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A coronavirus variant, with a 'similar change' to the fast-spreading variant in the UK and US, has emerged in Uganda

The variant in Uganda, called A.23.1, has quickly become the most common coronavirus variant in Kam…

Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce   


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A tourist on an African safari left his vehicle to relieve himself and was trampled to death by an elephant

The visitor from Saudi Arabia was in Uganda's Murchison Falls National Park when he left his car fo…

Bethany Dawson   


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A Ugandan weightlifter who fled pre-Olympics training saying he didn't want to return to his country has been found in central Japan

Ugandan weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko, 20, had left a note saying he wanted to stay in Japan and …

Kelly McLaughlin   


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I spent a week in Uganda reporting on women's health - here's everything I learned

Over the past 20 years, contraceptive use in Uganda has increased from approximately 11% to 30%. Ye…

Lisa Ryan   


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British man arrested in Uganda after promoting 'MMS' bleach as a cure for HIV and malaria

"I'm doing this out of the kindness of my heart, I didn't have to come here to Africa. I could be s…

Tom Porter,Tom Porter   


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Google sister company Loon is in talks with Uganda to deliver balloon-based internet service - showing that Africa is a major opportunity for the company

"A team from Loon was in Uganda earlier this week meeting with officials to discuss how Loon works …

Greg Sandoval   


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This billboard I saw in Uganda is a stark reminder of the reality of the AIDS crisis

According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, there were 1.5 million people in Ugand…

Lisa Ryan   


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A dangerous strain of Ebola is spreading fast in Uganda – vaccines and treatments aren't working against it

In Uganda, Sudan Ebolavirus is killing healthcare workers at an alarming rate.

Hilary Brueck   


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Here's What It's Like To Be A Cannibal In Uganda

Over the last year, there have been increasing reports of cannibalism in Uganda. Reports of canniba…

Harrison Jacobs   


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Finland and Uganda are the world's fittest countries - here's what they do to stay in shape

Being the most in shape doesn't always mean you're the healthiest overall: Uganda doesn't even make…

Hilary Brueck   


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Uganda now has the death penalty for certain same-sex acts. Imported US 'Christian values' accused of inciting anti-LGBTQ persecution in Africa.

After a harsh anti-LGBTQ law was passed in Uganda, activists say homophobia in the country is linke…

Isobel van Hagen   


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Ted Cruz called Uganda's anti-gay law 'horrific.' Last year, he voted against protecting same sex marriages.

The senator previously said that the Supreme Court was "clearly wrong" to legalize same-sex marriag…

Aditi Bharade   


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A unique African community who have practiced Judaism for a century despite persecution say they deserve the right to be recognized as Jews by Israel

Yosef Kibita, a convert from Uganda, is the central figure in a legal battle to recognize the Abayu…

Joshua Zitser   


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How birth control changed everything for a young mother in Uganda

Nantatya grew up in a rural area outside of Jinja, Uganda, where she'd have to walk barefoot to sch…

Lisa Ryan   


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Women in labor walk up to 20 miles to give birth at this rural Uganda clinic - and they don't always make it in time

Each day, the two midwives handle eight to 10 births, and see an average of 22 additional patients …

Lisa Ryan   


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Dwarfism discovered in the world's tallest animal. Giraffes stunted by a bone growth disorder can be half the average 16 ft height.

Scientists have discovered 'dwarf giraffes' in Nambia and Uganda. The shortest was 8 feet tall, hal…

Naina Bhardwaj   


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17 stunning photos from the week I spent traveling around Uganda

The country has huge patches of poverty, which are evident in the rural villages with huts and smal…

Lisa Ryan   


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Huawei technicians have been helping governments in Uganda and Zambia spy on their political opponents, a new report says

There was no evidence that the Huawei employees who helped the Ugandan and Zambian government alleg…

Antonio Villas-Boas   


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The US Is Sending 150 Special Forces Troops To Find Ugandan Warlord Joseph Kony

In the first deployment of U.S. military aircraft to the region, at least four CV-22 Osprey aircraf…