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Today, Microsoft announces via blog entry the shutdown of CodePlex, its 11-year-old site where programmers could host and share the code for their software projects just like Github. Check also: Microsoft Launched A New Nokia Phone When it was founded in 2006, CodePlex was one Microsoft’s biggest steps into the world of open source software — where any programmer, anywhere can download and tweak the ...

Gulu — A former senior signaller in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) led by elusive rebel leader Joseph Kony has defected from the rebel outfit to the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF). Check also: As Ugandan Troops Withdraws From AU Mission, Is Kony’s LRA Finished? Lt Michael Omona, 33, defected on January 20, from the jungles of Central African Republic (CAR) ...

An Indonesian man, who had not been seen since the weekend, was found inside a 23ft (7m)-long python. Villagers on the island of West Sulawesi had the horrific task of cutting open the giant snake’s stomach to retrieve the body. Check also: What To Do If You’re Bitten By A Snake Akbar was last seen on Sunday (26 March) before he ...

Mityana — Former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye at the weekend launched his land sensitisation campaign in Mityana Town where he advised residents to be united and fight land grabbers. Check also: Uganda’s Opposition Leader, Besigye Donates Shs2 Million To Onduparaka FC While addressing a rally at Mityana Sazza grounds, Dr Besigye said land grabbing and displacement of large numbers of ...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has accused South Sudan’s government of ignoring the plight of 100,000 people suffering from famine , 7.5 million in need of humanitarian aid and thousands more fleeing fighting . Check also: South Sudan Government Rejects UN Proposal To Send More Peacekeepers Guterres’ rebuke was delivered to the country’s president, Salva Kiir , on Thursday, mentioning “a ...