Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Etori clan members in Etori village, Arivu sub-county in Arua district want the government to relocate Bondo military barracks over the rampant shootings of civilians. Their demand follows the death of Philliam Shida, a teenager who was shot dead by a UPDF officer only identified …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The West has been using Ukraine as a launchpad to carry out cyberattacks against Russia and test new cyber warfare technologies, RIA Novosti news agency reported Wednesday, citing Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov. In an interview with RIA Novosti, Syromolotov said that a vast majority …
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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a 1.7 trillion-U.S.-dollar spending bill for the federal government. The legislation will keep the federal government operating through the end of the federal budget year in September 2023 and avoid a partial shutdown before the end of 2022. The …
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Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sakit Kokop is a reformed Female Genital Mutilation-FGM surgeon in Kween district. Kokop is currently struggling to make ends meet because of the FGM ban. Prior to the enactment of the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act, 2010, Kokop used to earn between 30,000 to …
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Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Queen of Peace High School in Muge village, Nkozi sub county, Mpigi district has received a boost of 10 laptop computers and a generator, thanks to Humans Care Foundation. The donation valued at Shillings 50 million is meant to aid E-learning and equip learners with …
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Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Türkiye supports the youth to study overseas and works to attract Turkish scientists living abroad to return home amid a debate over brain drain in the country. “We aim to make Türkiye a center of attraction for our …
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Valletta, Malta | Xinhua | In Slovenia, Vukadinka Marija Pavlin does not turn on radiators all the way even when the weather gets cold, and washes clothes and dishes at night when electricity is at its cheapest. Thanks to her extreme frugality with electricity consumption, she has avoided the need …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen children believed to have been trafficked from different parts of central Uganda have been reunited with their parents. The children between 6 and 17 years of age, were reportedly rescued from 30-year-old Deo Kivumbi, a resident of Kasubi cell in Rubaga division, Kampala city. …
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Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has told the people of Kiruhura and Kazo to stop lamenting about bad roads in the districts as the cause of their poverty, but instead focus on doing things that will improve their household incomes. Accompanied by the First Lady Janet Kataaha …
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United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on all countries to place peace at the center of all their words and actions. “In 2023, let’s put peace at the heart of our words and actions,” the UN chief said in his New Year video message. “In …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
