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03 Nov '25
Bengaluru — Gold held steady on Monday, kept in check by a strong dollar as investors dialled back bets for further Federal Reserve rate cuts in the near term, while easing US-China trade tensions also crimped bullion demand.Spot gold was flat at $4,000.65/oz by 5.04am GMT. US gold futur
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02 Nov '25
By close of business on Friday, police had retrieved four bodies of men from Nakivubo Channel in downtown Kampala. The victims are suspected to have died in the morning downpour that caused severe flooding across the city.According to Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Luke Ow
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01 Nov '25
Some 700 people have been killed in three days of election protests in Tanzania, the main opposition party said Friday, with protesters still on the streets in the midst of an internet blackout.“As we speak the figure for deaths in Dar (es Salaam) is around 350 and for Mwanza it is 200-p
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31 Oct '25
The Affordable Housing Project promised dignity and stability for Kenya’s urban poor, yet gaps in delivery are fast exposing cracks in what was once hailed as a groundbreaking social revolution.In Nairobi’s New Mukuru Housing Estate, residents who once lived in congested shacks now enj
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30 Oct '25
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to begin testing US nuclear weapons in response to actions by rival countries, an announcement that came moments before his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.Trump in a post on social media said, “The United States has more Nuclear Weapo
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30 Oct '25
The Busega-Mpigi Expressway project works are expected to resume, following approval of a loan of Euros188.18 million (Shs781.04 billion) from the African Development Bank and Euros28.31 million (Shs117.46 billion) from the African Development Fund.The loan, approved by Parliament during
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29 Oct '25
Michael Jackson demanded an open car to wave to fans after landing in India in 1996. Andre Timmins, co-organizer, recalled how they had to borrow it from the only man who had it in Mumbai -- Anil Ambani.Michael Jackson in Mumbai in 1996.Michael Jackson, one of the greatest musicians
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28 Oct '25
Russian stocks continued to plunge on Monday, fuelling fears of a major financial crisis following Donald Trump's swingeing new sanctions. The Kremlin has been rocked by the White House's decision last week to target its two largest oil companies in the latest sanctions package.Rosneft and
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27 Oct '25
Juventus in a crisis situation. This is confirmed by three consecutive defeats and not scoring a goal in four consecutive matches.Juventus lost 0-1 against Lazio at the Olimpico, Rome, in the Italian League continued, Monday (27/10/2025) early morning WIB. Toma Basic was the player who mad
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27 Oct '25
The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) presidential candidate, Rtd Maj Gen Mugisha Muntu, has pledged to revitalise Uganda’s struggling tea industry if elected in the forthcoming general elections.Addressing supporters in Kyenjojo district on Friday, Muntu said restoring the tea