UK Detects New Suspected Hantavirus Case on Remote Island

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1518 EAT on Friday 8 May 2026 Health authorities are monitoring a growing hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, after a new suspected case was identified involving a British national on the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha. The UK Health Security Agency said on…

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Mitooma Stepmother Remanded Over Alleged Forced Swallowing of 46 Needles by Boy

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1505 EAT on Friday 8 May 2026 A Mitooma court has remanded a 45-year-old woman accused of forcing her eight-year-old stepson to swallow sewing needles and pieces of broken glass. Juliet Tushabeomwe appeared before Grade One Magistrate Gibson Muhangi on Thursday, where she was charged with aggravated torture…

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Aviation Regulators Meet in Kampala as UCAA Chief Pushes for Fair Competition Across Africa

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1321 EAT on Thursday 7 May 2026 The Director General of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), Fred Bamwesigye, has called for stronger competition frameworks in Africa’s aviation sector, warning that airspace liberalisation without effective regulation risks undermining fairness and consumer protection. Opening a three-day continental workshop on…

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Gunmen Kill Security Guard, Steal Firearm in Gulu Fuel Station Attack

Updated bt Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1304 EAT on Thursday 7 May 2026 Unknown gunmen have shot dead a security guard in Gulu City in northern Uganda and fled with his firearm. The deceased has been identified as Ronald Obedi, a guard employed by Samurai Security Protective Services Uganda Ltd. He was stationed at…

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Women Linked to Islamic State Return to Australia from Syria

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1244 EAT on Thursday 7 May 2026 The group had been living in the al-Roj detention camp in northeastern Syria since 2019 and had become the focus of intense political debate in Australia, where the government had previously maintained it would not assist their return. Three women and…

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French Warship Heads to Hormuz Amid Potential Defensive Mission

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1223 EAT on Thursday 7 May 2026 France has deployed an aircraft carrier towards the Red Sea as part of preparations for a potential defensive mission to help secure navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial maritime corridor disrupted by the ongoing US-Israel war with Iran. The…

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