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Former Malawi President Joyce Banda will return home Saturday after spending more than three years in self-imposed exile because of graft allegations, a spokesman for her political party said Monday. Cashgate, a corruption scandal in which senior government officials siphoned millions of dollars from state coffers, was uncovered in 2013, while she was president. Donor countries cut off aid, hampering development in Malawi, one of the world's poorest and most aid-dependent countries. Banda, Malawi's first female president... Читать дальше...

Melbourne Victory have won their elimination final match against Adelaide United in front of an excited home crowd. Two goals in the second half proved invaluable as Melbourne City progressed to week two of the finals to face the Newcastle Jets. The A-League will fall into line with all major football competitions from next season and break for FIFA international windows. The move will see the season shifted back two weeks, beginning in mid-October and finishing in mid-May. And it's been met with delight by club coaches... Читать дальше...

Fashion Revolution Week shines light on how consumers and industry can move towards an ethical and sustainable fashion. Claire Theaker-Brown and Janis Galloway joined Jennifer Crosby to explain.

Calling the new Howard Marsh Metropark a “giant jewel on a green necklace,” U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) said the sprawling wetlands restoration project is a prime example of how western Lake Erie’s water quality can benefit from collaboration between outdoor groups.

Calling the new Howard Marsh Metropark a “giant jewel on a green necklace,” U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) said the sprawling wetlands restoration project is a prime example of how western Lake Erie’s water quality can benefit from collaboration between outdoor groups.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday strongly condemned airstrikes on a wedding in Yemen that killed dozens of people, including children, and called for an investigation.

In the leadup to the iPhone X reveal last year, analysts were visibly salivating at the prospect of an iPhone upgrade "supercycle," a tidal wave of profitability that would sweep Apple stocks to never-before-seen heights and truly enthrone Apple as the king of all smartphone makers. That first part -- the iPhone X leading an upgrade supercycle -- never quite happened, but not necessarily for the reasons that analysts predicted. Rather than facing stiff "competition headwinds" from a resurgent Android industry... Читать дальше...

What walk-up music will be played? Who will be the last invitee to be selected?

It's official. Mike Madigan has become the longest-tenured Democratic party chairman in state history.

A man was stabbed near the Empire State Building on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The victim was attacked around 1:40 p.m. just outside the tourist spot near West 33rd Street and Fifth Avenue, officials said. He was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue in an unknown condition, an FDNY spokeswoman said.

Given that we hopefully stay up what areas should we be looking to strengthen this summer.

We don,t need another scatter gun approach like last summer and due to ffp we couldn,t anyway.
Monk seems to be showing that many of these players are not that bad and it is noticeable that loan players have mainly gone out of favour.
Obviously a quality left back and a creative centre mid would help the cause but given what Monk seems to be achieving with the present squad surely quality... Читать дальше...

By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Ministers have proposed giving subsidies to cane growers for produce they sell to sugar mills, as bulging supplies have driven down prices, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet would consider the proposal soon, Paswan said after a ministerial panel met to address challenges facing growers in the world's biggest cane producer after Brazil

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The first day of the NFL Draft should be a mad scramble for quarterbacks as there are expected to be five or six taken in the first round.

The NFL Draft is often a crapshoot, especially for quarterbacks as teams often reach in the hopes of drafting a franchise player.

Below, we take a look back at the last 22 QBs who have gone in the first round of the NFL Draft, what the draft experts thought at the time, how their careers have turned out, and the six who could join them this year. Читать дальше...

Promoter Eddie Hearn weighs in on some topics of note in the boxing world.

Follow our updates as the Diamondbacks take on the Phillies in the first game of a three-game series in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

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• "Rampage" star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson took to Instagram to reveal the birth of his daughter, Tiana Gia. 
• "I was raised and surrounded by strong, loving women all my life, but after participating in baby Tia's delivery, it's hard to express the new level of love, respect and admiration I have for @laurenhashianofficial and all mamas and women out there," Johnson wrote. 
• This is the second child for Johnson and girlfriend Lauren Hashian, who welcomed daughter Jasmine in December 2015. Читать дальше...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Senate has approved a measure raising the bar for when sex offenders and people with mental illness can be released into communities. The legislation sponsored by Sen. Warren Limmer, a Republican from Maple Grove, easily cleared the Senate Monday. It's in response to a court decision earlier this year that allowed the discharge of Kirk Fugelseth, a 51-year-old man who admitted abusing 31 children. The court ruled he no longer needed inpatient treatment. The Department... Читать дальше...

Toronto police said Monday that a white van has injured several pedestrians on a busy street in the Yonge Street and Finch Avenue area of the city, CBC News reported. The van and driver then fled the scene, the Canadian broadcaster reported, but police later said it had been found and the driver has been arrested. Police said the incident had injured eight to 10 people, but paramedics said the number was up to five.

The comedian remained seated as he confirmed to judge Steven O'Neill he had no intention of testifying on Monday.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A 34-year-old Reno woman has been arrested on attempted murder charges and three children have been taken into protective custody after three shots were fired over the weekend at a downtown motel. Police say Bryanna Rodriguez was arrested Saturday following a standoff with a SWAT team at the Gatekeeper Inn. Officer say they were called to the motel after someone reported a domestic disturbance and say someone fired a gun. Police say Rodriguez tried to shoot a male victim before hitting him in the head with a golf club. Читать дальше...

The US-led coalition has made every effort to undermine the achievements of Damascus and Moscow, Syrian parliamentarian Fares Shehabi told Sputnik, suggesting that the Skripal poisoning case, the alleged Douma attack and the US-led coalition's missile strike on Syria are interconnected.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday walked back President Donald Trump’s claim the previous day that North...

WASHINGTON (AP) — New internal documents say a sweep for hidden listening devices in Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's office was shoddy and wasn't properly certified under U.S. government practices. The documents obtained by congressional Democrats were described in a letter Monday to the Republican chairman of a House oversight committee investigating ethical issues swirling around the EPA administrator. They say Pruitt requested the sweep. The Associated Press had reported that... Читать дальше...