Daily Archives: May 30, 2015

Rio Ferdinand retires from football

Former England captain Rio Ferdinand has retired from football, days after being released by Queens Park Rangers. The 36-year-old said it was “the right time” to retire from “the game I love”, in a statement read out on BT Sport.  London-born Ferdinand, who had 12 years at Manchester United after spells with West Ham and Leeds, last played for QPR ...

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Tributes paid to ‘loveable’ Coronation Street star

Tributes have been paid to “loveable and funny” Anne Kirkbride – during a memorial service for the Coronation Street actress at Manchester Cathedral. Stars – both past and present – of the ITV soap were among 600 people to attend the service for Kirkbride, who played Deirdre Barlow for 42 years. She died in January, aged 60, following a battle ...

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Sepp Blatter downplays US indictment

Re-elected Fifa president Sepp Blatter has sought to downplay the US criminal proceedings launched against officials of world football’s governing body. Seven officials and associates were arrested in Zurich earlier this week, as Fifa gathered for its congress. Mr Blatter, 79, described the issue as “infractions” involving a marketing company operating in the Americas. He is not named in the ...

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ZRP says does not care how new constitution is enacted

The opposition Zambia Republic (ZRP) has added its voice in asking the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) to give the Zambian people new constitution before the 2016 general elections. The ZRP thinks that there should not be any further debate about the need for the country to have a people driven constitution before next year’s general elections. ZRP president Wright Musoma ...

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Rainbow challenges PF on withholding tax

Government has been challenged to revoke the withholding tax on rentals if it really cares about the Zambian people. The opposition Rainbow Party has fears that implementation of the law to stat collecting this tax will increase poverty in the country. Spokesperson Goodson Banda states that this is particularly that it is expected that rentals will go up on once ...

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ZED wants to see stability in Zambia – Mutesa

The opposition Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) says stability in country’s governance and economy still remains its utmost concern. The ZED believes that without law and order it will be difficult for people in the country to continue living in peace. ZED president Frederick Mutesa has told Qfm News by telephone that his party would like to see the ...

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Kvitova eases into Paris last 16

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova reached the last 16 of the French Open with a 6-3 6-2 win over Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania. Fourth seed Kvitova, 25, will now face either Madison Keys of the United States or Swiss Timea Bacsinszky for a place in the quarter-finals. The Czech has never gone past a semi-final at Roland Garros. Men’s number one ...

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Lung cancer therapy is ‘milestone’

A lung cancer therapy can more than double life expectancy in some patients, a “milestone” trial shows. Nivolumab stops cancerous cells hiding from the body’s own defences, leaving the cancer vulnerable to attack. The results from 582 people, presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology, were described as “giving real hope to patients”. Lung cancer is the most deadly ...

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Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch up for sale

Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch has gone up for sale with a price tag of $100m (£65m), reports the Wall Street Journal. The Santa Barbara development was once home to a zoo, an amusement park and its own fire station. Much of this has gone but there is still a floral clock and a railway. Jackson bought the house in 1987 ...

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VJ propounds solutions to end election violence

Veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga has observed that electoral violence in Zambia is preventable. In his recent paper on solutions to curb political violence, Dr. Mwaanga has suggested that the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) can play a role in preventing electoral violence if it stops being seen to be secretive in managing the electoral process. Dr. Mwaanga says the ECZ ...

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