Karnataka state’s ban on hijab in class. India Court upholds.

Court upholds ban in BJP-ruled state, a ruling that could set a precedent for the rest of the country, home to 200 million Muslims. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1035 EAT on Tuesday 15/03/2022. An Indian court has upheld a ban on the hijab in class in the southern state of Karnataka, governed by Prime…

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Cruise ship with thousands on board runs aground in Caribbean.

Officials hope Norwegian Escape, stranded off the north coast of the Dominican Republic, can be refloated at high tide. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0959 EAT on Tuesday 15/03/2022. Officials in the Dominican Republic have confirmed that a large cruise ship had run aground off the Caribbean island nation’s north coast shortly after leaving…

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War in Ukraine: Russian forces accused of abducting second mayor

Updated at 1634 EAT on Sunday 13 March 2022 Edited By KIGGWE MOSES Ukraine’s government has accused the Russian military of abducting another mayor in an area that it has captured. Yevhen Matveyev was seized in the southern town of Dniprorudne, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted, accusing Russia of “terror” tactics. Earlier, Russia installed…

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Farming for business;E-Book for beginners

Updated at 1605 on Sunday 13th March 2022 By KIGGWE MOSES WAKISO-: Dr Allan Ahimbisibwe has released an online book called Farming for Business, a Complete Guide for Beginners. The book is to inspire Ugandan youths in to Agriculture by giving them basic knowledge on Farming. The book is available online.

Dozens of children killed, maimed in Yemen in two months.UNICEF.

More than 10,200 children have been killed or injured since the Saudi-led coalition intervened in 2015, the UN agency said. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1205 EAT on Friday 12/03/2022. At least 47 children were “killed or maimed” in Yemen’s civil war in January and February following a surge in violence, the United Nations…

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Turkmenistan votes, president’s son expected to win.

Nine candidates are on the ballot but Serdar Berdymukhamedov, son of the incumbent, is expected to triumph. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1143 EAT on Friday 12/03/2022. Voting is under way in Turkmenistan for a tightly controlled snap election, with the son of outgoing President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov poised to win the ballot in the…

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What’s at stake in Colombia’s upcoming elections.

Sunday’s polls could launch political change in the historically conservative country before May’s presidential vote. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1121 on Saturday 12/03/2022. Bogota, Colombia – When Yoad Ernesto Pérez Becerra launched his congressional campaign in one of the most violent corners of Colombia, he did so with the promise that he would be…

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