A city council meeting at City Hall today descended into chaos as council members clashed with the City Executive Committee over its failure to deliver a critical report on solid waste management. The much-anticipated session, intended to focus on pressing issues in Kampala, was thrown into disarray when the executive committee failed to present a […]
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On September 17, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that units of the Russian army have started combat patrol maneuvers with the autonomous launchers of the RS-24 Yars strategic complexes. These maneuvers are being conducted by the Teikovsky Division of the Russian Missile Forces in the Ivanovo Region, located 155 miles [249 km]
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Hezbollah vowed to retaliate after blaming Israel for the explosion of pagers that killed at least nine people and wounded 2,750 others, including many of the group’s fighters. The Lebanese Information Minister, Ziad Makary, condemned the detonation as ‘Israeli aggression’. For one Hezbollah official, the attack was the ‘biggest security breach’ the group has suffered in
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A lunar eclipse can only occur during a full Moon when Earth positions itself between the Sun and the Moon, casting its shadow onto the Moon’s surface. The partial lunar eclipse means that only a segment of the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow, which grows and then diminishes without fully obscuring the Moon, as explained
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The economically and politically pragmatic changes offer lessons to policymakers globally. Last week, China announced that it will “gradually raise” its retirement ages over a 15-year period. The move is both unprecedented—the country hasn’t increased its retirement ages since the 1950s—and inadequate. But even the half-hearted steps are likely to spark widespread unhappiness. China’s retirement ages are currently among
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President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday emphasised that relations between the UAE and Japan are built on a long history of strategic cooperation across various fields. His Highness expressed his aspiration that these ties will be further bolstered by the launch of talks towards a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which
His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued a decree appointing Major General Abdullah Mubarak Bin Amer as the Commander-in-Chief of Sharjah Police and a member of the Sharjah Executive Council. His Highness also made the decision to award the Sharjah Police Medal to retired
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Rebels in Indonesia’s West Papua region have proposed the terms of release for the New Zealand pilot taken hostage almost 18 months ago. The armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army kidnapped Phillip Merhtens in February last year after he landed a small commercial plane in a remote, mountainous area. The group has tried to
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UNICEF says floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have ravaged Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand. Nearly six million children were affected by the destruction caused by Typhoon Yagi in Southeast Asia, said UNICEF on Wednesday. In a statement issued from Bangkok, UNICEF said floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have ravaged Vietnam, Myanmar,
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BANGKOK – Thailand will prosecute eight former security personnel over their roles in a crackdown two decades ago in which 78 protesters suffocated or were crushed to death when crammed into army trucks, the attorney-general’s office said on Wednesday. The announcement comes just weeks before the expiry of the statute of limitations of the case
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