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King Oyo: Tooro prepares final farewell
FORT PORTAL — Tooro Kingdom has begun preparations to repatriate and bury…
King Oyo in critical condition, says Tooro Kingdom premier
FORT PORTAL — The Tooro Kingdom has confirmed that His Majesty King…
Country music legend Dolly Parton dies at 80
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Dolly Parton, the country music superstar who rose from…
Security
Court orders Katungi extradited to US over terrorism, drug charges
KAMPALA — The Chief Magistrate’s Court at Buganda Road has ordered the extradition of retired Lieutenant Katungi Michael Mpeirwe to the United States, where he faces charges of drug trafficking, firearms offences and providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organisation. The ruling was delivered on Friday by Chief Magistrate Ritah Kidasa Neumbe, who found that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had satisfied the legal requirements for extradition under Uganda’s Extradition Act, Cap. 124. The court consequently committed Katungi to prison pending his surrender to US authorities. The extradition request was made by the Government of the United States,…
Regional News
Chinese robots beat Usain Bolt’s 100m world record
BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters) — A Chinese humanoid robot has run 100 metres in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, beating the men's world record set by Jamaican sprinting legend Usain Bolt. Tiangong Ultra, developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, won its preliminary heat at the second edition of the games on Saturday, according to organisers. The robot's time was 0.19 seconds faster than Bolt's 9.58-second world record, set at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin. But the machines' performance lacked the effortless finish associated with elite human sprinters. Tiangong Ultra stumbled dramatically…
