Researchers Find 6 Metals in Urine Linked to Heart Disease and Death
Higher metal levels were linked to more deaths over a nearly 20-year research period. Higher levels of six metals—cadmium, tungsten, uranium, cobalt, copper, and zinc—are...
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Ecobank and Red Cross unite for humanitarian initiatives
WORKING TOGETHER: Robert Kwesiga, Secretary General of the Uganda Red Cross Society and Grace Muliisa, Managing Director of Ecobank Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |...
France tells nationals to leave Iran ‘immediately’ over fears of war with Israel
Paris organisers have faced a storm of criticism after Italian Angela Carini abandoned her contest with Imane Khelif, who previously failed two sex tests, after...
ACCA, Deloitte renew partnership to support chief finance officers
 (L-R): Charlotte Kukunda, Country Manager ACCA Uganda exchanges a newly signed Memorandum of Advertising with Joseph Ssekabira, FCCA, Associate Director, Risk Advisory Deloitte Uganda...
With COVID surging in California, is it time to bring back masks?
With California facing its worst summertime spike in COVID-19 illness in two years, is it time to for people to beef up precautions? As the...
MPs asked for 20% to increase UHRC budget from sh19bn to sh58bn
The First Prosecution witness Mariam Wangadya the Chairperson of UHRC is in the dock Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission’s...
2024 Paris Olympics: U.S. men’s soccer eliminated by Morocco
PARIS — The U.S. run through the men’s soccer tournament came to a definitive end Friday, with Morocco dominating to a 4-0 quarterfinal-round win at a...
Panamerican Congress includes U.S., Latin American lawmakers
WASHINGTON — A group of U.S. lawmakers is meeting this week with Latin American counterparts to form a new multinational congress to tackle thorny cross-border issues...
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Andrew Bird
For Andrew Bird, Sundays hold special meaning. Those were the days when jazz would be etched into his subconscious before sunrise — as a 20-something...
Hollywood Teamsters, Basic Crafts ratify new contracts
A coalition of labor unions representing drivers, location managers, animal trainers, electricians, plumbers and other Hollywood crew members have ratified new three-year agreements with the...