NEWS UPDATE PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY BIDCO UGANDA. LOCAL Another Golden Medal-it was a hard race but I didn’t give up. Uganda’s Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei became the first world junior champion of 2014 when he won the 10,000m in 28:32.86 at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene on Wednesday. South Sudan Rebels ask UPDF to withdraw from Sudan. Ugandan troops are in South Sudan backing government forces, and their withdrawal is a key demand of the rebels.Fighting broke out mid-December between government forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, rebel leader Riek Machar. Besigye asks Foreign Investors like Tullow to respect Ugandans. Tullow Oil is the single biggest foreign investor in Uganda, with an estimated US$ 2.8 billion investment. Tullow Oil appealed against the levied tax on account of a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) signed by, then Minister of Energy, Ms Syda Bbumba, which offered tax exemption to the exploring company. INTERNATIONAL At least 13 children were killed along with their driver when a school bus was hit by a train in the Indian state of Telangana, police said.The passenger train rammed into the school bus, dragging it several hundred metres down the track, reports said.Nineteen other students who were travelling on the bus were injured. No one on the train was hurt. SPORTS Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is delighted with the early impressions of new assistant manager Ryan Giggs. Van Gaal has lauded the Welshman for his work ethic and attitude hinting he sees something of Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho in his assistant. Van Gaal said: First of all, we have my assistant manager Ryan Giggs and Im very pleased with him. For more info, visit digidafm
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