KCCA Partners with Colas UK to Revamp City Roads

By KCCA-PCA The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and Colas UK have signed a memorandum of understanding to rehabilitate roads and construct bridges in the city. The partnership is aimed at transforming Kampala by opening up the city to achieve improved access, reduced congestion and reduction of associated problems like crime, and health-hazards. The project…

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Eczema: New drug reduces symptoms by 75% in infants and young children

Between 15% and 20% of children around the world have eczema — an inflammatory skin condition that is currently incurable. Because of its symptoms, past research shows children with eczema — clinically known as atopic dermatitisTrusted Source — face higher rates of mental healthTrusted Source issues such as depressionTrusted Source and anxiety. They may also struggle with sleepingTrusted Source. Now, a phase 3 clinical trial recently publishedTrusted Source in The…

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Kanye West’s Twitter account locked for anti-Semitic tweet

By Jamiel Lynch and David Williams Twitter locked rapper Kanye West’s Twitter account over an anti-Semitic tweet posted on the account on Saturday. In the since-removed tweet, West said he was “going death con 3 [sic] On JEWISH PEOPLE,” and also that, “You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda,”…

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Kabaka Mutebi Calls for doubling efforts towards environmental conservation.

Kabaka Ronald Muwenda II has called upon all people to double efforts towards environmental conservation. Speaking at an event held at the Kabaka’s Palace in Mengo in commemoration of Buganda’s Independence, the Kabaka expressed gratitude to the youth who have picked interest in issues concerning environment conservation saying it’s a clear sign that the Kingdom’s…

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Ruto wants Museveni to Lead the way to EAC integration

The recently elected president of Kenya William Ruto has called for policies that facilitate the free movement of people and goods and services across the borders of East African Community countries, arguing that it’s the only way the region will be able to fight poverty among its 300 million people. According to Dr Ruto who…

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Historic net-zero international flight goal agreed at UN conference

State members of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted a long-term goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, following two weeks of intensive diplomacy at the UN agency’s 41st Assembly, on Friday. The goal for decarbonized air transport, which follows similar commitments from industry groups, will “contribute to the green innovation and implementation momentum,…

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Morocco triples migrants’ jail terms over border storming

A Moroccan appeals court more than tripled to three years prison sentences against 18 African migrants over the deadly storming of a Spanish enclave in June, a lawyer said. The migrants had been arrested after some 2,000 people, mostly from Sudan, tried to breach the frontier with the enclave of Melilla on June 24 in…

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