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London — Jamaica’s athletes, including sprint star Usain Bolt, could be banned from major events like the Olympics due to the island’s handling of recent drug scandals, according to yesterday’s…
Ronaldo calls for Bale patience
Cristiano Ronaldo knows a thing or two about high expectations and the Portuguese forward has urged people not to put excessive pressure on his new Real Madrid teammate Gareth Bale…
Renamo stage attack after tearing 1992 peace deal
MAPUTO — Mozambican ex-rebel group Renamo staged a pre-dawn attack on a police station yesterday after declaring the end of a two-decade-old peace deal that ended one of Africa’s worst…
Saudi spy chief says Riyadh to ‘shift away from US’ over Syria, Iran
SAUDI Arabia’s intelligence chief has said the kingdom will make a “major shift” in relations with the United States in protest at its perceived inaction over the Syria war and…
Principal accused of poisoning 23 children
PATNA — A school principal and her husband have been charged with murder after 23 children died from eating pesticide-contaminated lunches in July at the school in eastern India, police…
Greece launches emergency birth certificate probe
ATHENS — A top Greek prosecutor yesterday ordered an emergency nationwide investigation into birth certificates issued in the past six years after a girl was discovered living with alleged abductors…
Egypt orders trial of cops over killing of detainees
EGYPT’S prosecutor general yesterday ordered the trial of four police officers charged with killing 39 Muslim Brotherhood members in August after they were picked up in the crackdown that followed…
Kenya army took goods in mall siege for ’safekeeping’
KENYAN troops accused of ransacking Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall during last month’s massacre by Islamist gunmen took goods only “to ensure their safety”, the army chief said yesterday.
Zimpost introduces new money transfer service
Postal company Zimpost has launched a new money transfer service, Zipcash, that allows Zimbabweans to send money locally and internationally using an electronic platform.
NRZ rehabilitates rail network
Victoria Falls Reporter THE National Railways of Zimbabwe has started rehabilitating its railway line network across the country after receiving $4 million from the Government under the Public Sector Investment…