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Tata Steel Marathon: Daniel Ebenyo, Sutume Kebede win titles; Gulveer sets new course record

Ethiopia’s champion marathoner Sutume Kebede gave an impressive performance to retain the women’s crown in the ninth edition of the Tata Steel World 25K road race here on Sunday. The Indian elite runners also performed impressively, with Gulveer Singh setting a new course record in the men’s section and Sanjivani Jadhav claiming the title in the women’s category, in the …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Mysterious illness which leaves women and teenage girls 'shaking uncontrollably' spreads through Uganda leaving doctors baffled

Daily Mail

A mysterious illness which has reportedly left patients shaking uncontrollably is spreading across Uganda in a case that is leaving doctors baffled. The disease which locals are referring to as Dinga Dinga, translating to 'shaking like dancing', has already affected around 300 people, mostly women and girls, according to health officials. The disease which locals are referring to as Dinga …

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3 weeks ago

Why Trump’s next presidency poses a new global threat to women’s health

The Independent

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Tata Steel Marathon 2024: Ebenyo, Kebede return to defend their titles at World 25K Kolkata

The Hindu

Defending champions Daniel Ebenyo and Sutume Kebede will return to defend their titles in the world’s first World Athletics Gold Label 25 K Race, Tata Steel World 25K Kolkata, which is scheduled on Sunday, December 15. Early this year, Kebede improved her personal bests in the half marathon and marathon to take initial world leads in both events in 2024. …

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1 month ago

ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant deepen Israel’s isolation

Live Mint

Arrest warrants issued for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister over alleged war crimes threaten to deepen the global isolation of a country already under pressure around the world for its handling of the war in the Gaza Strip. The move by the International Criminal Court will complicate travel by Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, …

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ICC: Catching the world's most wanted

Hindustan Times

The arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court on Thursday for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas's military chief Mohammed Deif mark a historic development for a body that has struggled for 22 years with a lack of recognition and enforcement power. ICC: Catching the world's most wanted Backed by 124 member …

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Ugandan opposition figure appears before a military court at home days after disappearing in Kenya

Associated Press

KAMPALA, Uganda — A well-known Ugandan opposition figure appeared in a military court Wednesday days after he was reported missing in neighboring Kenya, and denied a charge of seeking military support from abroad to destabilize Uganda’s military forces. Besigye, who at first appeared in court without lawyers and in a cage, rejected government legal representation and said he should be …

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Uganda’s Kizza Besigye ‘kidnapped’ in Kenya, taken to military court

Al Jazeera

Opposition leader’s wife says he was seized in Nairobi and is being held in a Kampala jail as she calls for his immediate release. Prominent Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has appeared in a military court in Kampala after his wife said he had been kidnapped in neighbouring Kenya. Lukwago said the two men were accused of being in possession …

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Kizza Besigye: Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped in Kenya, his wife says

CNN

Reuters — A prominent Ugandan opposition politician was kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya over the weekend, transferred to Uganda and is being held at a military jail in Kampala, his wife said on Wednesday. “I request the of Uganda to release my husband Dr Kizza Besigye from where he is being held immediately,” said his wife Winnie Byanyima. …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Caught with heroin worth Rs 25 crore; Ugandan gets 13 years in jail

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: The LB Nagar First Additional Sessions Court has sentenced a Ugandan national to rigorous imprisonment for 13 years and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on her for smuggling drugs. In a release, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said that the woman was caught smuggling drugs at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, on June 5, 2021. The officials …

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Ugandan woman gets 13 years RI in Hyderabad airport drugs case

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: A local court in Ranga Reddy district sentenced a woman from Uganda to 13 years of rigorous imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.1 lakh in connection with the airport drugs case. The sleuths of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence intercepted the woman on June 5, 2021 at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad. The woman had returned to …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Uganda struggles to feed more than 1.7 million refugees as international support dwindles

The Independent

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2 months ago

Military Tribunal Convicts 16 Opposition Leaders for Treachery During 2020-21 Elections

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Uganda's military tribunal has convicted 16 members of the opposition party on charges of illegal possession of explosives and treachery during the 2020-21 elections. The 16 individuals, including former singer and opposition figure Bobi Wine, were found in possession of explosives between November 2020 and May 2021 while elections were underway. The proceedings were marred by the absence of journalists, …

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2 months ago

Billionaire's Daughter Vasundhara Oswal Detained in Uganda: Family Claims False Charges

Hindustan Times

Indian billionaire Pankaj Oswal's daughter Vasundhara Oswal has been detained in Uganda by the police since October 1. The family alleges that charges against her stem from a former employee taking a loan of $200,000 from the family, who also acted as guarantors for the loan. Vasundhara is a key figure in East Africa's ethanol production industry and has won …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Late Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei's body arrives in Uganda for burial

China Daily

File photo of Rebecca Cheptegei. KAMPALA - The body of Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei who died after allegedly being set on fire by her ex-partner in neighbouring Kenya arrived in her rural hometown in eastern Uganda on Friday afternoon, a district official said. The casket containing the remains of Cheptegei wrapped in Ugandan flag colors of black, yellow and red …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Rebecca Cheptegei: Ugandan athlete who died after her partner set her on fire gets a military funeral

CNN

Bukwo, Uganda AP — Thousands of mourners in Uganda paid respects to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner set her on fire, at a military funeral in a remote town near the Kenyan border. Military officers played a prominent role in the funeral because Cheptegei held the rank of sergeant in Uganda’s …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Man accused of killing Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei ‘dies from burns’

The Independent

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Man accused of setting on fire a Ugandan Olympic athlete dies of burns

The Independent

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Paris wants to honor late Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei by naming sports venue after her

Associated Press

PARIS — The city of Paris wants to honor the late Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by naming a sports venue after her. “Paris will not forget her and we will dedicate a sports venue to her, so that her memory and her story will remain among us, and help us carry even stronger the message of equality, which is …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner over a land dispute

Hindustan Times

Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her partner. Trans Nzoia County Police Commander Jeremiah ole Kosiom said Monday that Cheptegei’s partner, Dickson Ndiema, bought a can of gasoline, poured it on her and set her ablaze during a disagreement …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ugandan Olympic runner Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by boyfriend

The Hindu

Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died, the head of the country's Olympics committee said on Thursday, days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend. Kenyan and Ugandan media reported that Cheptegei, 33, who competed in the Paris Olympics, suffered burns to more than 75% of her body in the attack in Kenya …

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Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner

LA Times

Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in an attack by her partner. Menach said Ndiema was still in the intensive care unit with burns over 30% of his body but was “improving and stable.” Cheptegei’s parents said their daughter bought land in Trans …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine released from hospital

Al Jazeera

Bobi Wine was taken to hospital on Tuesday after he was hit in the leg with a tear-gas canister during a confrontation with police. Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has been discharged from the hospital after being hit by a tear-gas canister in the leg during a confrontation with police. Earlier, Wine’s National Unity Platform said on Tuesday that the …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympic Athlete Set On Fire By Her Boyfriend, Police Say

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LOADING ERROR LOADING NAIROBI, Kenya — A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was attacked and set on fire by her boyfriend and is receiving treatment for burns on 75% of her body, police said. Rebecca Cheptegei, a distance runner who finished 44th in the marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was attacked in her house in the western Trans Nzoia …

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Tata Steel Marathon: Daniel Ebenyo, Sutume Kebede win titles; Gulveer sets new course record

Mysterious illness which leaves women and teenage girls 'shaking uncontrollably' spreads through Uganda leaving doctors baffled

Why Trump’s next presidency poses a new global threat to women’s health

Tata Steel Marathon 2024: Ebenyo, Kebede return to defend their titles at World 25K Kolkata

ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant deepen Israel’s isolation

ICC: Catching the world's most wanted

Ugandan opposition figure appears before a military court at home days after disappearing in Kenya

Uganda’s Kizza Besigye ‘kidnapped’ in Kenya, taken to military court

Kizza Besigye: Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped in Kenya, his wife says

Caught with heroin worth Rs 25 crore; Ugandan gets 13 years in jail

Ugandan woman gets 13 years RI in Hyderabad airport drugs case

Uganda struggles to feed more than 1.7 million refugees as international support dwindles

Military Tribunal Convicts 16 Opposition Leaders for Treachery During 2020-21 Elections

Billionaire's Daughter Vasundhara Oswal Detained in Uganda: Family Claims False Charges

Late Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei's body arrives in Uganda for burial

Rebecca Cheptegei: Ugandan athlete who died after her partner set her on fire gets a military funeral

Man accused of killing Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei ‘dies from burns’

Man accused of setting on fire a Ugandan Olympic athlete dies of burns

Paris wants to honor late Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei by naming sports venue after her

Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner over a land dispute

Ugandan Olympic runner Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by boyfriend

Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner

Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine released from hospital

Olympic Athlete Set On Fire By Her Boyfriend, Police Say