Section: Africa&ME
Afternoon sports highlights – March 14, 2018
Roma beat Shakhtar Donetsk to progress into last eight Striker Edin Dzeko’s second-half strike saw Roma beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals on away goals after the last-16 tie ended 2-2 on aggregate. Dzeko raced through on goal to poke the ball past the advancing Andriy Pyatov seven minutes into the...
Tetesi za soka Ulaya Jumatano 14.03.2018
Huenda Manchester City wakashindwa kumsajili kiungo wa kati wa Brazil na Shakhtar Donetsk mwenye umri wa miaka 25 Fred, ambaye anasakwa na Manchester United.(Times – subscription required) …read more Source:...
Champions League: 5 things we learnt from Tuesday’s fixtures
These are five things we learnt from Tuesday's Champions League fixtures. The Champions League second leg round of 16 fixtures continued with a very surprising result on Tuesday, March 13 as Manchester United were knocked out after losing 2-1 at home to Seville. Roma’s away goal in the first leg tie against Shakhtar Donetsk counted for...
Politics: A key player in the Russia investigation has walked back a major claim about Putin
Felix Sater, who exchanged emails with Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, admitted he was exaggerating when made a major claim about Putin in 2015. A key player in the Russia investigation, businessman Felix Sater, has walked back a claim he made in an email in 2015 that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could get President Donald Trump elected....
Putin expected to win re-election with 69% of vote, final survey by state pollsters shows
Vladimir Putin will return to the Kremlin with 69% of the vote, according to the last survey by state pollsters before the Russian presidential election on Sunday.The figure has dipped from highs of 77% shortly after Putin announced his candidacy in December, but there is little doubt he will win in a landslide even after a lacklustre...
Midnight deadline looms over Putin to explain nerve attack on former spy
London – President Vladimir Putin faces a midnight deadline to explain to Britain how a nerve agent developed by the Soviet Union was used to strike down a former Russian double agent who passed secrets to British intelligence. Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, have been in hospital in a critical condition since March 4 when...
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[PHOTOS] EFCC Arrest 16 Ukrainians In Rivers State Over Oil Theft
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Monday it is probing 16 Ukrainians suspected to be oil thieves. It said the investigation of the suspects was being conducted in its Port Harcourt office. A statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Mr Wilson Uwujaren said: “The foreigners are being investigated alongside a...
‘Hysteria’: Russian Senate Slams European Protest Letter Against Nord Stream 2
“Lawmakers from [Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland and Ukraine], which have nothing to do with the Nord Stream 2 wrote a protest letter against its construction. I do not think this will affect the course of events: the need for Russian gas is growing and will be growing in Europe. This is hysteria caused by powerlessness and anger,” Pushkov...
Politics: Here’s how the UK could hit back against Russia after accusing Moscow of attempted assassination
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that Russia was likely responsible for the nerve agent attack against double agent Sergei Skripal. British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that Russia was likely responsible for the nerve agent attack against double agent Sergei Skripal. May said that if Russia didn’t respond that...
EU extends Russia sanctions over Ukraine conflict
The EU has extended by a further six months sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian officials over their suspected involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
