Monthly Archives: September 2015

Chinese shares slide in another day of volatile trade

Asian markets continued to fall on Wednesday, with Shanghai opening down more than 4% amid continuing worries about China’s growth. On Tuesday, data suggesting China’s manufacturing sector was shrinking at its fastest pace in three years ignited a global market sell-off, resulting in US stocks closing down nearly 3%. The Shanghai Composite recovered some ground to trade down 3.6% to ...

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The White House Responds To Kanye West Announcing He’s Running For President

Kanye West rocked the entertainment world Sunday night when he told the MTV Video Music Awards audience he was running for President of the United States in 2020. The proclamation has now seeped into the political world as well. The office of the POTUS has officially addressed Mr. West’s potential candidacy. While traveling on Air Force One with President Barack Obama ...

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Migrant crisis: Thousands arrive in mainland Greece

Thousands of migrants are arriving in mainland Greece as the government prepares for talks on tackling the huge number of people reaching its shores. Two ships carrying more than 4,200 people travelled to Piraeus port at night after leaving Lesbos island. The whole EU is struggling to deal with an unprecedented influx of migrants. Hundreds of people, mostly from the ...

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Foreign based stars join Chipolopolo camp

Six foreign-based players led by Zambia captain Rainford Kalaba have joined camp ahead of Sunday’s away clash against Kenya. Kalaba was part of the second day of training on Tuesday at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka after joining camp late on Monday. The Zambia playmaker arrived in camp from his DR Congo base together with his TP Mazembe club-mates midfielder ...

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We have to beat Kenya – Sinkala

Midfielder Nathan Sinkala says Zambia are focused on picking up their first three points this Sunday away in Nairobi. Chipolopolo kicked off their 2017 Africa Cup qualifiers on June 13 with a 0-0 home draw against Guinea Bissau in Ndola. “We have no option if we are to make our qualification a reality,” the TP Mazembe midfielder said. “They can ...

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Lungu should not run away from responsibilities – Opposition

Opposition political parties say President Edgar Lungu should not run away from his responsibilities of managing the country’s economy. Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza says it is wrong for President Lungu to blame the challenges the country on global economic forces. And UPND Deputy Spokesperson Edwin Lifwekelo says while some economic challenges the country is facing ...

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GC refutes claims of blocking adoption of constitution through parley

The Grand Coalition on the Campaign for the People Driven Constitution has dismissed assertions that it intends to go to Court to block the adoption of new constitution through Parliament. Grand Coalition Spokesperson MacDonald Chipenzi says the Coalition has in fact not hinted any of its strategies or maneuvers to anyone to the effect that it will seek litigation against ...

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Mpombo calls for political Indaba

The high level of political polarization among major political players in Zambia has been attributed to the prevailing deep mutual mistrust between the ruling party and the opposition. Opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President George Mpombo has observed that this deep mutual suspicion is what is also making it very difficult to determine the extent to which advice being given ...

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Real ‘did everything’ to sign De Gea

Real Madrid say they did everything they could to sign Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea, after missing the deadline by two minutes. The 24-year-old’s £29m deal and that of Keylor Navas going the other way fell through with Real saying United took eight hours to reply to contracts. Real have released a statement  explaining the timeline of events and ...

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