Daily Archives: July 16, 2018

Rangers loan Eduardo Herrera to Mexican side Santos Laguna

Rangers striker Eduardo Herrera has joined Mexican side Santos Laguna on a 12-month loan deal. Herrera previously played on loan there when Pedro Caixinha was manager of Santos, who have a partnership arrangement with Celtic. The 29-year-old was signed again by Caixinha for Rangers last summer but only scored two goals in 24 appearances and had been sidelined by new ...

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Trump sides with Russia against FBI at Helsinki summit

US President Donald Trump has defended Russia over claims of interference in the 2016 presidential election. After a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Mr Trump contradicted US intelligence agencies and said there had been no reason for Russia to meddle in the vote. Mr Putin reiterated that Russia had never interfered in US affairs. The two men held nearly ...

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Police investigating Brian Mulenga’s Murder case

Police in Lusaka have instituted investigations into a case of Murder where a male person identified as Brian Mulenga aged 37 was found dead at ZESCO Flyover Bridge along Great East road by members of the public. Ms. Katongo says the incident is reported to have happened between 14th July, 2018 around 20:30hours and 15th July, 2018 at 06:00hours. She says ...

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First consignment of ballot papers for the july 26 elections arrive in the country

Picture by Alfred Mwansa Ballot papers for the 26 july elections have arrived in the country. The emirates cargo plane carrying the ballot papers touched down at Kenneth Kaunda international airport at exactly 14:35 hours. And the opposition UPND and the national democratic congress (NDC) shunned the arrival of the ballots at Kenneth Kunda international airport despite being invited. Only ...

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ZCID still engaging the Church on chairing presidential summit

The Zambia Center for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) says it is still engaging with the Church on chairing the presidential dialogue summit. ZCID Spokesperson, Jackson Silavwe says the ZCID is following the mandate it was given by its constituency that the Church be brought on board in the dialogue process. Mr. Silavwe says the Center also holds the view that if ...

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A classic final to cap an epic World Cup

It was the final which had everything – controversial decisions, a pitch invasion, the first World Cup final own goal, its first teenage goalscorer since Pele, and a comedy goalkeeping error. France beat Croatia 4-2 to be crowned world champions for the second time and cap a truly remarkable event. Indeed the final was really the tournament in microcosm. World ...

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Austerity without figures is meaningless – Hamududu

The Party of National Unity (PNU) says austerity measures announced by government need to be supported by figures if they are to be meaningful. PNU president Highvie Hamududu says the Minister of Finance cannot just announce the measures to address debt and fiscal challenges without stating what the amounts are. Mr. Hamududu says without stating how much will be saved ...

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US leader cautious ahead of Helsinki talks

US President Donald Trump will meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin later on Monday, ending a tumultuous European tour in which he criticised his allies. Mr Trump said he had “low expectations” ahead of the talks in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, but added that “maybe some good” would come of them. The summit comes after 12 Russians were charged with hacking in ...

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