Daily Archives: April 20, 2018

Refugees on Greek islands angry at freedom for new arrivals

Athens, Greece – Elation has turned to anger for refugees on Greece‘s eastern Aegean islands, following a court ruling that prolongs their confinement to those islands, but allows new arrivals to leave immediately. Greek authorities were reportedly already allowing free movement for refugees arriving on Wednesday, a day after the ruling by the Council of State. Dozens of refugees on Wednesday occupied ...

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Business Is Booming Behind Bars For DMX

(AllHipHop News) Imprisoned rap star DMX is making good use of his time behind bars. According to reports, DMX is still at Metropolitan Correctional Center, awaiting a transfer to FCI Danbury to serve out his sentence. The rapper has been receiving hundreds of letters, notes, and drawings from fans. DMX is also reportedly fielding offers to write a book, and ...

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Man United, Spurs seek FA Cup success

Manchester United head into Saturday’s FA Cup semifinal against Tottenham Hotspur needing to keep their hopes of silverware alive to save their season.However, Spurs are just as hungry as they aim to end a decade-long wait for a trophy and confirm their consistent improvement under Mauricio Pochettino. Jose Mourinho’s men tightened their grip on the Premier League runners-up spot this ...

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Moses keeps Chelsea CL hopes alive

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte defended misfiring striker Alvaro Morata despite the Spaniard missing a host of chances in a 2-1 win at Burnley on Thursday. Victory kept Chelsea’s outside chances of chasing down Tottenham Hotspur for a place in next season’s Champions League alive as they closed to within five points their London rivals with four games remaining. Chelsea meet ...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa leaves Commonwealth summit to deal with protests

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has cut short his attendance at the Commonwealth summit in London to deal with violent protests at home. Clashes have taken place in North West province where protesters are demanding jobs, housing and an end to corruption. Shops have been looted, roads barricaded and vehicles set alight. President Ramaphosa, who took office in February, has ...

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Seventeen investors express interest to set up industries in Zambia

Seventeen (17) investors have expressed interest in setting up industries at the Zambia Corporative Federation (ZCF) industrial park in Chipata district of Eastern province. ZCF Director General James Chirwa has told Q-News that the industrial park is expected to house over 50 different industries. Mr. Chirwa says the industries which will be interdependent of each other are expected to create ...

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Chief Machiya urges govt to address Transport challenges in Mpongwe

Chief Machiya of the Lamba people of Mpongwe district has made a passionate appeal to the government to help ease challenges associated with transportation in the area, by providing the people with a bridge to guarantee their safety. The traditional leader says due to the peculiar nature of the area which is surrounded by the Kafue River, the people of Mpongwe ...

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Issuance of Birth Certificates progressing well – Kampyongo

Home Affairs Minister Steven Kampyongo says the decentralization program for the issuance of Birth Certificates is progressing very well and has received overwhelming support from the public. Mr. Kampyongo tells Q-news that two other provincial centers have been established in Kabwe in central province and Livingstone in southern province. He explains that the decentralization program is aimed at easing the ...

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ECZ partly to blame for Political Violence

Governance, Elections, Advocacy and Research Services (GEARS) Initiative Executive Director McDonald Chipenzi has noted that some of the governance and political conflicts in the country are as a result of the ineffectiveness of the Electoral Code of Conduct. Mr. Chipenzi feels political parties are not entirely to blame for the political violence in the country saying the Electoral Commission of ...

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