Daily Archives: September 19, 2017

‘Everton good enough to turn things around’

Everton showed plenty of signs they were improving despite the heavy defeat to Manchester United and the side have the character to turn things around, midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson has said. Sunday’s 4-0 loss to United was Everton’s third league defeat on the trot with the 3-0 humbling at the hands of Italy’s Atalanta in the Europa League last week adding ...

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‘United will miss Pogba’

Manchester United may struggle to maintain their explosive start to the Premier League season if injured midfielder Paul Pogba is out for long, the club’s playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan has said. Pogba hurt his hamstring during United’s Champions League win over Basle last week and will undergo further scans to determine his recovery period. The France international, who captained United against ...

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Rohingya crisis: Suu Kyi does not fear global ‘scrutiny’

Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she does not fear “international scrutiny” of her government’s handling of the growing Rohingya crisis. It was her first national address on the violence in northern Rakhine state that has seen more than 400,000 Rohingya Muslims cross into Bangladesh. She said that most Muslims had not fled the state and that ...

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Hurricane Maria batters Dominica as category five storm

Hurricane Maria, strengthened to a “potentially catastrophic” category five storm, has torn into the Caribbean island of Dominica with sustained winds of 260km/h (160mph). Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit posted on Facebook that his roof had been torn off and he was “at the complete mercy of the hurricane”. He said his house had flooded, later adding that he had been ...

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PF/UPND urged to fully commit themselves to the impending national dialogue

Governance Activist Leslie Chikuse has urged the ruling PF and opposition UPND to fully commit themselves to the impending national dialogue. Mr. Chikuse says it is disappointing and discouraging that the two political parties sent low-ranking party officials to the meeting political parties held with the Commonwealth Special Envoy Professor Ibrahim Gambari last week. He has told QTV News that ...

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Govt urged to utilize resources if its to reduce poverty by 20%

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has advised government to ensure prudent utilization of resources if it is to achieve its target of reducing poverty by 20% at the end of the 7th National Development Plan. Poverty levels in the country current stand 54.4%. CSPR Programs Manager Juliet Ilunga tells Q-News that government should also clearly explain to the ...

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Govt to conduct a test print of ballot papers

Works and Supply Minister Matthew Nkhuwa says government will conduct a test print of ballot papers using Government Printers in 2019 in readiness for 2021 general election. And Mr. Nkhuwa has assured the nation that the government will come up with security features for the ballot papers to address fears of rigging if ballot papers are printed locally. Mr. Nkhuwa ...

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