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ASIA : Measles jab drive launched in South

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Five fatalities reported in three border provinces, where vaccination rates are traditionally low. Health authorities have launched an intensive vaccination campaign following the deaths of five people in the latest outbreak of measles in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces. Three of the five victims who died from the highly contagious disease over the past month in Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani […]

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EUROPE : Thousands protest in France against new PM

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PARIS – Thousands of people took to the streets across France on Saturday to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to appoint centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister, with left-wing parties accusing him of stealing the legislative election. Macron named 73-year-old Barnier, a conservative and the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, as prime minister on

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Ukrainian MiG-29 jet lands safely after emergency

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The Ukrainian military has released footage of a MiG-29 fighter jet after it made an emergency landing in the Dnipropetrovsk region during the spring of 2024. The pilot safely exited the aircraft without injury, according to local sources. The exact condition of the aircraft remains unclear, but some sources suggest that the airframe sustained damage.

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Man jailed, fined Dhs360,000 for stealing a Rolls Royce in Dubai

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The Dubai Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling by the Court of First Instance that sentenced an Asian male to one month’s imprisonment and fined him Dhs360,000, to be followed by deportation, for the embezzlement of a luxury Rolls Royce vehicle from a showroom in the Ras Al Khor, Dubai. The details of the case

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German fighter jets spotted carrying nuclear bombs

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Two German Tornado fighter jets were recently spotted at Edwards Air Force Base in California, carrying a nuclear bomb under the fuselage. The image, released on social media by user TaskForce23, shows the jet equipped with a B61-12 nuclear bomb trainer, a non-explosive version of the weapon used for training purposes. The B61-12 nuclear bomb

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KAMPALA -UGANDA : A DAY WITHOUT CARS IN KAMPALA, A BREATHE OF FRESH AIR

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On a sunny Saturday morning, the streets of Nile Avenue, Speke Road, Shimoni Road, and Buganda Road witnessed an extraordinary transformation. Instead of the usual traffic jams and the honking horns, the city’s streets were filled with laughter, cycling enthusiasts, children playing, and the joyful bustle of a community united for a cause. The 2nd

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Troubled Boeing Starliner returns to Earth

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Spacecraft lands in New Mexico desert without astronauts after dificult mission. Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft landed uncrewed in a New Mexico desert late Friday, capping a three-month test mission hobbled by technical issues that forced the astronauts it had flown to the International Space Station to remain there until next year. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who became

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US: Alarming reports of Iran missile transfer to Russia would be ‘dramatic escalation’

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After hundreds of short-range missiles said delivered, Iran’s UN mission denies transfer; White House reiterates warning of ‘deepening security partnership’ between Tehran, Moscow. Any Iranian transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia would mark a sharp escalation in the Ukraine war, the United States said Friday, following reports that the two countries had deepened ties in

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Court orders arrest of senior lawyer Fred Makada for failure to turn up in court Over Cooperative funds theft charges

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The Anti-Corruption Court has issued a warrant of arrest of senior lawyer Fred Makada over failure to turn up in court to answer charges of Shs4.1billion theft of cooperative funds meant for war loss compensation to Busoga Growers Cooperatives slapped against him. Magistrate Abert Asiimwe found the explanations for Makada’s absence unbelievable and ordered his

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Fuel Prices Drop as Gov’t Tightens Sole Importation Mandate

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Uganda’s pump prices have started going down after the government took over the mandate of sourcing and importing of petroleum products. This week, some fuel stations managed by petroleum giant, Vivvo Energies Uganda (Shell), have been selling petrol at Shs 5,190 per litre from above Shs 5,300 in July. In Naalya, Kampala, Vivvo has been

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