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MADRID. — Atletico Madrid missed the chance to join Real Madrid atop the Spanish La Liga soccer table as they were beaten 3-0 by Osasuna at El Sadar on Sunday…
Prime Minister post for Rajoelina aide
ANTANANARIVO. — A close aide to Madagascar’s ex-strongman is likely to become the Indian Ocean island’s new prime minister, after he was nominated by lawmakers of the largest party yesterday.…
Clarke salutes Proteas
PORT ELIZABETH. — Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke paid tribute to a great spell of fast reverse swing bowling by South Africa’s Dale Steyn after his side were bundled to…
Realising the gold in ‘golden leaf’
Linda Tsarwe A WEEK has passed since the opening of the 2014 tobacco selling season. The season is a major highlight on the economic calendar due to significant role the…
Women’s sport cries out for funding
Ruth Butaomoche Gender Forum In recent years, most countries have been using sport and physical activity as a strategy for empowering women and girls in impoverished communities. The strategy has…
Namibian nabbed in Nepal’s biggest cocaine haul
KATHMANDU — More than a hundred of non-digestible plastic coated capsules seized in Nepal’s record cocaine haul were showed to Xinhua on Monday. The Narcotics Control Bureau said it took…
President Museveni’s statement upon signing the Anti-Homosexuality Bill
President Museveni’s statement upon signing the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, February 24, 2014 It seems the topic of homosexuals was provoked by the arrogant and careless Western groups that are fond of…
WhatsApp says to allow free voice calls by mid-year
BARCELONA – Fresh from a US$19-billion takeover by Facebook, mobile messaging service WhatsApp said Monday it will launch free voice calls by mid-year.
Tobacco farmers complain over TIMB instruction
Agriculture Reporter Tobacco growers will now have their defective bales re-handled at the auction floors unlike in previous seasons when they sorted them on their own. The bales would have…
BREAKING NEWS: Museveni signs anti-gay bill to law
KAMPALA – Uganda’s president has signed into law a bill toughening penalties for gay people and criminalising those who do not report them. A government spokesman said President Yoweri Museveni…