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Uganda 🇺🇬 wins first Africa Women’s Sevens Title and secures World Rugby SVNS 3 promotion

The Lady Cranes defeated Tunisia 33-0 in the final after a dramatic semi-final victory over hosts Kenya to lift their first continental title and qualify for World Rugby HSBC SVNS 3.

Nerds mourn grandfather of Nerddom

Patrick Stewart has passed away at the age of 86 from complications related to Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Dementia.

You can’t call his passing tragic because he lived a long and fruitful life. That said, nerds the world over cannot help but mourn because Stewart defined nerd culture for multiple generations, partly because he carried the energy of an outsider, if that makes sense.

He spent fifteen years honing his craft in the theatre. If you watched Star Trek: The Next Generation and thought Picard had a special quality no other cast member could replicate, Stewart was using his Shakespearean training to elevate the role.

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Street Fighter: 50 Cent comes to big screen

Street Fighter 2026 follows Ryu and Ken, estranged fighters who are asked to participate in a mysterious martial arts tournament.

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21 Ugandans trapped in Myanmar slave camps to be repatriated

The government has announced that 21 Ugandans trafficked to Myanmar and held in forced labour camps operated by international criminal syndicates are expected to return home next week, following months in captivity.

Government spokesperson Allan Kasujja said the Ugandans were lured to Myanmar with promises of lucrative employment, only to find themselves trapped in compounds where victims are forced to participate in online scams.

In one case, a victim believed he was travelling to China for a job after being persuaded by a relative, only to end up in a Myanmar compound that officials have described as a modern-day slave camp.

Kasujja also revealed that 12 other Ugandans arrested in Zambia in August remain in prison after travelling to the country for employment on the eve of polling day. The group is suspected of involvement in ballot stuffing.

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Fresh fighting erupts in North and South Kivu amid renewed peace efforts

Fresh fighting was reported on Thursday across several locations in North and South Kivu provinces, raising fresh concerns about efforts to secure a ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Clashes between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), allied Wazalendo militia fighters and the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) rebel movement were reported in Kilongo and Mahanga villages in Nyamaboko I Groupement, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, where FARDC troops and their Wazalendo allies reportedly launched an offensive to dislodge FRN fighters from their positions.

Fighting was also reported in Kibati, Walikale Territory, North Kivu, and in Nyamarhege, Lulaba and Chulwe localities in Nzibira Sector, as well as Kasika in Walungu Territory, South Kivu.

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