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Rwandas eyes on local duo as World Indoors kick off
Claudette Mukasakindi (25) faces a tough test in today’s 3000m race in the IAAF World Indoor championship in Istanbul, Turkey. The New Times Rwandans will have their eyes set on local athletics duo of...
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Kiefer Sutherland on ‘24’ movie: ‘I’m still hopeful’
Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer Sutherland has insisted that a 24 movie is still in the works. The actor – who played Jack Bauer on the Fox drama – told Digital Spy that he is “still hopeful” that the project...
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Pope denounces gay marriage lobby to US bishops
Pope Benedict XVI smiles during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI waded...
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Kenya’s Tripple Travel and Tours partners with top US agency
Kenya’s position as a regional tourism powerhouse has been reinforced by the entry of leading US-based travel management company, Radius, which opened office in Nairobi. Radius, a global travel...
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US envoy urges Kenyan leaders to pick election date
US Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman has urged Kenya’s leadership to make a decision on the election date. Ambassador Sherman, who arrived on Thursday evening, is scheduled to meet...
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Distraught attendant disrupts US flight
Emergency personnel wait on the tarmac at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as they put a flight attendant into a squad car CHICAGO, March 9, 2012 (AFP) – A distraught flight attendant disrupted...
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Kim Kardashian gets wiggy with it
Fired-up ... Kim Kardashian The attention-hungry socialite experimented with different hair styles at home last night and was quick to share the moment with her fans. Pouting Kim tweeted the picture of...
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Tanzania Banks’ overnight rates go up
Bank of Tanzania The overnight rates reached a six-week high last Thursday signalling liquidity drainage in the market. On the average rates reached 14.80 per cent after climbing rapidly since last...
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Lipumba gets rousing reception
Civic United Front(CUF)Chairman, Professor Ibrahim Lipumba greets CUF supporters after arriving at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam. (Photo by Mohamed Mambo) The Civic United...
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Classes at Multimedia academy commence
Jerome Gasana, the Director General of WDA Classes at the Africa Digital Multimedia Academy, the first of its kind in Africa, have kicked off, according to a top official. Jerome Gasana, the Director...
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19 firefighters killed in Arizona fire
At least 19 US firefighters have been killed battling a wildfire in central Arizona, local officials say. Firefighters have been killed battling a wildfire in central Arizona They died while fighting...
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Dreaded bulldozers flatten Soweto slum
Government bulldozers descended on mud and iron sheet built houses in Nairobi’s Kibera slum leaving hundreds of people homeless. The demolitions sanctioned by the State to pave way for second phase of...
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Uganda: Economic hardships contract agriculture
Agriculture contributes about 20 per cent of Uganda’s Gross Domestic Product. However, 2011 was a challenging year for the sector. “The year 2011 has been full of puzzles. It has been punctuated with...
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$5m eye care center to open in Kigali
A doctor screens an eye patient before an operation.The New Times The first Ophthalmology Centre of Excellence in Sub Saharan Africa will be set up in Rwanda this year, it has emerged. According to...
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US marines inch toward charges over desecration video
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Marine Corps took a first, formal step on Friday toward possible charges against four troops who, in a video widely circulated on television and the Internet, appear to be...
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Iraq suicide bomb kills 15 in Basra pilgrims attack
At least 15 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on Shia pilgrims in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, Iraqi police and security sources say. The attack was aimed at pilgrims marking the...
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US senators visit Arusha on project inspection tour
Ambassador Alfonso E. Lenhardt A deligation of six United States senators visited Arusha on Wednesday to see first-hand the impact of development projects funded by the American people in Tanzania....
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Abbas brings Palestinian state bid talks to Kampala
President Yoweri Museveni greeting Mahmoud Abbas the President of Palestine at State House Entebbe on 7th Januray 2012 Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is in Kampala to meet President Museveni as the...
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Bringing Ugandans together
Prof. Maggie Kigozi He casually sits back, striking a pose filled with sheer simplicity. He rises from his seat, throws forward his right arm and offers a handshake. He smiles easily, and that...
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Quake rumours over new beached ‘sea serpent’ in US
Social media has lit up with earthquake rumours after a giant oarfish washed up on a California beach – the second such discovery in several days. The elusive fish can grow up to 15m long, marine...
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