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Women rescued from Kenya dance bar return2019-07-19
The Himalayan: Kathmandu, July 18 TwelveNepali women rescued from a Kenya dance bar in April reached Kathmandu today. The women were rescued by Kenyan authorities in a 4:00am raid conducted at New Rangeela Bar and Restaurant on April 13. The bar is based in Nyali, a...
African Development Bank approves 8 mln USD loans to Kenyan small firms2019-07-19
Xinhua: NAIROBI, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The AfricanDevelopment Bank (AfDB) said Thursday it has approved 8 million U.S. dollars of targeted...
Sudan Urged to Ensure Justice for Raped Women Protesters2019-07-18
Voa News: Sudanese women were a driving force during months of protests that ousted veteran autocrat Omar al-Bashir, but the sexual violence they endured risks being forgotten with the signing of a power-sharing deal, women's rights activists said Thursday. Action must...
Terriers sell their soul! Once-proud Huddersfield Town become a laughing stock over Paddy Power shirt farce2019-07-18
The Daily Mail: It was a significant commentary on the controversy engulfing Huddersfield Town that not a single customer was to be found in their extravagantly titled 'club megastore' on Thursday lunchtime. The price of last season's first-team shirts has been slashed from...
Kenya women's football team lining up friendly for Olympic qualifiers2019-07-18
China.dot.org: NAIROBI, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Kenya is lining up international friendly matches against four African rivals to boost its women's football team for the Olympic qualifiers against Malawi. Barry Otieno, Head of Communications and Marketing at Football Kenya...
World Bank supports Ghana’s digital transformation with $3.1m2019-07-18
Ghana Business News: The World is supporting Ghana’s digital transformation as part of efforts to help address development challenges such as providing access to information, overcoming remoteness, exclusion and offering economic opportunity for youth empowerment. Mr Victor...
Heptathlon finely balanced after the first day of the heptathlon2019-07-18
Public Technologies: A tantalising two points separate Spain's world and EuropeanU18 champion Maria Vicente from Spain and Great Britain'sHollyMills after the first day of a captivating heptathlon at the Boras 2019 European AthleticsU20 Championships. Vicente was palpably...
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit2019-07-18
Dothan Eagle: GlobalForecast as of 18:00 GMT Thursday, July 18, 2019 ————— City/Town, Country;Thursday's Weather Condition;Thursday's High Temp (F);Thursday's Low Temp (F);Friday's Weather Condition;Friday's High Temp (F);Friday's Low Temp (F);Friday's Wind...
Global Forecast-Celsius2019-07-18
Dothan Eagle: GlobalForecast as of 18:00 GMT Thursday, July 18, 2019 ————— City/Town, Country;Thursday's Weather Condition;Thursday's High Temp (C);Thursday's Low Temp (C);Friday's Weather Condition;Friday's High Temp (C);Friday's Low Temp (C);Friday's Wind...
Kenya announces plan to grow genetically modified cotton2019-07-18
Independent online (SA): INTERNATIONAL – Kenya on Wednesday announced plans to start commercial growing of Bt cotton, or genetically modified (GM) cotton. Charles Waturu, Principal Investigator of GM cotton...
WHO declares Ebola in Congo to be emergency of 'international concern'2019-07-18
The Keene Sentinel: NAIROBI, Kenya — The World Health Organization took the rare step Wednesday of classifying an ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo as a “public health emergency of international concern,” just days after a first case of the virus was confirmed in the major...
Kenya Should Address Unlawful Killings by Police2019-07-18
Public Technologies: It is time for Kenyan authorities to address the scourge of police killings in some of Nairobi's poorest neighborhoods. Human Rights Watch investigations have found that in three separate incidents, Nairobi police killed no less than 21 alleged suspects,...
Un groupe arm� a tu� 46 civils2019-07-18
All Africa: Nairobi -Des combattants du groupe arm� Retour, R�clamation et R�habilitation, ou 3R, ont tu� au moins 46 civils le 21 mai 2019 lors de trois attaques dans la province d'Ouham Pend� en R�publique centrafricaine. ......
Kenya's Biwott gets 8-year ban for failing doping test2019-07-18
Xinhua: NAIROBI, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The AthleticsIntegrityUnit (AIU) has made a statement of intent in its war against doping by handing Kenya's Salome Jerono Biwott an eight-year ban from all competition. Biwott, who was first hit with a two-year ban in 2012 when...