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A Ugandan lawmaker wants the government to stop taxing diapers. Flavia Kabahenda serves as the Woman MP for Kyegegwa District and chairs the parliamentary committee on Gender, Labor, and Social Development. She spoke at an African Child Day event in Kamwenge district on Monday. Kabahenda...

Uganda moves forward with plans to regulate social workers through new laws. The National Association of Social Workers of Uganda works with the Gender Ministry to create strict rules for the profession. Dr. Peter Nareeba leads the effort as General Secretary of the association. He spoke at...

Stanbic Bank Uganda teamed up with UNICAF to help students pay for college. The bank offers scholarships that cover up to 82 percent of school costs. Students can use these scholarships for bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from universities mainly located around the UK and Europe. The...

Acholi lawmakers want the government to force cattle herders out of northern Uganda. Betty Aol Ocan leads the group and says officials gave herders two weeks to leave but nothing happened. The deadline passed last week and cattle owners still live on land they took without permission. Aol spoke...

Thousands of people came to say goodbye to Rusia Orikiriza Bariho at her home village. The 39-year-old woman died from a heart attack on June 12. She had fought breast cancer for nearly four years after doctors said she had one month to live. Her funeral took place at Katukura Cell where she...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer picked Blaise Metreweli to run Britain's spy agency MI6. She becomes the first woman to lead the group after 115 years. The spy chief job uses the code name C and she starts work this fall. Metreweli takes over from Sir Richard Moore who led the agency since 2020. Her...

Israel's military has put new rules on what news outlets can report about missile and drone attacks. The country's top censor wants strict controls on how media covers strikes against Israeli areas. Officials worry that showing too much detail could help enemies and hurt national security. News...

A blogger died after police arrested him for posting about a top officer online. Albert Omondi Ojwang died after cops moved him 300 kilometers from his home to a Nairobi jail cell. Police say he hit his head against the wall and got hurt. Many people think the police killed him and want answers...

Post Consumer Brands pulled more than 5,300 boxes of Honey Bunches of Oats cereal from stores. The company found metal pieces inside some boxes that could hurt people who eat the cereal. Workers discovered the problem during regular safety checks at the factory. The Food and Drug Administration...

Forum organizers began coronavirus testing for people attending the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The event opens Wednesday and requires PCR tests from all participants and visitors. Testing happens at Outlet Village Pulkovo shopping center near the airport. Medical staff work...

Designers want to rebuild nearly one out of every five historic buildings around St. Petersburg. The city center contains about 9,200 valuable structures that catch architects' attention. Around 3,700 of these buildings carry official monument status from the government. Reconstruction plans...

Dreamtonics updated their vocal software to work better with Pro Tools recording systems. The company added ARA2 support that connects the plugin directly to the timeline. Musicians can edit voices without switching between different windows during recording sessions. The new version makes vocal...

Pulsar Audio created a new plugin that combines many vocal tools into one package. Musicians can process voices without loading separate programs for each effect. The software offers preamp sounds from tube and solid state equipment. Users adjust drive controls to add warmth or keep sounds...

A candy company will build a factory that makes sweet treats near St. Petersburg. The plant will create 100 new jobs for people living around the Leningrad Region. Workers will make marmalade and wafers at the new location starting around 2028. JSC Confectionary Association Lyubimy Kray plans...

People living around St. Petersburg started buying more food from Asia instead of European brands. The city ranked among Russia's top five regions for Asian product sales during early 2025. Shoppers pick up Korean sauces and Chinese cooking items much more often than before. Sales jumped about...

Gibson created another Marcus King guitar based on his family ES-345 called Big Red. The new model looks like the 2019 Custom Shop version but costs less money. King fixed the vibrato arm to help guitars stay in tune better. The company removed the six-position switch to make the guitar simpler...

Supro created the Airwave guitar amp that mixes old tube technology with modern digital features. The 25-watt combo amp works with Two Notes Engineering to offer direct recording abilities. Musicians can practice with headphones or send signals straight to recording equipment. The amp comes with...

Glastonbury starts next week and fans want to know about surprise performers. The festival lineup shows empty spots that hint at secret shows. A mystery act called Patchwork will play the Pyramid Stage on Saturday. One slot says TBA before Alanis Morissette performs Friday. The Park Stage has a...

Kiss scored their biggest American hit with Beth back in 1976. The ballad came from drummer Peter Criss and marked a huge change for the hard rock band. Producer Bob Ezrin helped transform the song from its original form. The track had no heavy guitars or drums like typical Kiss music. Many fans...

Robert Keeley wondered what would happen if he swapped germanium diodes for germanium transistors in a Klon Centaur circuit. He found the answer with his new Manis drive pedal from Keeley Electronics. The pedal captures the original Klon sound but adds more saturation and compression. Guitar...