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What's Upsetting the Bond Market? - The Big Picture - The Big Picture

This has been a confusing couple of weeks (years?) for market watchers and bond investors: Yen interventions; announced (but not yet executed) Treasury buybacks; sticky inflation; more (illegal) tariffs; a confusing muddle in the Iran war’s 6th(?) inning; a r…

Ritholtz.com · 26 Aug 2026

Joshua Baraka turns a situationship into something real with new single

Ugandan singer-songwriter Joshua Baraka is asking the question many people in complicated relationships have probably asked themselves: what happens if we stop leaving things undefined and actually give love a chance? That question sits at the heart of his new single, ‘YOYO’, released today as a vibrant and romantic song about navigating the uncertainty, excitement […] The post Joshua Baraka turns a situationship int

Sqoop Uganda · 26 Aug 2026

AHABWE NOELA SHERYL: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: The Paradox of Being Young Today

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” Charles Dickens wrote those words about revolutionary Paris and London more than a century and a half ago, yet they might as well describe the young person doomscrolling on their phone at 3 a.m., caught between the glow of infinite possibility and the […] The post AHABWE NOELA SHERYL: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: The Paradox of Being Young Today appeare

Watchdog Uganda · 26 Aug 2026

Four new irish potato varieties ready for farmers

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Four new Irish potato varieties developed by the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) are now ready for distribution to farmers following successful testing and approval. The varieties—NAROPOT 7, NAROPOT 8, NAROPOT 9 and NAROPOT 10—were approved and released for multiplication in March 2025 after completing the required tests. Dr Prossy … The post Four new irish potato varieties

The Independent Uganda · 26 Aug 2026

How Dolly Parton told her life story through six iconic songs

Parton penned many songs about all different aspects of her relationship with her devoted husband Carl Dean, who ran an asphalt paving business in Nashville. This included the fear that she might lose him, specifically to a red-headed bank clerk who had flirted with him early on in their marriage. Jolene

Nile Post · 26 Aug 2026