Ugandans on Twitter (UOT) have mourned AIGP Felix Kaweesi today. Police spokesman Kaweesi and his two body guards were shot dead by armed men as he left his home in Kulambiro, Ntinda just outside the city on Friday morning. CLICK: HOW KAWEESI WAS KILLED [View the story “Ugandans mourn AIGP Kaweesi” on …
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Lighter and smarter, one of the best off-roaders The Land Rover brand means different things to different people. Wealthy suburbanites associate the British automaker with elegant errand-runners. Adventure enthusiasts acknowledge the company’s off-road prowess. Neither group would dare associate with one another, yet each is validated in its interpretation of …
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Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | US giant Intel announced Monday it would buy Israeli car tech firm Mobileye for more than $15 billion (14 billion euros), the largest cross-border tech deal in the Jewish state’s history. Mobileye makes advanced driver assistance for car manufacturers, and has already collaborated with Intel and …
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Beijing, China | AFP | China has put its first stealth fighter into military service, state-run media reported on Friday, in the latest milestone highlighting the modernisation of the country’s armed forces. Swift, stealthy, and armed with long-range missiles, the J-20 represents a leap forward in China’s ability to project power …
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Beijing, China | AFP | State support for private firms is crucial in China’s market, the head of the mainland’s online search giant Baidu said Thursday, following complaints from European businesses that Beijing-backed firms are pushing out foreign competitors. “I think state support of private companies is absolutely necessary. In the …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | In the beginning was .com, followed by a host of other .somethings, but on Friday, 32 years after the world’s first domain name was registered, the African Union has launched .africa for the continent. Africans who want to register a website will be able …
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Washington, United States | AFP | The Central Intelligence Agency on Wednesday accused WikiLeaks of endangering Americans, helping US rivals and hampering Washington’s fight against terror threats by releasing what the anti-secrecy site claimed was a trove of CIA hacking tools. A CIA spokeswoman would not confirm the authenticity of the …
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New York, United States | AFP | Boeing is in talks with potential clients about developing a new plane to fit into a niche category now dominated by rival Airbus, a Boeing executive said Tuesday. The new plane, known as the 737 MAX 10X, would offer more range to Boeing’s …
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WikiLeaks exposes alleged CIA hacking program Washington, United States | AFP | The CIA can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control your car, according to a trove of alleged documents from the US spy agency released Tuesday by WikiLeaks. The group posted nearly …
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To align, balance or not? Buying new vehicle tyres in Uganda can be quite tricky. For most buyers the main challenge often revolves around balancing right price with right quality. Apart from the wide variety of brands, which can sometimes mean very wide margins in price, buyers often have to …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
