Current Affairs
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1.0KCOMMENT: Evidence-based policy mistakes
It is important to recognise that data alone are not enough, common sense matters COMMENT | KAUSHIK BASU | After years of stressing...
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964US condemns deadly Ethiopia clashes
President Donald Trump Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | The United States on Wednesday said it was “troubled and saddened” by clashes in...
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896Kennedy Zziwa: A celebrity’s addiction survival tale
Kennedy Zziwa Katebalirwe Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | Kennedy Zziwa Katebalirwe, popularly known as HairbyZziwa, is a celebrity hairstylist who has...
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911Brazilian president to undergo new health tests
President Michel Temer Brasília, Brazil | AFP | Brazilian President Michel Temer will undergo urological tests Wednesday, his office said, following a...
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1.0KHere is why your teens might need contraceptives
Global Family Planning giant boss blames officials for letting their beliefs get in the way of their professional responsibility Kampala, Uganda |...
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949British city refuses licence for Uber
London, United Kingdom | AFP | The city of York in northern England has refused to grant US ride-hailing app Uber a licence...
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878Dozen DR Congo child rapists handed life sentences
Bukavu, DR Congo | AFP | A dozen militiamen in eastern DR Congo were jailed for life Wednesday for raping about 40 children,...
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981Erdogan urges Jerusalem recognition as ‘Palestine’s capital’
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday...
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1.0KPalestinians have right to Jerusalem as capital: Saudi king
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | AFP | Palestinians have the right to Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem as their capital, Saudi King Salman said Wednesday, echoing...
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1.1KUS sanctions Ugandan, Sudanese LRA ivory traders
FILE PHOTO of Kony. PHOTO AFP Washington, United States | AFP | The United States on Wednesday imposed economic sanctions on two...
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1.0KTrump: ‘I was right’ Moore could not win Alabama race
Roy Moore Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump sought Wednesday to distance himself from an embarrassing defeat in Alabama,...
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1.2KBurundi president launches campaign to extend rule
Burundi President: Pierre Nkurunziza Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has launched a campaign to promote a referendum to change the...