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Skate for Peace raises funds for Uganda aid
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- At its height, war in northern Uganda displaced more than 1.6 million people, forcing them into internally displaced persons camps. As war subsided, Todd Whitmore, associate professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, and a group...Tags: Malaria, Unrest, Conflicts and War, University of Notre Dame
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Woman who caused plane quarantine at Midway tells her story
WSBT-TV ReporterIt's a real fear for a lot of people – being stuck on an airplane because another passenger might have a highly contagious disease. But the woman whose rash caused passengers on a Delta Airlines flight from Detroit to Chicago to be quarantined on...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Midway Airport, Delta Air Lines, Scabies , Health
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Uganda court rules media cannot 'out' gay Ugandans
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's High Court has ruled the media should not publish the names and photos of gay Ugandans following a vitriolic campaign which urged citizens to hang those featured. Justice Kibuuka Musoke ordered Uganda's Rolling...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Gay Rights, Justice and Rights, Newspaper and Magazine
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EU to step up security involvement in Somalia
Reuters* Somalia recovering from two decades of civil war * EU has trained around 3,000 Somali soldiers in Uganda * Somali president says security his top priority By Drazen Jorgic MOGADISHU, May 15 (Reuters) - The European Union is to move military training...Tags: Mogadishu (Somalia), Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights
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Uganda threatens to punish media over succession reports
Reuters* Media regulator accuses press of "destabilising country" * Journalists questioned over story on Museveni succession By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA, May 15 (Reuters) - Uganda threatened on Wednesday to penalise media for coverage of a purported plot...Tags: Journalism, Political Corruption
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Grad will go where needed
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Lillian Nyakaisiki is a nurse, a sister of the Holy Cross and will graduate from Holy Cross College on Saturday. Unlike most soon-to-be graduates, her future, she says, is not really in her hands, but rather in the hands of God. "When I...Tags: Nursing, Medical Specialization, Religion and Belief, Health and Medical Professionals
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Ugandan general highlights succession debate in letter
Reuters* Museveni one of Africa's longest serving leader * Suspicions about grooming his son have deepened * Army dismisses talk of plots in letter By Elias Biryabarema NAIROBI, May 10 (Reuters) - A general has called for an investigation into an alleged...Tags: Africa
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Holy Cross graduate ready to go where needed
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Lillian Nyakaisiki is a nurse, a sister of the Holy Cross and will graduate from Holy Cross College on Saturday. May 11. Unlike most soon-to-be graduates, her future, she says, is not really in her hands, but rather in the hands of God....Tags: Nursing, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Colleges and Universities, Education
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READER SUBMITTED: East Catholic Students, Faculty & Staff Prepare Over 45,000 Meals To Be Shipped To Uganda!
ManchesterOn Friday, May 3rd East Catholic High School students, faculty and staff helped to prepare more than 45,000 nutritious meal packets that will be shipped to Uganda as part of the "Feeding Children Everywhere" campaign. Students along with the help of...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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Five for your planner: Wednesday, May 8
1. It's easy to be green Boonsboro Green Fest from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at Shafer Park, Park Drive, Boonsboro.Eco-friendly vendors, sports equipment swap, exhibitors and crafters will share information about green products, offer...
Tags: Festive Events, Washington Monument, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Uganda priest ostracized for publicizing sexual abuse
KAMPALA, Uganda — He is a celebrity across eastern and central Africa, a gospel music star known to many as the "Dancing Priest." But for years he also was a keeper of painful secrets — his own and many others'. In going public, Anthony...
Tags: Separation of Church and State, Religion and Belief, BBC, Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal
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Uganda widow wins compensation after fight
KASANA, Uganda — When Joyce Birabwa's husband was killed in a suicide bomb attack in Mogadishu, 1,000 miles away, her whole world fell apart. Left to raise two children alone, Birabwa barely had time to grieve before discovering her in-laws had...
Tags: Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Arts and Culture, Divorce, Politics
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