Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he would take the positives from his side’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea despite the disappointment of conceding a freak 85th-minute equaliser. Mohamed Salah’s goal against his former club looked set to restore Liverpool to winning ways after their calamitous …
Read More »Willian denies Liverpool morale-boosting win
Liverpool, United Kingdom | AFP | A fluke 85th-minute goal by substitute Willian denied Liverpool a morale-boosting Premier League victory as Chelsea rescued a 1-1 draw at a chilly Anfield on Saturday. Looking to bounce back from the trauma of letting a 3-0 lead slip in their 3-3 draw at …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Bamugemereire land commission extended
THIS WEEK: Bamugemereire land commission extended Kampala,Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The land commission of inquiry chaired by the lady justice Catherine Bamugemereire has been extended for another six months after the initial term expired on November, 09. In the legal notice dated November05 the president wrote that the notice was …
Read More »White S.Africa farmers in new protest over murders
Pretoria, South Africa | AFP | Hundreds of white South African farmers on Saturday took to the streets of Pretoria, demanding government action over a wave of murders targeting their communities in rural areas. The march is the latest protest staged over the murder of at least 72 white farmers …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Cheptegei participates in world’s fastest running course
THIS WEEK: Cheptegei participates in world’s fastest running course Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joshua Cheptegei continued his rise in long distance athletics by running the world’s second fastest 15 kilometer race ever at the Seven Hills Race Zevenheuvelenloop in Nijmegen, Netherlands on Nov.09. The Seven Hills Race Zevenheuvelenloop is …
Read More »Ivanka Trump, Chelsea Clinton, defend Obama daughter over video
Washington, United States | AFP | Both sides of the US political divide are defending Malia Obama’s right to privacy after a video went viral showing the eldest daughter of former president Barack Obama apparently smoking. Chelsea Clinton and Ivanka Trump were among the numerous defenders of Malia, 19, on …
Read More »Putin signs ‘foreign agent’ media law
Moscow, Russia | AFP | President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed into law new rules on international media organisations present in Russia being termed “foreign agents”, following US pressure on the Kremlin-backed RT television channel. Already approved by both houses of parliament, the legislation was published on the Russian authorities’ …
Read More »Israel’s Netanyahu condemns Egypt mosque attack
Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Saturday for countries to unify their efforts against “terrorism” as he condemned an attack on a mosque in Egypt that left 305 people dead. “Israel strongly condemns the horrific and criminal terrorist attack on the Rawda mosque near El-Arish,” …
Read More »United close gap on City, Spurs held
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester United closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City to five points with a 1-0 win over Brighton, while Tottenham’s title hopes suffered another blow in a 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. Jose Mourinho’s United bounced back from their …
Read More »The Egypt branch of IS, suspected of mosque massacre
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | The Islamic State group’s Egypt branch is the main suspect in Friday’s massacre at a mosque in the Sinai Peninsula, the latest attack in a long-running jihadist insurgency. It has yet to claim responsibility for the operation, which killed more than 300 people including children. …
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