Daily Archives: June 15, 2018

Olympic and world champion to compete at the Chicago Marathon

Britain’s Mo Farah will compete at the Chicago Marathon in October, his third race over the distance and his first in the US. The four-time Olympic gold medallist finished third at the London Marathon in April, in a new British record. It was the 35-year-old’s second time at 26.2-miles, having finished eighth at London in 2014. The six-time world champion ...

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Ex-FBI chief Comey broke norms but not biased – watchdog report

A highly anticipated US Department of Justice report accuses ex-FBI director James Comey of being “insubordinate” but not politically biased. Inspector General Michael Horowitz said he had broken “dramatically from FBI and department norms” in handling an inquiry into Hillary Clinton’s emails. Mrs Clinton has blamed Mr Comey for her election loss to Donald Trump in 2016. The report also ...

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Hunger looming in Sinazongwe

Sinazongwe Member of Parliament Gift Sialubalo says hunger is looming in Sinazongwe due to the anticipated low crop yields from 2017/2018 farming season. Mr. Sialubalo tells QTV News that this is attributed to the chaotic implementation of the e-voucher system coupled with the dry spells experienced in the area during the past farming season. He has appealed to the Disaster ...

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Govt told to honor Maputo declaration

Oxfam Zambia Executive Director, Dailes Judge has urged the government to honor the Maputo declaration to allocate not less than ten percent of the total budget to the agriculture sector. Ms Judge tells QTV News that once this is met, the number of farmers to benefit from the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) will increase. She says the agriculture sector ...

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