Monthly Archives: November 2017

Trump China visit: US leader strikes warmer tone with Xi Jinping

US President Donald Trump has lavished praise on Chinese leader Xi Jinping, a marked contrast to his previous criticism of China on the flashpoint issues of North Korea and trade. But he also urged Mr Xi to “work very hard” on persuading North Korea to denuclearise. On China’s trade surplus, Mr Trump surprised many when he said he did “not ...

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Cancer diseases hospital to treat Thyroid cancer

The Cancer Diseases Hospital will be the end of this month conduct the first ever treatment of thyroid cancer. Thyroid cancer patients have been treated outside the country. Cancer Diseases Hospital Nuclear Medicine Specialist Dr Aubrey Musonda disclosed this when he made a presentation during a public awareness and nuclear energy workshop by Russia’s state Atomic energy corporation Rosatom in ...

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Tayali goes for HH over paradise papers

Economic and Equity Party (EEP) President Chilufya Tayali has accused UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema of receiving dubious money using his offshore accounts. Mr Hichilema has said that there is nothing illegal about him being named in the latest leak, the Paradise papers. Mr. Tayali has told a media briefing in Lusaka that the revelation by the Paradise papers vindicates him ...

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Value addition anchor for industrialisation – Lungu

President Edgar Lungu says the anchor for Zambia’s industrialisation programme is value addition. Speaking at the ‘Manufacturers meet the President seminar’, as part of this year Manufacturers’ week under the theme: “Solutions for Zambian Manufacturing”, President Lungu says there is need for the country to rise to the occasion and take keen interest in adding value to agricultural products and ...

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Zimbabwe’s sacked Vice-President Mnangagwa flees

Zimbabwe’s former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sacked on Monday, has fled the country amid death threats, his allies say. President Robert Mugabe, 93, accuses his former deputy of plotting to take power from him. “He went to apostolic church prophets to find out when Mugabe would die. But he was told he would die first,” Mr Mugabe told supporters ...

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Beyonce’s Lawyers Sue Over “Poison Ivy Park” Name

(AllHipHop News) Beyonce’s lawyers are involved in a legal battle with a company who have applied to trademark a name very similar to her Ivy Park clothing brand. The “Sweet Dreams” singer launched her activewear clothing collection in stores and online on April 14, 2016, the same day that a company named 47/72 Inc. filed an application to trademark the ...

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Yemen conflict: UN official warns of world’s biggest famine

Yemen faces the world’s largest famine in decades “with millions of victims” if aid deliveries are not resumed, a senior UN official has warned. Mark Lowcock, the UN under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs, urged the Saudi-led coalition to lift its blockade of the conflict-torn country. On Monday, the coalition shut air, land and sea routes into Yemen after Houthi rebels ...

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Italy’s proud World Cup record in danger

The last burst of qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup allows some nations a chance to dream, but for football aristocrats Italy, the next few days are a potential nightmare.The last nine places in Russia will be settled in seven frantic days starting on Thursday. There are four berths up for grabs in Europe, where the eight best runners-up ...

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