Friday, 29 December 2017

Kamala Mills: Fire at Mumbai complex kills 15 people

A massive late night fire that broke out at a Mumbai complex has killed at least 15 people, officials said.
The blaze erupted just after midnight at a building in the popular Kamala Mills restaurant and shopping compound. It engulfed the structure within 30 minutes, local media reported.
More people have been injured in the blaze with several being treated in hospital.

North Korea: Trump accuses China of allowing oil transfers

2007 file image of ship legally carrying fuel oil to North Korea
The North desperately needs fuel imports but sanctions are biting hard
US President Donald Trump has said he's "very disappointed" with China following a report that it had allowed oil to be shipped into North Korea.
In a tweet, Mr Trump said China had been "caught red-handed".
He said there could never be "a friendly solution" to the North Korea crisis if oil was allowed to be exported to Pyongyang.

Bronx fire: Twelve die in New York apartment block blaze

New York Fire Department at a fire in the Bronx borough of New York City, on 28 December 2017
Ladders were extended into the windows of the damaged building
At least 12 people have been killed and four others critically injured in a fire at an apartment building in the Bronx borough of New York.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the fire was the deadliest in the city for at least 25 years. The victims include a one-year-old child, he added.

Apple apologises for slowing older iPhones down

A man holds up new iPhone with "animoji" feature
The company has announced a range of measures to "regain the trust" of customers
Apple has apologised after facing criticism for admitting it deliberately slows down some ageing iPhone models.
The company now says it will replace batteries for less and will issue software in 2018 so customers can monitor their phone's battery health.

Friday, 22 December 2017

Uganda's opposition legislators to challenge age limit removal in court

Uganda's opposition legislators to challenge age limit removal in court

The age limit constitutional amendment that was passed by Uganda’s parliament yesterday will be challenged in court.
Legislators who were opposed to the amendment have revealed that they will challenge the outcome of the parliamentary vote because the process of removing the age limit was fraudulent.
“We are going to challenge the process [in court]. We want to let Ugandans know that we played our part and now we are giving ball to the Ugandan in a new campaign K’ogikutteko,” the leader of opposition in Parliament, Winnie Kizza said while addressing journalists in Kampala.