The US military carried out airstrikes in Syria ordered by President Joe Biden. The airstrikes aimed at disabling the militias backed by Iran according to the Pentagon. The strike destroyed multiple facilities at a border control point that a number of Iran-backed militant groups use. President Joe Biden approved the strike on recent reports of attacks against US and coalition ...
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India has announced new rules to regulate content on social media. This makes Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, and others more accountable to legal requests for the swift removal of posts and sharing information on where the messages originated from. The rules – part of an effort by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to put Big Tech on a shorter leash – ...
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Authorities in Bukedea District in Eastern Uganda have detained a police officer after he shot dead a 17-year-old unarmed child. Police detained Constable Charles Okurut on Thursday morning after he shot and killed Patrick Otimong, a resident of Ajesa village, Akero parish in Bukedea Sub County. Otimong has been a senior two student at Sironko Parents Secondary School. Constable Charles ...
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Africa’s richest man and Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has suggested he could reignite his interest in buying Premier League club, ArsenalFC. Dangote is worth $11.5 billion (about USh 42.5 trillion) according to the Rich List. Many people expect the fortune to help him buy out Kroenke. The 63-year-old businessman was initially linked with a move to buy out Lady Nina ...
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Construction of sh 63. 9 billion judiciary twin towers that will house Supreme Court and Court of Appeal will be completed in May next year, Permanent Secretary Hon Pius Bigirimana has revealed. According to Bigirimana, these projects will save Uganda government sh6 billion revenue in terms of annual rent expenditure. He adds that with completion of the towers judiciary will ...
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