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Uganda slams US meddling after envoy’s bid to visit defeated opposition figure
Jan 19, 2021 12:04Uganda has charged the United States with attempting to subvert last week’s presidential polls after the American ambassador to the country attempted to visit an opposition leader under house arrest.
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New envoys meet with Iranian FM in Tehran
Dec 07, 2020 05:27A number of new foreign ambassadors met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran at the outset of their mission.
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219 inmates escape from prison, acquire weapons in Uganda
Sep 17, 2020 06:51More than 200 prisoners have escaped from a prison in northeast Uganda, officials say, bringing a local town to a standstill while Ugandan security forces try to track them down.
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Protests held across world to condemn Trump's anti-Iran policies
Jan 27, 2020 03:35People across the globe have taken to the streets for an International Day of Action against war with Iran in condemnation of Washington’s warmongering with Tehran.
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Fuel truck blast in Uganda leaves 19 dead
Aug 19, 2019 09:36At least 19 people were killed when a fuel truck exploded after losing control and ramming into three cars in western Uganda on Sunday, police said in a statement.
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Boat capsizes in Uganda, 29 dead
Nov 25, 2018 07:48At least 29 people died when a cruise boat capsized in poor weather on Saturday in Lake Victoria, Uganda, the deputy police spokesman said on Sunday.
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About 48 killed as Uganda bus rams into tractor, truck
May 26, 2018 14:07Forty-eight people have died in northern Uganda when a bus hit a tractor driving with no lights at night and then a truck, the Red Cross says, but police put the toll at 22.
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Uganda to probe UN staff over ‘stolen aid’
Feb 16, 2018 10:40Uganda said on Thursday it was widening a probe of government officials who allegedly stole aid intended for refugees to include UN staff, amid concern the scandal may hold up donor cash needed for the country's surging refugee population.
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Uganda expels North Korean military experts, companies over UN sanctions
Oct 20, 2017 12:57The Ugandan Foreign Ministry says it has expelled North Korean military experts and representatives of North Korean companies amid efforts to comply with the United Nations sanctions against Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons program.
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Uganda confirms one death from Ebola-like Marburg virus
Oct 19, 2017 11:53Uganda has confirmed one death from Marburg virus, a highly infectious hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, the health minister says.