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Riyadh. – Saudi Arabia on yesterday beheaded a Syrian drug trafficker and a national convicted of murder, taking to 100 the number of executions in the kingdom this year.
No end in sight to Greek pension impasse
Athens. – To find out why Greece’s pension system is tying negotiators up in knots, look no further than Maria Kounani (59), a mother of two, single parent and early…
Using brother’s ID backfires
Fungai Jachi Court Reporter A city man was last Friday sentenced to 105 hours of community service after he was convicted of using his late brother’s national identity card to land…
Two blasts claim 10 lives in Nigeria
Kano. – Ten people were killed in twin suicide bombings in Potiskum, northeast Nigeria, a police source and a civilian vigilante assisting the military against Boko Haram told AFP yesterday.
Cotton price set
Agriculture Reporter Farmers’ unions and ginners have agreed on an interim price of $0,30 per kilogramme for cotton this season, with merchants expected to pay growers an adjustment after grading…
SPB caught offside, again
Golden Sibanda Senior Business Reporter THE State Procurement Board might have violated procurement regulations after it emerged the tender board has not disclosed results of a $570 million solar tender…
UN urges EU to let in 1m immigrants
Geneva. – The UN rights chief yesterday called for the European Union to take bolder steps to address its swelling migrant crisis, insisting the bloc could easily take in one…
No hope for Woods
UNIVERSITY PLACE. — New to golf broadcasting, Fox Sports also gets its first crack at Tiger Woods. And the two primary voices at the US Open, including Greg Norman, don’t…
Mhere’s birthday bash on this weekend
Sophia Chese Arts Correspondent Top musicians will converge this weekend for the birthday celebrations of gospel musician Mathias Mhere, who turns 27. The celebrations, which are scheduled for Kingston’s House on…
Indigenous languages, children of the Diaspora
Nick Mangwana View From The Diaspora Those readers who follow football will know that people like Arsene Wenger speak five languages and Jose Mourinho the same number as well. It doesn’t…