National Agricultural Research Organization in Uganda (NARO) Boss Dead

The director general for National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) in Uganda is dead following her admission at one hospital in Nairobi in Kenya. She ascended to the chair of Director General in 2011 having replaced Dr Kyetere. The sixty year old made many changes in the organization which saw many support staff being transferred to different institutes and others leaving the organization. More information will be availed soo...

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Muslim woman told to unveil to give trial evidence

A Muslim woman can attend all the proceedings with her face fully veiled but must remove it when giving evidence, a judge has ruled. Lawyers for the woman had argued that removing the veil would breach her human rights and fly in the face of Britain's tolerance of Islamic dress codes. The 22-year-old from London, who said it is against her religious beliefs to show her face in public, pleaded not guilty to a charge of intimidating a witness...

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At least ten shot at US Navy base in Washington

Reports reaching us from the US Navy indicate that at least one person has been shot by unidentified gunman at the Washington Navy Yard, a naval installation in the US capital. The Navy also confirmed police had entered the building in pursuant of the gunman, after at least three shots were fired at 08:20 local time (13:20 GMT). The gunman has been described as a tall black man with a bald head dressed all black.  There are so far no reports of deaths but at least one person has been injured, the Navy said. Among the injured are two law...

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Scores die in train accident in India: The toll is staggering

A fast moving train has run over a group of hindu pilgrims, killing over 37 people in eastern Indian state of Bihar. The train is said to have been moving at 80 km/h. Officials said those hit killed by the train were some of the passengers who got out of the train and started moving on the track before they got run over near Dhamara, a small town in Bihar state. Thirty three other people sustained serious injuries in the accident that occurred...

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Singing is panacea for snoring

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Egypt political crisis under calamity: Anti-coup Alliance demands inquiry into deaths

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California passes transgender bill

California has become the first US state to protect the rights of transgender people. The law will require all public schools to allow pupils from kindergarten to the 12th grade to have access to either male or female toilets depending on their liking. The law further allows transgender schoolchildren to play girl’s or boy’s sports. Legislators in support of the bill think it will minimize bullying and discrimination. Other states like Massachusetts and Connecticut have policies giving the same protections, but California is the first to ratify...

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