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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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UAP Old Mutual Goes Digital with Online Motor, Travel Insurance Portals

UAP Old Mutual Goes Digital with Online Motor, Travel Insurance Portals

UAP Old Mutual Insurance has officially launched its new online motor and 

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Uganda Eyes Africa Olympics School Games Debut

Uganda Eyes Africa Olympics School Games Debut

Uganda is preparing to step onto the continental school sports stage, with plans to participate in the forthcoming Africa Olympics School Games.The announcement came from Canon Duncan Mugumya, Clcommissioner for Physical Education and Sports at the Ministry of Education and Sports, during

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Trump pledges to lift Syria sanctions as he seals $142bn arms deal on Saudi visit

Trump pledges to lift Syria sanctions as he seals $142bn arms deal on Saudi visit

President Donald Trump has said the US has "no stronger partner" than Saudi Arabia during his first major foreign trip - a whirlwind visit of Gulf countries mainly focused on shoring up investment.Speaking in Riyadh, the US president also pledged to lift all sanctions agai

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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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Speaker Among Demands Answers Over Deadly Roads and Delayed Projects

Speaker Among Demands Answers Over Deadly Roads and Delayed Projects

Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has raised alarm over the worsening condition of national roads, warning that the situation poses serious risks to Ugandan road users, especially during the current rainy season.Among pointed to stalled projects, poor contractor performance, and a lack of

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Museveni Warns Rwenzori Leaders Against Repeating Mistakes as He Champions PDM

Museveni Warns Rwenzori Leaders Against Repeating Mistakes as He Champions PDM

President Museveni has called on leaders and citizens of the Rwenzori sub-region to take full responsibility for ensuring the success of the Parish Development Model (PDM), warning them against the complacency that undermined earlier government poverty eradication efforts such as Entandikwa, NAAD

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Chinese Company Awarded Shs35bn Contract for Ntenjeru-Bule Road Construction in Mukono

Chinese Company Awarded Shs35bn Contract for Ntenjeru-Bule Road Construction in Mukono

China Railway 5 Engineering Group has signed a Shs 35 billion contract with the Mukono District Local Government to construct a 7.8-kilometre road connecting Ntenjeru to Bule landing site in Mukono District.The road, which links the sub-counties of Ntenjeru and Mpata, has been in poor cond

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Centenary, NFA Start Restoration of Masindi Central Forest Reserve's 20 Hectares

Centenary, NFA Start Restoration of Masindi Central Forest Reserve's 20 Hectares

Centenary Bank has in conjunction with the National Forestry Authority (NFA) launched its efforts to restore 20 hectares of the degraded Masindi Central Forest Reserve.The exercise was launched at Nyangahya cell Masindi Municipality.This initiative brings to life a recent commi

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