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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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Antoine Semenyo and Adam Wharton: The missing pieces in Man United’s title puzzle

Antoine Semenyo and Adam Wharton: The missing pieces in Man United’s title puzzle

Once the standard-bearers of English football, Manchester United have spent the post-Sir Alex Ferguson years chasing a Premier League title that used to feel inevitable.Cup silverware has arrived in fleeting bursts, yet the Premier League, the true measure of dominance, has continued to ev

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Why Uganda’s oil refinery remains behind schedule

Why Uganda’s oil refinery remains behind schedule

An artistic impression of an oil refinery. Uganda hopes to complete construction of a 60,000 barrels/day refinery by 2030. COURTESY IMAGE/PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF UGANDA.Delayed construction heightens importance of missing piece in

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NIRA Blocks Age Alteration Attempt by National Female Youth MP Aspirant Nakku Fiona

NIRA Blocks Age Alteration Attempt by National Female Youth MP Aspirant Nakku Fiona

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has refused a request by Nakku Fiona, a National Female Youth MP aspirant, to alter her date of birth on her national identity card — a move interpreted as an attempt to meet the constitutional age

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Tensions Simmer as Minister Ssebugwawo Declares Boycott of Bulange over Kingdom Wrangles

Tensions Simmer as Minister Ssebugwawo Declares Boycott of Bulange over Kingdom Wrangles

Fresh tensions have rocked Buganda Kingdom leadership following reports that Minister Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo has vowed never to set foot in Bulange again, citing unresolved grievances with Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga. The fallout comes just days before Pres

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Why Ex-VPs Gilbert Bukenya And Edward Sekandi Are Doing All they Can To Ensure That Haruna Kasolo Becomes NRM Buganda Chairman And Joins Museveni in CEC

Why Ex-VPs Gilbert Bukenya And Edward Sekandi Are Doing All they Can To Ensure That Haruna Kasolo Becomes NRM Buganda Chairman And Joins Museveni in CEC

With Godfrey Kiwanda failing to shine because of the political baggage and resentful fatigue that comes with being an ineffective incumbent and Moses Karangwa failing to have a coherent campaign messaging and team as many are shunning him because of his controve

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Muntu Could Fill Gap Left By Besigye in Newly Formed ANT

Muntu Could Fill Gap Left By Besigye in Newly Formed ANT

The Newly Formed Corporation Agreement between the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) and the People’s Front For Freedom (PFF) has received praise from political analysts with many seeing ANT’s Gen. Mugisha Muntu as a potential figure to fill the leadership gap left by Dr. Kizza Besig

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Uganda's Treacherous Path: A Shs34tn Gamble on Debt and Unproven Revenue

Uganda's Treacherous Path: A Shs34tn Gamble on Debt and Unproven Revenue

A stark warning has been issued from the corridors of parliamentary oversight, painting a grim picture of Uganda's fiscal health.The Shadow Minister for Finance, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, has cast a critical spotlight on the government's ambitious, and arguably perilous, pl

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Uruguay's José Mujica, world's 'poorest president', dies

Uruguay's José Mujica, world's 'poorest president', dies

Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as "Pepe", has died at the age of 89.The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 was known as the world's "poorest president" because of his modest lifestyle.Current President Yamandú Orsi announced his pre

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Pope Leo XIV Makes Powerful Debut on X, Issues Global Plea for Peace

Pope Leo XIV Makes Powerful Debut on X, Issues Global Plea for Peace

Barely a week after his historic election as the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV has made a stirring entrance onto the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), using his first public posts to issue a bold, urgent plea for global peace.Posting fro

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