Paris, France | AFP | Spitting is frowned upon in polite society — unless of course the spitter is engaged in tasting wines. “It’s by spitting out the wine that you will be even more distinguished in society,” pleads Pierre-Jules Peyrat, a Paris sommelier. Holding forth before a rapt crowd at …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Instagram will introduce new features aimed at curbing online bullying, the Facebook-owned platform announced Monday, as social media giants face increased scrutiny over the harassment faced by many users. There have been growing calls around the world for greater oversight of platforms like Facebook …
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Paris, France | AFP | French club Paris Saint-Germain said they would take “appropriate action” after Neymar failed to show up for pre-season training with the French champions. Neymar, the world’s most expensive player after moving to PSG for 222 million euros ($252 million) two years ago, had watched his country …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Roger Federer can rack up his 100th win at Wimbledon on Wednesday and set-up a blockbuster semi-final against Rafael Nadal. In a quarter-final line-up which features five players over 30, there is a growing anticipation of a potential 40th career match-up between the sport’s two …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Playing Novak Djokovic is like facing a killer eight-legged spider that can reach everything you throw his way — so says the coach of his Wimbledon quarter-final opponent David Goffin. The defending champion and world number one takes on Belgian 21st seed Goffin on Centre …
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Paris, France | AFP | Climate change combined with galloping tropical deforestation is cutting off wildlife from life-saving cooler climes, heightening the risk of extinction, researchers said Monday. Less than two-fifths of forests across Latin America, Asia and Africa currently allow for animals and plants to avoid potentially intolerable increases in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has said that the proposed registration of coffee farmers will cut off middlemen and also ensure development of the coffee sector in the country. Government through the National Coffee bill 2018 seeks to register and license coffee farmers. The bill also proposes that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Criminal Investigations commanders have called for refresher courses for police officers under Field Force Unit (FFUs). In the resolutions signed by over 348 CID commanders during a five-day retreat and presented by Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) Secretary Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Richard Lutalo, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Barnabas Mustapha Mugisha, one of the witnesses summoned to testify in the cyber harassment case against Stella Nyanzi on Tuesday refused to testify saying he did not know why he was summoned in court. Mugisha is one of the 10 defence witnesses that were …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rural households in Northern Uganda that had access to mobile money services didn’t report a reduction in the number of meals they had in the past week when there was a food squeeze, a new study has said. Also, people who had access …
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