New York, United States | AFP | North Korea’s foreign minister on Monday accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war against his country and said Pyongyang was ready to defend itself by shooting down US bombers. The White House dismissed the claim as “absurd”. The latest threats stoked a …
Read More »No regrets over Trump ‘bum’ jibe – LeBron
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | LeBron James said Monday he did not regret branding President Donald Trump a “bum”, accusing the US leader of dividing the nation in his feud with the sports world. NBA star James had taken aim at Trump on Twitter on Saturday after the …
Read More »Govt abolishes daily parking fees requirement for taxis, buses
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Local Government Tom Butiime has announced that all daily parking fees for commercial vehicles across the country have been abolished. A new arrangement for monthly and annual payments has been put in place. Butiime also announced that privatisation of revenue collection to private entities and persons is …
Read More »Sudan vows to normalise ties with US as travel ban lifted
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan vowed Monday to step up efforts to normalise relations with the United States after Washington dropped the country from a list of countries facing a US travel ban. President Donald Trump decided to remove Sudan from the list just days ahead of an October …
Read More »New US travel ban “psychological terrorism”: Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela | AFP | Venezuela accused the United States on Monday of “psychological terrorism” designed to bring down the government after it was included in a list of eight countries targeted by a travel ban. “These types of lists….are incompatible with international law and constitute in themselves a form …
Read More »US Police say Samson Kidega was gunman in Nashville shooting
Kidega identified as gunman who killed one, wounds six outside Nashville Washington, United States | AFP | Police says that the masked gunman who opened fire Sunday at a church near Nashville, Tennessee, killing a woman and wounding six more people, is Sudan-born longtime US resident Emanuel Samson Kidega. The suspect, …
Read More »CEO AWARDS: Wangusa is E.Africa’s most influential woman in art, culture
CDEA’s Executive Director wins Tanzanaia and East Africa CEO awards Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Culture and Development East Africa CDEA’s Executive Director Ayeta Anne Wangusa is East Africa’s Most Influential Women in Business and Government in the Arts and Culture category of the CEO Global Africa awards 2017. …
Read More »Trump removes Sudan, adds North Korea on new US travel ban
N. Korea, Venezuela, Chad among 8 countries on new US travel ban Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump issued a new open-ended travel ban Sunday that saw North Korea, Venezuela and Chad among a list of eight countries cited for poor security and lack of cooperation with …
Read More »Federer leads Europe to maiden Laver Cup title
Prague, Czech Republic | AFP | World number two Roger Federer handed Team Europe the maiden Laver Cup title after beating Team World’s Nick Kyrgios in a super tie-break thriller in Prague on Sunday. Federer, this year’s Australian Open and Wimbledon champion, won 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 11/9 to give …
Read More »Neymar earns 3m euros per month at PSG – report
Berlin, Germany | AFP | Brazil superstar Neymar earns just over three million euros a month at Paris Saint-Germain, according to German magazine Der Spiegel. The magazine, using Football Leaks as a source, claims the 25-year-old Neymar, who cost PSG 222 million euros ($265m) from Barcelona, earns 36.8 million euros …
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