PARIS | Xinhua | Breaking through the waves reveals true gold. At the moment Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle touched the wall and broke the record, all doubts, grievances, and frustrations vanished. “Awesome! It feels incredible!” exclaimed Pan after roaring to China’s first swimming gold in Paris with a world record …
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Technocrats blame Chinese veneer processors, local tree growers blame the technocrats COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | In May last year, President Yoweri Museveni banned the export of ‘unprocessed’ timber products scampering a hitherto booming wood industry. One year later, panic from Museveni’s Executive Order No.3 continues with no end in …
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Copenhagen, Denmark | THE INDEPENDENT | Victoria Larsen, Miss Supranational Denmark, has achieved an impressive Top 5 finish in the #MissInfluencer Opportunity at Miss Supranational 2024. This remarkable accomplishment highlights her growing influence and her exceptional ability to connect with audiences through social media. Announced via Instagram, Larsen’s advancement to …
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Interviews conducted with people in Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Rwanda, South Africa, and Uganda, found widespread links between online violence and the offline world – or an “online-offline continuum of violence Geneva, Swtizerland | THE INDEPENDENT | Women and girls are disproportionately experiencing violence fuelled by the increasing use of …
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Uganda’s anti-homosexuality laws offer plentiful reasons for transgender, gay and other gender and sexual minorities to seek asylum abroad. But some heterosexual people have seen an easy ticket out for themselves. Kampala, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa Global Press Journal Uganda | In July 2015, Uganda didn’t feel safe for Ariana Mutomi. It …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Across the globe, efforts to uplift and celebrate the incredible achievements of women echo louder than ever. From boardrooms to battlefields, laboratories to legislative chambers, women are rewriting the narrative of possibility and potential. Amidst this dynamic landscape of change and growth, initiatives like Centenary …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | Braving the scorching summer sun, Liu Hongyan, 44, wearing an orange vest and carrying a litter picker, treks through waist-high bushes across rugged terrain for about 20 minutes to reach her destination: a 10-km stretch of the Great Wall. Liu and her fellow villagers in Shixia …
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Infection rates among incarcerated people are more than twice the national average. But behind bars, basic prevention tools are denied. Wakiso, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa Global Press Journal Uganda | Livingstone remembers his first and only sexual encounter with a man. It was when he was in prison in 2016, serving one …
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SPECIAL FEATURE | Alfred Geresom Musamali | Former President Apollo Milton Obote’s Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Deputy Minister Patrick Rubaihayo (84), who was recalled to his creator on Thursday 16th May has left behind a wife (Miriam), 11 children, 24 grandchildren and at least 20 major crop breeding research undertakings as …
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Near the vibrant city of Salvador, Ivana Muzenza makes tasty golden brown fritters from a recipe that dates back to the 19th century. The meal serves as a culinary connection to the West African roots of a unique community of Brazilian women. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Lively conversation …
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