Daily Archives: February 1, 2017

Trump picks Neil Gorsuch as nominee for Supreme Court

President Donald Trump has nominated Colorado federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch for the US Supreme Court. If confirmed by the Senate, the 49-year-old would replace the vacancy left on the court by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. The upper chamber’s Democratic leader has already said he has “very serious doubts” about the nominee. The court has the last legal ...

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Arnold Schwarzenegger: Trump’s executive order makes America ‘look stupid’

Arnold Schwarzenegger may have taken over for President Donald Trump on “The Celebrity Apprentice,” but he isn’t standing up for the politician these days. Arnold spoke out against President Trump’s executive order that temporarily restricts citizens from seven countries from entering the United States. “I think the real problem is that it was vetted badly,” said the 69-year-old former California ...

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Kasperczak resigns as Tunisia coach

Tunisia coach Henryk Kasperczak has quit only days after his team’s 2-0 defeat to Burkina Faso in the African Nations Cup in Gabon. Kasperczak found the going tough when he fell to Burkina Faso in the quarter final of the 2017 Afcon despite beating both Algeria and Zimbabwe in the group stages. “I have offered my resignation and it has ...

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Resurgent Cameroon stand in Ghana’s path

The nearly men of African football in recent years, Ghana go into a sixth consecutive semifinal at the Cup of Nations when they face Cameroon in Franceville on Thursday. The Black Stars have not won the trophy since 1982, instead gaining a reputation for coming up just short all too often over the last decade. Avram Grant’s side lost on ...

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Stakeholders reacts angrily to Lungu’s ‘referendum statement’

Stakeholders have expressed disappointment with President Edgar Lungu’s statement that he is not in a hurry to hold a standalone Referendum to adopt the enhanced Bill of Rights. Anti Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) Executive Director Richwell Mulwani says it is important that government keeps its promise to hold a separate referendum as promised by Justice Minister Given Lubinda. Mr. Mulwani ...

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Lungu urges Zambians to support each other

President Edgar Lungu has observed the need for Zambians to support each other beyond political lines. Commenting on African Union Commission for Trade and Industry commissioner which has been scooped by Zambian Ambassador Albert Muchanga, President Lungu says Zambians must rise and support one another in rising up to the top. Speaking to journalists last evening shortly after arriving from ...

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