Daily Archives: July 5, 2016

Evans ‘moving on’ after Top Gear exit

Chris Evans has dedicated his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show to his former Top Gear colleagues. After paying tribute to “all the Top Gear gang”, he said: “Today’s show is entitled Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On.” The presenter announced he was stepping down from the BBC Two motoring show on Monday. Explaining his decision on Twitter, he said he ...

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No charges for Hillary Clinton – FBI

The FBI has announced it will not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton over her use of private email while she was secretary of state. FBI Director James Comey said “no reasonable prosecutor” would pursue a case but said the likely Democratic presidential nominee was “extremely careless” with classified information. The decision ends the legal uncertainty that has dogged the ...

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Venus back in Wimbledon semi-final

Five-time champion Venus Williams reached the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time since 2009 with victory over Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova. Eighth seed Williams – at 36 the oldest Grand Slam semi-finalist for 22 years – beat unseeded Shvedova 7-6 (7-5) 6-3. An all-Williams final remains possible after top seed Serena beat Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 6-4. In Thursday’s semis, Serena ...

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AVAP warns of voter apathy in August elections

The Anti-Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) says it finds it most unfortunate that the political violence in Zambia has escalated to levels of people losing their lives. Executive Director Richwell Mulwani says his organization is wondering why any Zambian can shed blood if the Country is well known for valuing democracy and the rule of law. In an interview with QTV ...

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PF confident Zambians believe in it

The ruling PF says it believes Zambians have confidence in its ability to implement contents of its new manifesto given the number promises its has fulfilled in the last 4 years. PF Secretary General Davies Chama says in its 2011- 2016 manifesto the ruling PF promised to construct roads and link the Country to the Southern African region. Mr. Chama ...

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TIZ demands reopening of Post Newspaper

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has warned that Zambia’s reputation is at the verge of being dented if President Edger Lungu does not order the reopening of the Post Newspaper. The TIZ thinks that the action to reopen the Post Newspaper will also  add credence to Zambia’s reputation of holding free and fair elections. TIZ president Lee Habasonda says this is ...

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President Lungu is back from Uganda

President Edgar Lungu has arrived back home after attending the Regional Summit for East African Countries on Peace and Security that was hosted by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. President Lungu was among seven African presidents who attended a summit which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was part of. Speaking to Journalists this afternoon upon arrival at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport ...

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M.anifest must be careful with Sarkodie beef – Okraku Mantey

It seems the beef between Sarkodie and M.anifest won’t end anytime soon. Social media is awash with fans from both artistes defending their favorite. The Head of Programmes at Hitz FM, Mark Okraku Mantey, a music notable, is advising M.anifest to pull the plug and “mind his language.” Mark Mantey said, “sometimes somebody talks to you very dirty and you ...

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Barcelona buy back midfielder Suarez

Spanish champions Barcelona have exercised the buy-back clause to re-sign midfielder Denis Suarez from Villarreal, the Catalan club announced on Monday.The 22-year-old has signed a four-year contract with an option of extending it for a further year after Barcelona agreed to pay €3.25 million to re-sign Suarez, whose buy-out clause has been set at 50 million euros. The attacking midfielder ...

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Leicester poised to sign Ahmed Musa

Nigerian striker Ahmed Musa is set to complete a move to Premier League champions Leicester City from Russian club CSKA Moscow subject to a medical, according to the player’s agent. The 23-year-old, who scored 13 league goals in 29 league appearances last season as the club won the Russian title, was linked by British media to Leicester City in January ...

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