Category: Big Story

Italy migrants: 1,200 arrive by boat in 24 hours

By Matt Murphy The migrants, who hail from several Asian, African and Middle Eastern nations, landed at ports in Sicily.  Officials say 674 people were rescued and five dead bodies recovered from an overcrowded fishing boat off the coast of Calabria.  Another 522 people rescued from some 15 boats were brought to Lampedusa on Saturday. …

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AFD Specialists discuss Kampala Digital Transformation

HICGI News Agency – updated 7:00 EAT on Tuesday 12th July 2022 KAMPALA- The Agence Francaise De Development -AFD officials recently conducted AFD Identification Mission on Digital Transition in Kampala with two specialists on Digital Transformation from the Headquarters; Ms Christine HA, Tusk Team Leader and Mr. Francis L Nomme, Program Manager. The aim of…

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R. Kelly jailed 30 years for sex abuse

US singer R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his celebrity status to sexually abuse children and women. By Sam Cabral The R&B artist, 55, was convicted last September in New York of racketeering and sex trafficking crimes. He had faced years of allegations and the judge on Wednesday said…

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War in Ukraine: Missiles hit targets across country as G7 rallies over Russia

Dozens of Russian missiles have struck targets across Ukraine, with the capital Kyiv enduring the heaviest barrage in months. A Kyiv apartment block was destroyed, killing at least one and wounding six others including a seven-year-old girl.  Ukraine says 14 missiles were fired at the Kyiv region on Sunday, but the strikes extended far beyond…

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Russian gas firm Gazprom to cut some supply to Shell

By Michael Race Updated at 0716 GMT on Wednesday 1st June 2022 Shell has said it will work to keep gas flowing to its customers in Europe after Russian energy firm Gazprom said it would cut supplies from tomorrow. Gazprom said it would halt gas to Denmark’s Orsted and to Shell for its contract to…

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