Month: August 2017

I thought Chelsea won’t sell Matic to Man United – Mourinho

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Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, has admitted he thought it would be impossible to land Nemanja Matic from his former club, Chelsea. Matic arrived this summer in a deal worth £40million. Mourinho says when he first arrived at Old Trafford, he immediately saw that the team needed a player like the Serbian midfielder, but did not think the Blues would do business. “I could see when I first came to United that we needed a Matic-type player,” he said. “But there are not many around and I do not like…

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Turkey to stop support for Syria’s opposition

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Turkey has resolved to halt support to National Coalition for Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces in the embattled Syria. According to analyst and journalist Musa Özuğurlu, this decision is likely contribute to normalization between Ankara and Damascus. Turkey has decided to end its support for the Syrian National Coalition which encompasses various opposition groups fighting in the Syrian conflict. The Syrian news outlet Zaman el-Vasl reported citing a source in the coalition. Founded in November 2012, the Syrian National Coalition received $320,000 in annual support from Turkey. According to Turkish…

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Chlorine Gas leakage affects 362 Iranians

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No fewer than 362 people have been affected by chlorine gas leakage in the south western Iranian city of Dezful. According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the leakage is from a reservoir in Dezful, Khuzestan Province. It has caused respiratory problems and intoxication. All hospitals in Dezful are on alert to present medical services to the injured. Many of people affected by the poisonous gas have been dismissed from the hospitals after receiving ambulatory care. Severe exposure to chlorine can result in symptoms of acute airway obstruction including…

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Impeaching the “useless and costly” Senate for African power adventurers

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Skillful traditional dancer, Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, narrowly danced out of impeachment three days ago. His nimble political feet enabled him by a slim 21-vote difference to continue his performance in office. He has been in office since 2009 and has two years left, but the unrelenting opposition went for an eighth attempt to remove him. National Assembly Speaker, Baleka Mbete, had ruffled the African political scene with an announcement that the latest Parliamentary vote would be secret, which meant that parliamentarians would vote true to their conscience…

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Ronaldo shows off baby ahead of clash with Barca

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Cristiano Ronaldo is certainly in love with the latest addition to his growing family as he posts a photograph of his clutching a  baby on his Instagram page. The mega football star did not state whether the baby is one of his twin boys delivered in June. He simply captioned dad and baby as; Blessed!. This is less than 30 hours to the clash of his club, Real Madrid with rivals Barcelona on Sunday for the Spanish super cup. Ronaldo and his baby look so adorable in the photo which has…

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Iranian parliament approves anti-U.S bill

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A total of 247 Iranian lawmakers on Sunday overwhelmingly voted to approve a bill aimed at countering America’s “adventurous and terrorist’’ activities in the region. The legislation is a reaction to a bill ratified recently in the US Senate allowing Washington to impose non-nuclear sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Government representative Abbas Araqchi was also present in the Majlis session. He described the legislation as wise and said that government of President Rouhani will support it. “The bill has very wisely tried not to violate the JCPOA and also give…

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Uhuru Kenyatta re-elected as President of Kenya

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The results of the 2017 Presidential  elections in  Kenyan 2017 has been announced. according to the result, incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta has won Kenya’s hotly contested presidential poll, the electoral commission says. The 55-year old incumbent, who has been in office since 2013, won a second five-year term with 54.27 per cent of the vote, followed by 72-year-old opposition leader, Raila Odinga with 44.74 percent. Electoral Commission Chairman, Wafula Chebukati, announced the result after the commission painstakingly double-checked the tally by the electronic voting system with the results of the…

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Debt Management Office explains why the FG are refinancing local debts with $3bn

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The Federal Government refinancing its maturing local debts with $3bn external borrowing will not only crash the rate of domestic borrowing but also allow some borrowing space to the private sector, according to the Debt Management Office has said. In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, the DMO said borrowing from foreign sources to refinance the local debts would also allow the government time to repay the loans when the economy must have fully recovered from recession as well as when the economy must have been diversified. The Minister…

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4 die of Hepatitis in Borno IDPs camp

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Medicine Sans Frontiers otherwise known as ‘Doctors Without Borders’, on Friday said that four expectant mothers had died of Hepatitis (E) infection at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp,Ngala, Borno. The organisation also said that 400 other displaced persons including women and children were infected with the disease in the camp. A statement signed by Musa Yahaya, the MSF Field Communication Officer, and released in Maiduguri, said hundreds of persons were infected following the spread of the disease from the Niger Republic. The organisation estimated that there were about 45,…

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Giroud wins thriller for Arsenal

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Olivier Giroud was on hand on the opening day of the English Premier League to save Arsenal the agony of losing at home, when he came in  as a sub to give the Gunners a 4-3 winning edge over Leicester. New signing, Alexandre Lacazette in the second minute, opened the scoring with a header for Arsenal in the thrilling match at the Emirates. Shinji Okazaki, three minutes after  equalised for Leicester, with  Jamie Vardy putting  Leicester ahead in the 29th minute, Just before the break, after a shot by Lacazette was blocked,…

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