What happens during a water cremation?
Officially known as water cremation or alkaline hydrolysis, the process involves rapidly decomposing a corpse in water and alkaline chemicals under high temperatures in a big steel vessel (pictured)
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CSOs Urge Govt to Invest in Research for Safer Food Systems
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) across Uganda have issued a strong call to government to urgently invest in national research institutes and universities to develop better detection technologies, preservation techniques, and nutritional improvements.This comes at a time as the country g
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Mbale Industrial Park conducts fire safety exercise, tips workers on emergency evacuation
Firefighters participate in emergency drill at Mbale Industrial Park.MBALE – A major industrial park in eastern Uganda, the Sino Uganda Mbale Industrial Park, has put its emergency response procedures to the test with a large-scale fire drill. The exerc
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Minister Amongi Urges Technology Adoption to Create Safe Working Environments
The Minister for Gender , Betty Amongi has sounded alarm over the need to adopt technology to help create safe working environments.Speaking during the World Day for Safety and Health at Work held at the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) in Namanve, the minister noted t
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138 Cardinals to Elect New Pope as Vatican Prepares for Conclave
Following the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church is preparing for one of its most sacred and time-honoured rituals — the election of a new pontiff.Out of the current 252 cardinals worldwide, only 138 who are under the age of 80 will converge at the Vatican to participate in the p
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Gunshot Residue Cannot Prove Who Fired Gun, Court Told in Katanga Trial
A government toxicologist has told the High Court in Kampala that the presence of gunshot residue (GSR) on a person cannot be used to determine whether they fired a gun, casting fresh light on the complex forensic details in the ongoing trial of Molly Katanga.Dr Jaffer Kisitu, a toxicologi
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Hear Me Out—Gym Scents Are Coming for Your Swanky Workout Gear
My Friday Pilates classes are marked by Byredo's Bal D'Afrique. Hot yoga, on the other hand, is undoubtedly Diptyque because who doesn't want to smell like a water lily during downward dog? My strength-training days are so Phlur-coded. Yes, I have a Rolodex of fragrances to wear during my workouts,
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UPDF Denies Allegations of Using Chemical Weapons in South Sudan
The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has denied allegations circulating on social media that it has used chemical weapons and barrel bombs against White Army rebels in the Upper Nile and Jonglei states of northern South Sudan.
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UPDF Responds to Claims of Using Chemical Weapons in South Sudan
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has dismissed reports circulating on social media that claim the Ugandan Air Force used chemical and barrel bombs on rebel positions in South Sudan.In an official statem
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Drug-rape student 'among most prolific predators'
BBC | A PhD student who has been convicted of drugging and raping 10 women "may turn out to be one of the most prolific sexual predators that we've ever seen in this country", according to the lead detective on the case.Chinese national Zhenhao Zou, 28, attacked two women