter their power, EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said Friday, while leaving room for that eventuality as a “last resort.” “There is a risk that with the network effects, even if we …

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Gov’t considering satellite cities for Wakiso

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is preparing to zone Wakiso before it is elevated to a city status in the near future, State minister in charge of local government Jenipher Kacha Namuyangu has confirmed. The proposal of Satellite Cities has been discussed over the years, however, …

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IAA engages human resource managers

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | In a bid to strengthen its relationship with human resource managers for different organisations, International Air Ambulance (IAA) held a breakfast dialogue at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel on March 29. The aim of the meeting was to expose opportunities for Ugandans to access high …

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US hit by the great sex recession

The great sex recession: celibate Americans at record high Washington, United States | AFP | The share of American adults having no sex in the past year reached an all-time high in 2018, an intimate survey revealed Friday, and many of those missing out are men in their 20s. An …

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Pornography committee to start sensitization campaigns

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Pornography Control Committee (PCC) has said it will start sensitisation campaigns, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) they signed with Uganda Communication Commission (UCC). Dr Annette Kezaabu Kasimbazi, the committee chairperson says UCC will offer them free airtime on radio for sensitisation …

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Scientists discover how mosquitoes detect human sweat

Washington, United States | AFP |  Scientists have known for decades that mosquitoes are attracted to the lactic acid contained in human sweat, but in the era before advanced genetics, the precise mechanism had remained a mystery. Now, a team of researchers at Florida International University have discovered the olfactory …

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UCC backtracks on radio frequency for Parliament

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament will not have absolute control of the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) Red Channel 98.0 FM, as it will only convey its programs through UBC, URN has learnt. According to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Parliament will be producing programs, and UBC will host …

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UN sets sights on exit strategy for DR Congo peacekeeping mission

United Nations, United States | AFP |  The UN Security Council agreed Friday to extend the huge peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo until December to allow time for a withdrawal plan to be drawn up. The council unanimously adopted a French-drafted resolution that asked Secretary-General Antonio Guterres …

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