Fire swept through the village 40km (25 miles) north-east of Athens on Monday and was still burning in some areas on Tuesday. Desperate families trying to reach the safety of the sea were trapped by walls of smoke and flame. Others died in buildings or cars. After the 26 bodies were found in an open […]
At least 74 people have died in wildfires in the Attica region around Athens, in Greece‘s worst fire disaster in more than a decade. Flames blown by strong winds distressed the seaside village of Mati, devouring homes and cars. The coastguard said it and other ships rescued almost 700 people who had fled to the […]
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has promised to mediate between the ministers for trade, agriculture and finance and sugarcane growers in a bid to seek a long lasting solution to problems in the sugarcane industry. The Speaker gave this assurance while receiving a petition from the Uganda National Association of Sugarcane Growers who are […]
In the kindest way possible, Cristiano Ronaldo is a freak of nature and his medical results at new club Juventus back up that statement. It has emerged that the striker’s physical state has been compared to a 20 year old after results in his medical show that he has 7% body fat when the average […]
President Museveni has promised to attend Bebe Cool’s upcoming “Golden Heart” concert, which will take place on 3rd August 2018 at Kololo Airstrip. This came after photos emerged online showing the President holding a promotional poster for the concert. The “Love You Everyday” star has since come out to confirm that he has been in touch with the […]
Lewis Hamilton took a sensational victory in a thrilling, rain-hit German Grand Prix as Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel crashed out to gift the Mercedes driver a 17-point lead in their championship battle. Vettel had been cruising to victory ahead of Hamilton’s team-mate Valtteri Bottas until rain started to fall with about 25 laps to go. The […]
Kenya’s Beatrice Chepkoech smashed the world record in the women’s 3,000 metres steeplechase with a time of eight minutes 44.32 seconds at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday. Chepkoech, 27, broke the previous record mark of 8 minutes 52.78 set by Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet in 2016 and, after breaking clear 2,000 metres into the […]
While at the commemoration of the 20 years of the Rome Statute in Netherlands, the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga reassured that Uganda had no intentions of leaving the International Criminal Court. “I want to begin by reassuring the President [of the ICC] that Uganda will not withdraw from the Rome Statute but we will […]
By Nicholas Muteesasira A group of MPs headed by Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Kyagulanyi Sentamu Robert alias Bobi wine, escorted by multitudes of people (mostly boda bodas), have today matched from the Parliament heading to the Central Police Station (CPS) This follows a protest dubbed, “This tax must go” led by Bobi wine last week, with an intention […]
By Nicholas Muteesasira Narendra Modi the Indian Prime Minister will address the Parliament on Wednesday, 25 July 2018. In his communication during the sitting of the House on Tuesday, 17 July 2018, the Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah said that the Indian Prime Minister who is expected in the country on 24 July 2018 will address the House. “This is to […]