World News
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811OREGON: Injury cost Cheptegei 5000m title defense
Prior to going into the men’s 5000m finals, Uganda placed its hope in Cheptegei who is the world record holder of the...
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843Japan donates $1 million towards food aid for Karamoja
Speaking to journalists at the World Food Programme (WFP) offices in Kampala, Japanese ambassador Fukzawa Hidemoto said they had signed off the...
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819Ugandans heading to Middle East paying sh100,000 for COVID-19 certificates
Some of the migrant workers told our reporter that they paid to get vaccination certificates to travel to mainly the United Arab...
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758WHO Introduces World’s First Anti-Malaria Vaccine In Africa
The new vaccine is said to be effective for up to 30 percent with its dosage set at four doses. Its price...
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764Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s Odessa port, key to grain deal
Two cruise missiles hit terminal infrastructure, regional authorities said on social media, casting a shadow over the landmark agreement hammered out over...
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758Mak staff question delayed appointment of search committee
Speaking on behalf of the staff, the MUASA chairperson Dr. Robert Kakuru, noted that they have been wondering why the University Council...
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775India’s parliament begins voting for new president
India's parliament began voting Monday for a new president, with a female politician from the country's marginalised tribal community the favourite for...
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838Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez finally wed 17 years after first engagement
News of the couple getting back together last year sent fans into a spin, as they publicly displayed their rekindled love on...
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1.2KAmerican Pastor jailed 10 years for defiling 14-year-old Ugandan girl
Appearing before the federal court in Macon, in February this year, Mr. Tuininga, 45, confessed having sexually abused the girl who was...
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766Africa must unite to prosper: Museveni
The Africans will wake up because they have no alternative.
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756Uganda Crested Cranes fall to Senegal in Women’s Nations Cup opener
Ndeye Awa Diakhate and Nguenar Ndiaye scored in each half for Senegal at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.
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919Team Uganda wins prize at Huawei global ICT competition
Teams from the southern Africa region represented a great success in the competition, which lasted for one year and attracted 150,000 students...
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1.5KUganda far from middle income: World Bank
According to the Bank, this average income by a Ugandan is far below the lower-middle-income threshold of 1,045 dollars
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704Museveni calls for implementation of barter trade with Cuba
Museveni made the remarks while meeting with a Cuban delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez.
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814US Supreme Court strikes down right to abortion
A somber President Joe Biden called the ruling a "tragic error" stemming from "extreme ideology" and said it was a "sad day...
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877‘I am good’: Biden falls from bike but says is unhurt
He was biking with First Lady Jill Biden in a state park near their beach home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and had...
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699Biden follows Trump’s “crude and hostile” policy on Mideas
Biden has neither cancelled the sanctions imposed by Trump on Iran, nor delivered the promise to reopen the U.S. consulate in the...
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831Russia fines Google for not localizing user data
Google representatives did not attend the sitting, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported from the courtroom.
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896FIFA selects 16 host cities for 2026 World Cup
Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami and New York/New Jersey were the U.S. cities named...
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704WHO calls for “genuine, unselfish” collaboration against monkeypox
According to Kluge, monkeypox has been endemic in parts of western and central Africa for decades and has been neglected by the...
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1.2KCongolese soldiers flee to Uganda as M23 rebels capture Bunagana border
A Ugandan security source at the border, says that the soldiers fled into Uganda following non-stop fighting on Sunday throughout the day...
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923FINALLY: Microsoft to retire popular ‘Internet Explorer’ after 27 years
Internet Explorer was first launched in 1995 as an add-on package for Windows 95 before Microsoft later started providing the app for...
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1.3KBritain records 104 more monkeypox cases
The agency told people in Britain to contact a sexual health clinic if they have a rash with blisters, and if in...
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1.1KMUST READ: The emerging viruses of the 21st century
The recent explosion of monkeypox cases in countries where the infection had not previously spread, coupled with the Covid-19 pandemic, has underscored...