It’s FA Cup time again

LONDON — A winner with Chelsea, Uruguay’s Gus Poyet describes the FA Cup as the “greatest” in the world and this weekend his Brighton and Hove Albion side join other smaller soccer clubs hoping to

Mancini, Balotelli fight

LONDON — Misfit Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli and manager Roberto Mancini were involved in a furious training ground bust-up yesterday morning. The City boss was seen to grab, shove and

Ink found in 36 000 eye drops bottles

A product recall of eye drops has been issued after nearly 36 000 bottles were found to contain printer ink. Bausch and Lomb, manufacturers of the prescription eye drops, has sent letters to doctors and

Teens drug parents to use internet

ROCKLIN. — Police say two California teenagers used prescription sleeping medication to drug the milkshakes of their parents so they could use the internet. The parents called police and the

Graduate makes £500 job-seeking billboard

No one can deny that the job market is bleak for many. Thousands of unemployed people spend their days tirelessly filling out application forms, composing cover letters, and trying to think of a creative

We’re geared for tobacco selling season: Boka

Boka Tobacco Floors says it is geared for this year’s selling season, which is likely to start next month.
Last year, the marketing season started in February and ended in July. As of December 2012, over 60

Mbada Diamonds partners ZFU

MBADA Diamonds has partnered the Zimbabwe Farmers Union to equip families resettled at Arda Transau with farming skills and inputs as a way of making them self-sufficient, an official said yesterday.

19 killed in Kenya accident

NAIROBI. — At least 19 people died and 11 others injured on Wednesday when a public passenger vehicle they were travelling in plunged into a valley in Molo, about 210 km north-east of Nairobi.

Harsh traffic rules pay off for China

BEIJING. — The number of traffic violations has plummeted since the “harshest-ever” traffic rules took effect on January 1 this year, the Ministry of Public Security announced on yesterday. From January 1 to

Sudanese, South Sudanese troops clash

NAIROBI. — Sudanese troops clashed with South Sudanese forces along their restive border, South Sudan’s army said Thursday, a day ahead of planned talks between the presidents of the two rival

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