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UK to send troops to Belgium after string of drone sightings at European airports spark closures

UK to send troops to Belgium after string of drone sightings at European airports spark closures

The UK has agreed to send troops to Belgium after suspected Russian drone incursions on its airspace, the new chief of Britain’s armed forces has said.Belgium’s main airport at Zaventem closed temporarily on Thursday night after drones were spotted nearby and also at militar

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Investigating the impact of starting HIV drugs within days of infection.

Investigating the impact of starting HIV drugs within days of infection.

Despite effective HIV medication, the immune system of people with HIV remains disrupted in the long term. Researchers at Amsterdam UMC investigated whether this dysregulation can be prevented by starting HIV medication immediately after infection – i.e., within a few days.The

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Standard Chartered Uganda Confirms Agreement to Sell Wealth & Retail Business to Absa

Standard Chartered Uganda Confirms Agreement to Sell Wealth & Retail Business to Absa

Standard Chartered Bank Uganda has formally communicated to clients that it has entered into an agreement with Absa Bank Uganda for the sale of its Wealth & Retail Banking (WRB) business. The deal — which covers personal banking, wealth advisory and related retail products — remains subje

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Uganda to vaccinate 44.5 million animals against foot-and-mouth disease

Uganda to vaccinate 44.5 million animals against foot-and-mouth disease

Uganda has announced plans to vaccinate about 44.5 million animals against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in a nationwide exercise scheduled to start early next year, a government official said Tuesday.In a statement issued in Kampala, the country’s capital, Minister of State fo

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How South Africans reproduce apartheid’s most dangerous habit

How South Africans reproduce apartheid’s most dangerous habit

THERE is a particular theatre to South African political life: we know how to gather, how to convene, how to fill auditoriums when history arrives clothed in urgency. We clap where we should clap. We nod with seriousness. We ask familiar questions with grave voices. And then we

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Security Tightened in Sembabule as Kyagulanyi Prepares for Campaign Event.

Security Tightened in Sembabule as Kyagulanyi Prepares for Campaign Event.

Security forces have maintained a strong presence in Sembabule District ahead of the campaign events of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.Security personnel have been stationed along major routes leading to Sembabule Town Council, wh

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Museveni promises To ‘correct Ham Kiggundu mistake’.

Museveni promises To ‘correct Ham Kiggundu mistake’.

Museveni assured in a message that any mistakes linked to construction over Nakivubo Channel would be “correctedPresident Yoweri Museveni last night pledged government support for traders whose goods were destroyed in last week’s floods in downtown Kamp

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M23 Rebels Regain Control of Key Territory in South Kivu After Clashes With Wazalendo Militias.

M23 Rebels Regain Control of Key Territory in South Kivu After Clashes With Wazalendo Militias.

Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo — Rebel forces of the March 23 Movement (M23) and allied militias have regained control of the Luhago groupement in South Kivu province, following renewed fighting with community-based Wazalendo fighters on Saturday, local sources said.

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Air traffic controller ‘was asleep’ when holiday flight arrived at blacked-out airport.

Air traffic controller ‘was asleep’ when holiday flight arrived at blacked-out airport.

It's not uncommon for aircraft to need to circle airports occasionally, typically due to another flight running behind schedule, or a temporary blockage on the runway. But yesterday evening, travellers aboard Air Corsica flight XK777 endured an additional thirty minutes airborne above Corsica's N

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Trump ‘is READY to launch devastating US airstrikes inside Venezuela to topple Maduro – and they could come any moment’.

Trump ‘is READY to launch devastating US airstrikes inside Venezuela to topple Maduro – and they could come any moment’.

AMERICAN forces are reportedly preparing to bomb military installations inside Venezuela – and the strikes could come in a “matter of days or even hours”.Donald Trump has already moved US naval and air assets closer to Venezuelan shores – stoking fears of an a

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