10:00NEWS WITH EMMAH ATAI POWERED BY Orange: Uganda’s mission in Juba is caught up in a 6 billion shillings accountability query , stretching up to three years from June 2009 to June 2011. Uganda was ranked 5th on the African continent at the recently concluded international mathematical Olympiad (IMO) competition held in Cape Town, in South Africa. Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi has explained that government was not aware of a visiting delegation from South Sudan although their presence was acknowledged. The Opposition in Parliament has expressed its disappointment over the slow investigations on the Rwenzori tribal clashes. Traders in Muhanga town council , Kabale district have appealed to the town council authorities to relocate vendors that operate along Kabale-Mbarara highway. There was drama yesterday at Bushenyi police station during the ongoing centenary celebrations when bees attacked the celebrants forcing them to run for their dear lives. BUSINESS: Tullow Oil has received judgment in its favour in a case against Heritage Oil in a London court. HEALTH: Government has secured a donation worth 3.5 million dollars from GAVI funding. The money is meant to fund an operation where girls between the ages of 10 and 13 will be vaccinated against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), a virus that causes cervical cancer. ELSEWHERE: A leader of pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine has denied being in possession of the Buk missile thought to have been used to to bring down Malaysia airlines flight MH17. STRANGE BUT TRUE: Doctors in India have extracted 232 teeth from the mouth of a 17-year-old boy in a seven-hour operation. SPORTS: Louis van Gaal lands the Chevrolet Cup , his first trophy as Manchester United manager...! Just a day after bemoaning the fact that United’s busy schedule in America was threatening to disrupt his players’ preparations for the new season, van Gaal, watched his team stroll through their opening tour game beating LA Galaxy 7-0 at the Rose Bowl.
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