Views: 4 The government has announced that the expired national identity cards will remain valid for another year. Speaking to reporters in Kampala on Friday, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi, said that the move is to ensure the continuity of business within Uganda. “Our idea of extending [the validity of expired national […]
Views: 5 SINGAPORE — Public transport users can look forward to more family-friendly facilities, such as baby care rooms, at seven bus interchanges across the island by 2027. The interchanges in Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Boon Lay, Clementi, Sengkang, Serangoon and Toa Payoh will undergo upgrading starting in August. The works will enhance accessibility, add passenger-friendly
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Views: 10 August 16, 2024 7:19 AM. BEIJING — China will monitor people and goods entering the country for mpox for the next six months, a statement from its customs administration said on Friday (Aug 16), after the WHO said the virus was again a global health emergency. “Personnel from countries with monkeypox outbreaks who have been
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Views: 4 North Korea will reopen one city to foreign tourists in December after nearly five years of border closures due to the Covid pandemic. At least two China-based tour operators have announced that tourists will soon be allowed to visit the mountainous northern city of Samjiyon. Reclusive North Korea sealed itself off at the
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Views: 8 A lone accident at Malo, Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday left 12 people burnt to death, and four others sustaining injuries. Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, revealed this in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Okpe, in a statement she issued, explained that the accident, involving
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Views: 13 RT The Royal Navy has sacked a decorated submarine captain who once met royalty, allegedly for sending an X-rated video to a junior sailor with whom he had an inappropriate relationship. The unnamed captain commanded one of the four Vanguard-class submarines, whose Trident II missiles make up the UK nuclear deterrent, according to
Views: 3 South Africa; A collision involving a midibus, a bakkie and an articulated truck has left three people dead on the D2296 Road between Karino and Mbombela in Mpumalanga. The crash happened on Monday morning as the midibus was transporting learners who were travelling to various schools around Mbombela. “The deceased are the driver
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Views: 4 NOVINITE A helicopter crashed into the roof of a Hilton hotel in Australia on Monday, according to local police reports. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has stated that the pilot, the sole occupant of the helicopter, was killed in the incident. The crash ignited a fire on the hotel’s roof, prompting a large-scale evacuation. Emergency services responded to the scene at
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Views: 5 Ethiopia has signed an agreement for the design of a new four-runway airport that will be Africa’s biggest when construction is completed in 2029, the head of state-owned Ethiopian Airlines said on Friday. Located near the town of Bishoftu, around 45 km from the capital Addis Ababa, the airport will have capacity to
Views: 30 An investigation is under way after a plane carrying 61 people plummeted into a gated community in the state of Sao Paulo in Brazil, killing all of those on board. Officials have said only one home was damaged after the Voepass plane crashed in the municipality of Vinhedono and no residents were hurt.
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