JERUSALEM | Xinhua | A group of Israeli, Chinese and German researchers found early clues that help explain why some cancer patients respond to immunotherapy while others do not, the Israel Institute of Technology said in a statement Wednesday. In their study, published in the journal Cancer Cell, the researchers …

Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | The coronation of Tooro’s new King, Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I, is expected to cost about Shs925 million, with the organising committee launching a fundraising drive to meet the expenses of the September 29 ceremony. The committee has appealed to the people of Tooro, friends …

Nabilatuk, Uganda | URN | For Lina Angesa, seeking justice in Nabilatuk has become a question of whether she can afford the journey. The resident of Nabilatuk Town Council says complainants often have to travel more than 50 kilometres to Nakapiripirit to attend court, while also meeting the cost of transporting …

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League after beating Sunderland 5-3 on Sunday. Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey scored a hat-trick, twice pulling his side level after Manchester City had taken the lead through Enzo Fernandez and then Rayan Cherki, before Antoine Semenyo …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Office of the Prime Minister has developed a costed preparedness and response plan for the forecast El Niño rains, but the plan is yet to receive funding. As a result, the government is left with insufficient resources to pre-position relief supplies and emergency equipment …

Geneva, Switzerland | URN | The World Health Organization Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned that people living with noncommunicable diseases face a heightened risk of preventable harm while receiving healthcare. Dr Tedros says a new WHO analysis estimates that about one in six people with noncommunicable diseases experience …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Officials in the Ministry of Health (MOH) have warned that people who move around with cannulas risk catching infections as such treatment options are only a reserve for patients admitted in hospitals. Dr Charles Olaro, the Director General of Health Services in the ministry says …

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Arsenal suffered its first loss in the Premier League this season after falling 3-0 to Brighton on Saturday. Brighton was celebrating the 125th anniversary of the club’s foundation and did so in style with a comfortable victory over the side that had topped the table …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | Consumers in Karamoja are increasingly questioning the safety of vegetables brought into the region from outside, amid concerns that they have little information about how the produce is grown, what chemicals are used, and whether adequate safety controls are followed before the food reaches local …

Agago, Uganda | URN | Teachers in 110 government-aided primary schools in Agago District have been warned against sending learners home over their parents’ failure to pay Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) contributions. The warning is part of a district-wide sensitisation campaign launched to clarify the difference between the government’s Universal Primary …