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Tanzania: Samia Suluhu Appoints Former Finance Minister as new Prime Minister

Tanzania: Samia Suluhu Appoints Former Finance Minister as new Prime Minister

Dodoma – President Samia Suluhu Hassan has named Dr. Mwigulu Nchemba, her long-serving former Finance Minister, as Tanzania’s new Prime Minister.The appointment, ratified by parliament in a near-unanimous vote on Thursday, 2025, comes just weeks after Hassan’s landslide victory in th

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Traders Protest as Collapsing Wall Kills Two in Mpanga Market

Traders Protest as Collapsing Wall Kills Two in Mpanga Market

The deceased were identified as Ronald Muganzi, a secondhand shoe dealer, and Wilson Muhumuza, a tomato seller. The injured, whose identities are yet to be confirmed, are receiving treatment at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital.Mpanga market entranceTraders in Mpanga Market in

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Girl Tells Museveni: I Can Kill Myself

Girl Tells Museveni: I Can Kill Myself

Museveni in Kibuku on ThursdayPresident Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Ugandans to strengthen community support systems for young people after a schoolgirl from Kibuku emotionally revealed that she had once contemplated taking her own life due to lack of opportunities.The Presiden

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Oil rises after Ukrainian attack on Russian depot.

Oil rises after Ukrainian attack on Russian depot.

Drone attack in export hub Novorossiysk fuels supply worriesBeijing/Singapore — Oil prices jumped about 2% on Friday on supply fears after a Ukrainian drone attack hit an oil depot in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, a major export hub.Brent crude futures rose $1.24, or

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25-year-old MP man slits woman’s throat after she turns down marriage proposal: Police

25-year-old MP man slits woman’s throat after she turns down marriage proposal: Police

Police said the accused slit her throat with a knife on Tuesday morning when the woman was waiting for a bus to get to workBHOPAL: A 22-year-old woman was murdered in Baihar town of Balaghat district after she turned down a marriage proposal from the accused.The victim, identified a

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Gold extends rise as Trump signs deal to lift shutdown.

Gold extends rise as Trump signs deal to lift shutdown.

Gold rose for a fifth straight session on Thursday to hit its highest in more than three weeks, buoyed by expectation that the U.S. government reopening will restart the flow of economic data and boost bets for further interest rate cuts.Gold rose for a fifth straight session on Thursday t

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Oil Climbs for a second day on risk-on tone in wider markets

Oil Climbs for a second day on risk-on tone in wider markets

Prices are being lifted as the US Senate takes a major step toward reopening the government.Oil pumping jacks at an oilfield near Sokolovka village, in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. Image: BloombergOil rose as wider markets were lifted by a push to end the US government shutdown, wit

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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 military bases.

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Mia Hamant, University of Washington Soccer Goalie, Dies at 21 from Rare and Aggressive Form of Kidney Cancer

Mia Hamant, University of Washington Soccer Goalie, Dies at 21 from Rare and Aggressive Form of Kidney Cancer

Mia Hamant, a goalie for the University of Washington soccer team, has diedThe 21-year-old was diagnosed with a rare form of kidney cancer in AprilHamant attended a Huskies football game and sounded the siren at Husky Stadium just two weeks before her deathMia Hamant, a goalk

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Former Splash Engineer Charles Ruhweza is Dead!

Former Splash Engineer Charles Ruhweza is Dead!

It is a sombre moment for family, friends, and colleagues following the untimely passing of Eng. Charles Ruhweza, a seasoned electrical engineer who once worked with Ntinda Industrial area based Britania Allied Industries Ltd, popularly known for its Splash juice brand.According to reliabl

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