US President Joe Biden is in a tough spot as the Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna, gambling on a successful outcome but facing growing bipartisan concern that even if a deal is reached it may be insufficient to curb Tehran’s nuclear program. The subject has been somewhat on mute in Washington after 10 months […]
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The Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Jagan Chapagan and his delegation called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on Tuesday. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the world’s largest humanitarian organisation, is spread across 192 countries. Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda
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By Farah Master © Reuters/JOYCE ZHOU Testing centre for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hong KongHONG KONG (Reuters) -China will fully support Hong Kong with its “dynamic zero” coronavirus strategy, its office overseeing matters in the city said, as the territory is expected to hit a new record for daily infections on Friday.The global financial hub
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British Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca on Thursday warned that coronavirus product sales and profit margins would drop this year as the pandemic recedes. © AIZAR RALDES AstraZeneca will sell its Covid vaccine at a profit this year AstraZeneca rapidly developed a successful Covid-19 jab during the pandemic that generated full-year sales of almost $4.0 billion (3.5
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The European Union (EU) had strongly urged Sri Lanka to lift forthwith import restrictions preventing many European products from entering its market, during the EU-Sri Lanka Joint Commission meeting on Tuesday in Brussels. “In this regard, Sri Lanka clarified that it has imposed temporary import restrictions on non-essential items, strictly as an interim measure, due
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On 01 February 2022, Total Energies EP Uganda, CNOOC Uganda Limited, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), and the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) announced the Final Investment Decision on the Lake Albert Development. On 01 February 2022, Total Energies EP Uganda, CNOOC Uganda Limited, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), and the Tanzania Petroleum
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(Bloomberg) — With Western leaders in a whirl of shuttle diplomacy seeking to defuse tensions with Russia, a push to revive peace accords for Ukraine after years of inaction is gathering some tentative momentum. Whether France and Germany can unlock the process in a way that is acceptable to the Kremlin remains uncertain. It could
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UN Photo/ICJ/Jeroen Bouman A view of the Peace Palace, seat of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands (file photo). 9 February 2022 Law and Crime Prevention Uganda must pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) $325 million in reparations related to the brutal conflict between the two nations from 1998
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Hon Akol(2nd L) addressing the media on why they attended the House sittings Posted on: 09 Feb 2022 Acholi Parliamentary Group have explained why they attended the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 09 February 2022 against an Opposition decision to boycott. The MPs led by their chairperson and Kilak North MP, Hon Anthony Akol said that
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Anywar is vying for the presidency of UNEA The Minister of State for Environment, Hon Beatrice Anywar has rallied Parliament to support Uganda’s bid in the forthcoming election of the President of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA). The elections of the sixth President of the UNEA are scheduled to take place between 28 February
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