Daily Archives: February 7, 2016

Jay Z Gives $1.5 Million To Black Lives Matter And Other Orgs

Jay Z’s TIDAL will donate $1.5 million to Black Lives Matter and related organizations. The hefty donation comes on the birthday of Trayvon Martin, who would have been 12-years old if he were not murdered by a security guard. The money for the donation was raised at a recent concert TIDAL held in Brooklyn that boasted perfomrances from Jay Z ...

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Somali plane ‘was holed by bomb’ after Mogadishu take-off

A blast that punched a large hole in the fuselage of a passenger plane at Somalia’s Mogadishu airport on Tuesday was caused by a bomb, officials say. “It was a bomb that exploded in the Daallo Airlines flight. It was meant to kill all aboard,” Transport Minister Ali Ahmed Jamac said. One passenger was sucked out of the plane and ...

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Taiwan earthquake: Scores trapped in rubble in Tainan

At least 124 people remain trapped under the rubble of an apartment block in the Taiwanese city of Tainan after Saturday’s earthquake, officials say. Tainan Mayor Lai Ching-te said many of them were buried deep inside the ruins of the 17-storey block. Nineteen people are now confirmed dead following the quake, which struck early on Saturday. The apartment block is ...

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Leicester pull clear, Spurs second

Leicester City’s fairytale season scaled new heights on Saturday as they opened up a five-point lead at the Premier League summit by winning 3-1 at title rivals Manchester City. Centre-back Robert Huth scored twice, either side of a brilliant Riyad Mahrez goal, as Leicester recorded the finest win of their sensational 12-month rise from bottom to top of the English ...

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Big Match Feature: DRC v Mali

Amahoro Stadium In Kigali will host the battle of the titans when DR Congo clash with Mali in the decider to determine the winner of the 2016 African Nations Championship. DR Congo had a roller coaster ride In the tournaments second round before stopping hosts Rwanda 2-1 in the quarter-final before dispatching battle hardened Guinea 5-4 on post match penalties ...

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NAINZ wants Albino’s Policy developed

National Albinism Initiative Networking of Zambia (NAINZ) has called on the government to expedite the process of developing a policy that will look into the plight of albinos in the country. Network Publicity Director Derrick Phiri says they have for a long time been waiting for the government to come up with a policy citing that the attacks against albinos ...

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CCPC partner with LCC

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has disclosed that it has engaged local authorities in training inspectors from councils to become CCPC inspectors. CCPC Public Relations Officer Hanford Chaaba tells QFM News in an interview that these inspectors are acting as a focal point of the commission where members of the public can lodge their consumer complaints. Mr. Chaaba ...

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WFC condemns high nomination fees

The Women for Change (WFC) says the increase in nomination fees as announced by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) and the grade 12 certificate requirements have come at the wrong time, despite the country’s need for improved quality of leadership. The women for change is of the view that the implementation of such requirements should have been gradual or ...

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