Google wins EU fight against worldwide ‘right to be forgotten’ Luxembourg, Luxembourg | AFP | Google is not required to apply an EU “right to be forgotten” to its search engine domains outside Europe, the EU’s top court ruled Tuesday in a landmark decision. The European Court of Justice handed …
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New York, United States | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Boeing has said it is ready to give about $144,500 (Sh530 million) to support each of the families of the 346 people killed in two 737 MAX plane crashes. The 346 will include the family of Christine Alalo, police …
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How US government sanctions against Kayihura are a toxic mixture of ignorance, prejudice and hypocrisy THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | And so the United States Department of State has sanctioned Uganda’s former Inspector General of Police, Kale Kayihura. Henceforth, he, his children and wife will not …
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Washington, United States | AFP | It could be a manipulated video embarrassing a candidate. Or a computer voting system locked by ransomware. Or doubts about electronic voting machines with no paper backups. As Americans prepare for 2020 elections, digital threats to election security are multiplying, stoking fears of a …
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Tehran, Iran | AFP | Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander on Saturday warned any country that attacks the Islamic republic will see its territory become the “main battlefield” as he opened an exhibition of captured drones. Major General Hossein Salami also said Iran was “ready for any type of scenario” following …
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Washington, United States | AFP | A mysterious whistleblower, a telephone call between President Donald Trump and a foreign leader, and military aid to Ukraine. Here’s what we know about the latest political firestorm swirling around Washington: – Whistleblower – On August 12, an unknown whistleblower in the US intelligence …
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US sending more troops to Gulf, Trump announces Iran sanctions Washington, United States | AFP | The United States announced Friday that it was sending military reinforcements to the Gulf region following attacks on Saudi oil facilities that it attributes to Iran, just hours after President Donald Trump ordered new …
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Washington, United States | AFP | The number of birds in the United States and Canada has fallen by an astonishing 29 percent, or almost three billion, since 1970, scientists reported Thursday, saying their findings signaled a widespread ecological crisis. Grassland birds are the most affected, because of the disappearance …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg met privately with members of Congress Thursday on a political reconnaissance mission to Washington, where he rejected calls for him to break up the world’s biggest social network. Zuckerberg’s visit with policymakers comes as Facebook faces a myriad of …
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Damning South Sudan Report focuses on regional players, including Uganda London, United Kingdom | AFP | Hollywood star George Clooney’s investigative project The Sentry on Thursday urged the international community to act over alleged links between global corporations, tycoons and foreign governments and rampant corruption in South Sudan. The Sentry …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price