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Gold rally runs out steam amid firmer dollar

Gold rally runs out steam amid firmer dollar

Profit-taking saps metal’s strengthBengaluru — Gold prices slipped on Wednesday, pulled down by a rebound in the dollar and profit-booking after bullion rose to a near three-week high in the previous session on the expectation of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve next month.

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Museveni Warns Opposition Ahead of 2026 Elections: “Those Planning Riots Like 2020 Will End Up Badly”

Museveni Warns Opposition Ahead of 2026 Elections: “Those Planning Riots Like 2020 Will End Up Badly”

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has cautioned individuals he says are being funded by foreign groups to stir unrest in Uganda ahead of the 2026 general elections.Speaking to journalists at Mbale State Lodge during his campaign tour in the Bugisu subregion, the President said Uganda’s st

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High uric acid? Experts explain 5 underlying health conditions that might be the real cause

High uric acid? Experts explain 5 underlying health conditions that might be the real cause

High uric acid can occur from diabetes, hypertension, obesity, or kidney disease. Be ahead with checkups and a balanced diet to prevent its painful symptoms.Hyperuricemia refers to an increase in uric acid levels in the body, a condition that can silently progress into painful gout or kidn

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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.They saw that

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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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Rwenzori Attacks: 41 Confirmed Dead, Over 90 Captured.

Rwenzori Attacks: 41 Confirmed Dead, Over 90 Captured.

In a harrowing wave of coordinated attacks that shook Uganda’s Rwenzori region, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have confirmed the deaths of 41 assailants and the capture of over 90 others following a violent confrontation with armed groups.The attacks, which occurred on Nove

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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 go home fee

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Russian cardiologist shares 5 ‘normal’ things people do daily that secretly damage heart and body: ‘Too much sitting…’

Russian cardiologist shares 5 ‘normal’ things people do daily that secretly damage heart and body: ‘Too much sitting…’

We often overlook small habits that quietly harm our bodies. A Russian cardiologist shares 5 everyday behaviours that could be slowly ruining your health.We often think major health issues strike out of nowhere, but the truth is, it's the little things we do every day that quietly take a t

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No electricity until 80% of residents start paying.

No electricity until 80% of residents start paying.

City Power says it won’t turn the lights back on for some Alexandra residents on 9th and 10th avenues until 80% of customers start paying for electricity.After an outage caused by burnt jumpers and breakers at City Power’s mini substation left some residents on 9th and 10th avenues alo

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The Day Small Nations Taught the World to Say No.

The Day Small Nations Taught the World to Say No.

Greece’s Ohi Day and Israel’s doctrine of Ein Brera reveal how small nations survive — by turning defiance into strategy, power into peace, and alliances into security.Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (C), his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Cypriot President N

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