French oil company Total agreed Monday to buy Danish conglomerate AP Moller-Maersk’s oil business for $7.45 billion, in a deal that will strengthen its position in the North Sea. Total said the deal will position it as the No. 2 operator in the North Sea, which is the seventh-largest oil-and-gas
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Nutritionists are cautioning inactive and semi-active people to stop consuming energy drinks for recreational purposes. The experts say such drinks should be left for people in need of high energy burst like athletes. Energy drinks are beverages that increase physical and mental awareness. They can either be marketed as dietary
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Ten sailors are missing and five were injured after a U.S. warship collided with an oil tanker east of Singapore on Monday, the U.S. Navy said, the second accident involving U.S. Navy destroyers in Asian waters in little more than two months. The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided
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Political affiliation, gender and special interest, formed the basis of selection for the 23 legislators, chosen to attend this year's Uganda North American Association Convention (UNAA), according to Parliament's Director Communications and Public Affairs Chris Obore. He says that the MPs, chosen from a list of more than 100 invited
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Many multinationals like to brand along the lines of Africa, but in their ways do little to live the African values. But recently I saw an exception. Ecobank trades as the pan African bank. At the unfortunate death of their company Secretary (Annette Mwiriza Mukunda) and an amazing friend to
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Police in Entebbe together the Flying Squad Unit have kick-started investigations into the serial murders of women in Entebbe, a day after the body of the 11th victim was recovered. The body of 25-year-old Aisha Nakazibwe was found on Thursday a few metres from Kasenyi Barracks in Katabi town council.
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Researchers at Macquarie University in Australia found that women prefer the body odor of men who eat a fruit- and vegetable-packed diet to those who eat a lot of refined carbohydrates. Schools of research have shown that the link between scent and attraction came about as a part of evolution,
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Regional retailer, Nakumatt Supermarket has suspended more than 30 employees and threatened to sack them for participating in a strike two weeks ago to protest non-payment of salaries. The retailer has issued show-cause and suspension letters to the employees who were among those who took to Mombasa Road, Nairobi, on
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Today is a day of celebration and a day to thank each of you. Today is a day of renewal and gratitude. I would therefore like to begin by thanking those who have joined us here. The presence of so many brothers and sisters from around Africa honours our nation
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Jennifer Semakula Musisi, the Executive Director Kampala Capital City Authority- KCCA has penned a letter implicating the political wing led by the Lord Mayor, Division Mayors and councilors for inciting vendors to attack KCCA law enforcement officers. In her August 11th, 2017 letter, Musisi claims that politicians at different levels
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