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Tourist boat capsizes during a thunderstorm in Vietnam, leaving 18 dead and 23 missing

Tourist boat capsizes during a thunderstorm in Vietnam, leaving 18 dead and 23 missing.   HA LONG BAY, Vietnam — A tourist boat capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon during a sightseeing excursion, killing 18 people and leaving nearly two dozen others missing, state media reported. The Wonder Sea boat was […]

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Museveni: Gov’t to Increase PDM Cash to Shs 1 Billion for Urban Parishes

Museveni: Gov’t to Increase PDM Cash to Shs 1 Billion for Urban Parishes.   GOV’T TO INCREASE PDM CASH TO 1BN FOR URBAN PARISHES – MUSEVENI President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that the Parish Development Model (PDM) money is going to be increased tenfold from Shs100m to Shs1bn for the urban-based parishes in the city

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Women IN Festival Unveils 2025 Theme: “LIMITLESS: No Labels. No Limits. No Apologies”

PRESS RELEASE Women IN Festival Unveils 2025 Theme: “LIMITLESS: No Labels. No Limits. No Apologies” A Bold Celebration of Women Who Refuse to Fit In — and Choose to Stand Out CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 18, 2025/ — The WomenIN Festival, Africa’s definitive gathering of women from across industries, sectors, and stages of life,

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Buganda Land Board, FLY6 Technologies renew LE-Card Partnership to bolster land security

Buganda Land Board, FLY6 Technologies renew LE-Card Partnership to bolster land security.   Kampala, Uganda: The Buganda Land Board (BLB) has renewed its partnership with FLY6 Technologies, reaffirming its commitment to securing land ownership through the continued rollout of the LE-Card system, a technological solution designed to fight land fraud on Kabaka’s land. The renewal was

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Myanmar troops recapture strategic town from rebel forces

Myanmar troops recapture strategic town from rebel forces.   BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has recaptured a strategic gateway town from rebel forces after nearly a year, state-media reported Thursday, marking a rare turnaround in the country’s northeast, where an alliance of ethnic militias seized a large swath of territory in an offensive that began

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Election worries ramp up as Uganda’s ruling party seeks to quash independents

Election worries ramp up as Uganda’s ruling party seeks to quash independents. Summary: A new rule would bar National Resistance Movement party members who lose their primaries from running as independents in general elections. But voting irregularities — and the law — could undermine that effort.  This story was originally published by Global Press Journal Kampala,

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Caitlin Clark out of WNBA All-Star weekend after injury in final minute of Tuesday’s game

Caitlin Clark out of WNBA All-Star weekend after injury in final minute of Tuesday’s game.   INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark is out of All-Star weekend. The Indiana Fever guard injured her right groin on Tuesday night in the final minute of the team’s win over the Connecticut Sun. She said Thursday in a message

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Zelenskyy appoints Yulia Svyrydenko as new prime minister for war-weary Ukraine

Zelenskyy appoints Yulia Svyrydenko as new prime minister for war-weary Ukraine.   KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fresh off securing a plan to receive more U.S. weaponry, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed a new prime minister – the key negotiator of his country’s deal with the U.S. to partner on the development of minerals. By

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Donald Trump Voters Change Their Tune on Arming Ukraine

Donald Trump Voters Change Their Tune on Arming Ukraine.   Support among President Donald Trump‘s voters for the U.S. providing military aid to Ukraine has increased over the past six months, according to a polling firm. The Echelon Insights poll found a rise in the proportion of Trump supporters backing U.S. aid to Ukraine compared with

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Minister Balaam survives deadly car crash in Kagadi, Boda Boda rider killed

Minister Balaam survives deadly car crash in Kagadi, Boda Boda rider killed. Kagadi, Uganda: The Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara, on Thursday survived a fatal road accident in Kagadi District en route to Fort Portal for the Tooro Kingdom’s annual Youth Conference. The accident, which claimed the life of a boda

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