Monthly Archives: May 2016

UNHCR Rep speaks for refugees

United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative Laura Lo Castro says the situation regarding the welfare of refugees in the country has now normalized. Ms. Castro however notes that she is hopeful that the events of harassing refugees on suspensions of ritual murders will not repeat it. She says Zambia has always been welcoming to refugees in the country ...

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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard in marriage split

Film star Johnny Depp and his actress wife Amber Heard are to divorce, US court documents have revealed. Heard, 30, filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court citing irreconcilable differences. They married 15 months ago and have no children. They have recently been embroiled in a legal case in Australia after Heard took two dogs into the country illegally. ...

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Lubinda justifies maize floor price

Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda says the current maize floor price that he announced earlier will remain at K75 per 50kg bag of maize. Mr. Lubinda says the maize floor price does not mean this is what all farmers will be selling their maize at emphasizing that this is the price at which the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) will be buying ...

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Benfica extend Julio Cesar contract

Portuguese champions Benfica have secured the services of Brazilian international goalkeeper Julio Cesar for a further two seasons, the club said on Wednesday. The 36-year-old stopper joined Benfica in 2014 in the wake of a 7-1 World Cup semifinal humiliation at the hands of eventual champions Germany. And after a poor stay at Queens Park Rangers Julio Cesar, who won ...

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United hold day two of Mourinho talks

Manchester United were locked in a second day of talks with Jose Mourinho’s agents on Wednesday, hammering out a deal to sweep the controversial Portuguese boss into Old Trafford. The former Chelsea and Real Madrid manager has agreed personal terms on a three-year deal with a likely annual salary of at least £10 million but issues remain over image rights, ...

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Indonesia approves death penalty for child rapists

Indonesia has toughened its punishments for child rapists to include the death penalty and chemical castration. It follows outrage over several recent violent crimes, including the gang-rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl. President Joko Widodo said the regulation was “intended to overcome the crisis caused by sexual violence against children”. Previously, the maximum sentence for rape, of either an ...

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French labour dispute: Nuclear power plant workers to join strike

Workers at French nuclear power stations are due to down tools on Thursday amid growing industrial action over controversial labour reforms. The CGT union said staff at 16 of France’s 19 nuclear plants had voted for a one-day strike. The government said on Wednesday it was dipping into strategic oil reserves as strikers blockaded refineries. Unions want the government to ...

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Mourinho will get Man Utd ethos & deliver entertainment – Scholes

Jose Mourinho will learn from Louis van Gaal’s experience and deliver exciting football at Manchester United should he become manager, says club legend Paul Scholes. Talks to bring Mourinho to Old Trafford have entered a second day. Van Gaal was sacked on Monday, two days after winning the FA Cup. “The fans at Man United demand entertaining football and I’m ...

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Australia MP is ‘Depp’s Hannibal Lecter’

Australia’s Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce has said that he is “pulling strings” in Johnny Depp’s head, like film villain Hannibal Lecter. It comes after the actor said on a US television show that Mr Joyce looks “somehow inbred with a tomato”. It is the latest war of words between the pair after a row over the star’s dogs entering the ...

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