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The Guardian:Bird flu spreads to bald eagles as outbreak sweeps across US

© Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The bald eagle, America’s national bird, is the latest to fall prey to the highly-contagious bird flu that has been sweeping across the US, affecting birds in a majority of states. The US is enduring the worst bird flu outbreak since 2015 in terms of domestic poultry deaths, according […]

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CSOs appeal for Govt’s adoption of their key concerns from the MPS pending FY 2022/23 Budget reading

By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/KMA Updates. Kampala, Uganda: Civil Society Organizations bloc has strongly compelled Uganda’s government to absorb their proposals as observed and analyzed from the recently released Ministerial Policy Statement (MPS) FY 2022/23 in the final reading of the FY 2022/23 Budget.  (1st R)- Namagga Imelda, Budget Advocacy Advisor at Civil Society Budget Advocacy

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IFAD-funded project to protect the environment in Haiti by improving smallholder farmers’ and artisanal fishermen’s livelihoods

Rome, 12 April 2022 – The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Haiti signed a financing agreement today for the implementation of the Inclusive Blue Economy Project (I-BE). The project will help preserve the Three Bay Protected Area (AP3B, by its French acronym) by providing economic opportunities to smallholder famers

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Judge rules US military can’t discharge HIV-positive troops

RICHMOND, Va. — U.S. service members who are HIV-positive cannot be discharged or barred from becoming an officer solely because they’re infected with the virus, a federal judge in Virginia ruled. Advocates say it’s one of the strongest rulings in years for people living with HIV. The cases involved two service members that the Air

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Ukraine braces for new offensive as Russia reinforces military in east

An unprecedented analysis of changes in the temperature of Neptune has revealed something rather strange taking place at the most distant planet in our Solar System. © NASA/JPL-Caltech/Kevin M. Gill Neptune, as viewed by Voyager 2 in August 1989. Far-flung Neptune, which orbits the Sun at about 30 times the distance of Earth, takes an accordingly

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Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon.Jacob Oulanyah laid to rest next to his wife Dorothy Nangwale in Omoro district.

Uganda’s Vice President H.E Jessica Alupo  (Major rtd) with the new Speaker Of Parliament Rt.Hon.Anita Among Anette prepare to burry the body of the late Speaker Rt.Hon.Jacob Oulanyah.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates. The Prime Minister Rt.Hon.Robinah Nabbanja with  with her team of Ministers. during the sending off Ceremony of the late Speaker Rt.Hon.Jacob Oulanyah.Photo by

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MTN reaffirms commitment to support health sector in celebration of World Health day.

The maternity ward refurbished by MTN Foundation with proceeds from the MTN Kampala Marathon. The site is expected to boost maternal health care in Ntoroko district. Today, MTN joins the rest of the world to celebrate World Health Day, as a reaffirmation of its commitment to support the health and well-being of communities in Uganda. 

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Fallen Speaker of Parliament Rt.Hon. Jacob Oulanyah’s body being received in Omoro.

Fallen Speaker of Parliament Rt.Hon. Jacob Oulanyah’s body in Omoro.Photo by Alex Esagala/Parliament Of Uganda. First Deputy Prime Minister Rt.Hon.Rukia Nakadama Isanga,the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Rt.Hon.Thomas Tayebwa and the Minister incharge of Northern Uganga Hon.Grace  Freedom receive fallen Speaker of Parliament Oulanyah Jacob’s body in Omoro.Photo by Alex Esagala/Parliament Of Uganda. First Deputy Prime

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Associated Press:Shanghai to allow parents to stay with COVID-infected kids

  © Provided by Associated Press A woman pulls up her mask to get her throat swab at a coronavirus testing site near residential buildings, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)BEIJING (AP) — Following a public uproar, Shanghai is allowing at least some parents to stay with children infected with COVID-19, making an

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Associated Press:Missouri governor declares `the COVID-19 crisis is over’

© Provided by Associated Press Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announces that the state is switching to an endemic phase of handling COVID-19 during news conference on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Missouri. Parson declared that “the COVID-19 crisis is over” in Missouri. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP)

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