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RONALDO: The numbers don’t lie

‘Young boy’ Ronaldo still hungry for glory Cardiff, United Kingdom | AFP | Cristiano Ronaldo said he had no intention of slowing down after spearheading a 4-1 victory over Juventus that made Real Madrid the first team to retain the UEFA Champions League. Ronaldo’s double in Saturday’s final at Cardiff’s …

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Uganda Martyrs were ordinary people, Bishop Kirabo tells pilgrims

Namugongo, Uganda | VATICAN RADIO | The Uganda Martyrs Day celebration has taken place at Uganda’s Namugongo shrine. According to Uganda’s Daily Monitor Newspaper, by 8 am all the pavilions where pilgrims sit were already full even though people were still trying to make the security clearances to get inside the shrine for …

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A summer’s night out in London turns to horror

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Just minutes before Saturday’s terror attack in London, pubs were crammed with revellers enjoying a balmy summer night out in a trendy part of the city, many of them watching the Champions League final on big screens. And then terror struck yet again at …

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One dead after Gambian protesters clash with ECOWAS troops

Banjul, Gambia | AFP |  A Gambian protester died of gunshot wounds Saturday, the day after being shot as supporters of former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh clashed with West African forces. Gambian information minister, Demba Ali Jawo, told AFP that a group of people had protested on Friday in Jammeh’s …

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At least 20 casualties in London ‘terrorist’ attack

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  A van ploughed into pedestrians and several people were stabbed in central London on Saturday, leaving at least 20 casualties in what police called a “terrorist” attack days before a general election. Armed police opened fire during two “terrorist incidents” at London Bridge and …

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UGANDA AIRLINES: Museveni meets Airbus representatives

President meets Airbus representatives, assures Ugandans, “Uganda Airlines will succeed” Entebbe, Uganda| PPU| President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that once revived, the Uganda Airlines will succeed mainly because of the direct travel opportunities that it will offer its citizens in the diaspora, the business community  and tourists. He said the …

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LIVE: Ronaldo strikes 2nd as Real Madrid go 3-1 up in final

⚽ ? ?  LIVE: Isco gets Madrid nod in Champions League final  82′: Real Madrid 3 Juventus 1 Ronaldo opened the scoring early in Saturday’s Champions League final against Juventus at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, but the Italians responded with a brilliant goal by Mario Mandzukic soon after. The second half has started, it …

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