Tough talking Nandala Mafabi Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police posts and sub-county headquarters operating on the premises of primary societies under Bugisu Cooperative Union-BCU face eviction. Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the BCU Board Chairperson, says that they have resolved to evict the police posts...

Hong Kong leader ‘exploring’ easing of controversial COVID curbs .css-1wt8oh6{font-family:”Georgia”,”Times”,”Times New Roman”,serif;} John Lee says changes to controversial hotel quarantine scheme should not cause “chaos or confusion”. Hong Kong’s leader John Lee says he hopes to announce changes to the city’s strict COVID curbs soon...

By Salvador Rodriguez , Meghan Bobrowsky and Jeff Horwitz Sept. 12, 2022 10:17 am ET Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is betting the social-media giant’s near-term future on Instagram Reels, the short-video feature he is touting as the company’s answer to TikTok. The...

By Jesse Newman and Jim Carlton | Photographs by Andri Tambunan for The Wall Street Journal Sept. 10, 2022 8:00 am ET COLUSA, Calif.—Rick Richter has spent the past 43 years flying biplanes over California’s Sacramento Valley, dropping rice seeds into vast, flooded fields that...

By Shane Shifflett Sept. 8, 2022 11:34 am ET With its 34 turbines perched on a hill in southwestern India, the Tuppadahalli wind farm generates green energy—and profits. The wind farm and three others in India are owned by Acciona SA, an €8.1 billion Spanish...

By Aziz Sunderji and Peter Santilli Sept. 4, 2022 8:00 am ET The University of Michigan survey of consumer sentiment measures how U.S. consumers feel about their personal finances, business conditions and buying conditions. Recent surveys have shown that consumers have rarely felt more downbeat...