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Government orders Ministry of Defence officials to prepare for 'war in our backyard'

Government orders Ministry of Defence officials to prepare for 'war in our backyard'

Ministry of Defence officials have been told to prepare the nation for war “in our own backyard”. Staff responsible for spending the nation's £288 billion defence procurement budget were told to speed up the process and equip the armed forces “to be ready to fight”, even if it meant taki

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Gold on pace for its best year since 1979 — but one analyst thinks prices have peaked

Gold on pace for its best year since 1979 — but one analyst thinks prices have peaked

Gold (GC=F) futures sat near $4,000 per ounce on Friday, remaining steady after last month’s sharp sell-off but raising questions over where the precious metal is headed next.Gold is still on pace for its best year since 1979, driven by central bank purchasing and increased in

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India 'largely stopped' Russian oil purchase: Trump's fresh claim amid tariffs

India 'largely stopped' Russian oil purchase: Trump's fresh claim amid tariffs

Trump's latest claim on the future of the India-Russia energy ties comes in the backdrop of ongoing trade negotiations between New Delhi and Washington.Days after he claimed that India would soon pause its Russian oil trade, US President Donald Trump has intensified the claim, n

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Local manufacturers cry out to Museveni over imports influx undermining BUBU policy

Local manufacturers cry out to Museveni over imports influx undermining BUBU policy

Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo, Head of the Office of the National Chairman, in a group photo with Mr Kaka Kasim, Executive Director at Ahmed Raza Foods Industries Ltd and his staff at the factory headquarters in Matugga, Wakiso District on Wednesday, November 05, 2025Wakiso, Uganda: Ug

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Habib Kagimu to Entrepreneurs: Prepare for Uganda’s Oil Boom

Habib Kagimu to Entrepreneurs: Prepare for Uganda’s Oil Boom

Oil companies are like a nation — they need everything from everything. If you can set up shop near them, they will buy everything from you,” Kagimu explainedKAMPALA, Uganda — Malaysia’s Honorary Consul in Uganda, AlHaj Habib Kagimu, has urged local

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Faisol Nyanzi second to be arrested as crackdown intensifies in Shs700m Bunga property scam

Faisol Nyanzi second to be arrested as crackdown intensifies in Shs700m Bunga property scam

Faisol Nyanzi has been remanded to prison until November 4, 2025, as investigations continue.Kampala, Uganda: The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU), in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

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I Asked ChatGPT What the Worst Things You Can Do With Your Money Are — Here’s What It Said

I Asked ChatGPT What the Worst Things You Can Do With Your Money Are — Here’s What It Said

ChatGPT, the popular artificial intelligence (AI) bot, sometimes takes criticism for providing erroneous calculations or generic information. But when it comes to outlining the worst things you can do with your money, the AI is spot-on.I asked ChatGPT this very question to see w

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Mansions: Black Coffee’s Rise from Rural Mthatha to Billion-Rand Empire.

Mansions: Black Coffee’s Rise from Rural Mthatha to Billion-Rand Empire.

From Milking Cows to Millionaire Mansions: Inside Black Coffee’s R157 Million Clifton Dream Home and Billion-Rand EmpireNkosinathi Maphumulo, the globally acclaimed DJ Black Coffee, has come a long way from his humble beginnings in a rural Eastern Cape village. Milking cows wi

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Abu Dhabi hosts oil summit as OPEC+ halts production hikes planned for first quarter of 2026.

Abu Dhabi hosts oil summit as OPEC+ halts production hikes planned for first quarter of 2026.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dhabi hosted a major oil summit Monday, hours after the OPEC+ group of the cartel and its allies said it would halt further production increases planned in the first quarter of 2026 over concerns of too much supply in the market.The O

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Spot gold was trading at $4,004.73 an ounce as of 12:55 p.m. in Singapore.

Spot gold was trading at $4,004.73 an ounce as of 12:55 p.m. in Singapore.

Gold held around $4 000 an ounce after a weak start on Monday, after China ended a long-standing tax rebate for some retailers in a change that could weigh on demand in one of the world’s largest precious-metals markets.Bullion for immediate delivery rose 0.1%, after falling a

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