Daily Archives: November 21, 2015

Ruthless Djokovic defeats Nadal

ATP World Tour Semi-Finals Venue: O2, London Date: Saturday 21 November 20:00 GMT – Stan Wawrinka v Roger Federer. Live on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, and live text updates on BBC Sport website Novak Djokovic saw off Rafael Nadal with clinical precision to reach the final and stay on track for a fourth straight ATP World Tour Finals ...

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Eagles of Death Metal documentary pulled from festival

A documentary about the Eagles of Death Metal has been pulled from the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam. Screenings have been cancelled of The Redemption Of The Devil, which follows band frontman Jesse Hughes in the build up to the release of their new album. Gunmen killed 89 people at the band’s gig at the Bataclan concert hall in ...

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Mali hunts for hotel attack suspects

Malian security forces are hunting three suspects connected to the attack on a hotel in the capital, Bamako, on Friday, in which 19 were killed. Two militants were also killed, after special forces stormed the hotel, freeing dozens of trapped guests. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and its affiliate, al-Murabitoun, said they carried out the attack. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita ...

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Lifuka foresees problem in fight against graft in 2016

Absence of a law that compels disclosure of political party campaign financing has been cited as one of the problems that will be faced in the fight against corruption during the 2016 general elections. Former Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) President Rueben Lifuka has observed that election campaign financing poses as one of the grey areas which becomes an easy conduit ...

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Global traffic accidents costs US$1,850 billion a year

The 2nd global High-level Conference on Road Safety has declared that the human suffering from traffic accidents is estimated at US$1,850 billion a year. The Brasilia Declaration from the just ended conference expressed concern that road crashes were the leading causes of death around the world for children and youth aged 15-19 years. It notes that that more than two ...

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Mutati leads COMESA election observer mission to Egypt

COMESA has deployed a short-term election observer mission to the second phase of parliamentary elections in Egypt to be held from the 22nd to the 23rf of November this year. The COMESA delegation, arrived in Cairo, Egypt on Monday 16th November, and is led Lunte Member of Parliament Felix Mutati who a member of the COMESA Committee of Elders and ...

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Mines’ job losses should concern govt more- Hamududu

Chairperson on the Parliamentary Committee on Estimates Highvie Hamududu has implored government to concern itself more with reported job losses in the mines. Mr. Hamududu is concerned that the number of jobs being reported have been lost in the mines has far reaching ramifications on the survival of the individuals that have lost the jobs. In an interview with Qfm ...

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Mali state of emergency after siege

A 10-day state of emergency has been announced in Mali following an attack on a hotel by suspected Islamist militants in the capital, Bamako, in which gunmen killed 19 people. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has also declared three days of mourning. Announcing the death toll, the president said two militants had also been killed. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and ...

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ACC probing alleged financial irregularities at NATSAVE

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has disclosed that it has instituted investigations into alleged mismanagement of the National Savings and Credit Bank (NATSAVE). ACC Public Relations Manager Timothy Moono has told Qfm News in a statement that the commission is also investigating allegations of financial irregularities at the Bank. Mr. Moono states that investigations are progressing well and are being dealt ...

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Visiting Germany Minister confident Zambia will overcome economic challenges

Visiting Germany Minister of Foreign Affairs Frank-Walter Steinmeier has expressed confidence that Zambia can overcome its current economic challenges. Dr. Steinmeier says Germany sees Zambia’s vast potential beyond the current economic challenges. He says this is why on his visit in the Country he has been accompanied by high level delegation from the Germany Parliament, business and academia. Dr. Dr. ...

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