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A shooting in Central France has left three police officers dead and the fourth severely injured, France’s Gendarmerie national police force has confirmed this morning. The shooting happened just after midnight in the village of Puy-de-Dôme. Police officers were rescuing a woman during a domestic violence incident in a hamlet, according to local news outlets. What happened in Puy-de-Dome? The woman ...

Starting on Wednesday, Dubai plans to start a free vaccination campaign using the coronavirus vaccines developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE. ‘’Extensive vaccination campaign against Covid-19 kicks off in Dubai on Wednesday. Vaccination will use Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine and is free of charge,’’ the city’s media office tweeted. The two medicine companies have recently reported that their vaccines are 95% ...

The Inter-party Organization for Dialogue (IPOD) platform is a safe space to promote important and honest discussions between political parties in Uganda. The platform brings together all of Uganda’s parliamentary political parties. As equal members of the platform, these parties all have an equal voice. The parties are also represented in the IPOD council, the platform’s main guiding body. As ...

Popular Ugandan Human rights lawyer and activist Nicholas Opiyo arrested by security in Kampala this afternoon, Newslex Point has learnt. Sources reveal that security authorities picked Opiyo from Lamaro restaurant in Kamwokya. He had just had lunch with colleagues and was chatting when security operatives handcuffed. They soon sped off with Opiyo to an unknown destination. Family sources suspect members ...

Retired General Henry Tumukunde Presidential candidate has made history by  launching the first ever brail manifesto for People with Disability. Tumukunde is contesting for presidency against his follow boss President Museveni. According to Uganda Bureau of Statistics, there are 6 million people with disability in Uganda. The manifesto indicates that the flag bear has good programmes for the person with ...