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Walsh leads continued attack on records at short-course worlds

The assault on short-course swimming world records continued Saturday as Gretchen Walsh added two more to take her tally for the week to eight, while Jordan Crooks broke one record twice in the day and Summer McIntosh claimed a third…

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Mainz hand Bayern first league loss under Kompany

Two goals from Jae-sung Lee lifted Mainz to a shock 2-1 home win over Bayern Munich on Saturday, handing coach Vincent Kompany his first league loss. Lee scored in each half against an uncharacteristically poor Bayern, who are now just…

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Jota rescues 10-man Liverpool in Fulham draw, Arsenal frustrated

Diogo Jota rescued Liverpool as the Premier League leaders recovered from Andy Robertson’s early red card to snatch a 2-2 draw with Fulham, while Arsenal’s title challenge was dented by a goalless stalemate against Everton on Saturday. With just four…

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Record-breakers Atalanta maintain Serie A lead as Napoli lurk

Atalanta’s bid for a first Serie A title continued on Saturday with a club-record 10th straight league win, 1-0 at Cagliari, which was followed by closest challengers Napoli staying on their heels with a 3-1 win at Udinese. Nicolo Zaniolo…

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Nabi takes Afghanistan to Zimbabwe T20 series victory

Veteran Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi scored seven off three balls in the final over at Harare Sports Club to deliver a three-wicket Twenty20 win over Zimbabwe on Saturday, and a 2-1 series victory. Nabi struck a four off the first…

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Telecom aware of 626.3 GB breach of customers’ data

Telecom Namibia chief executive Stanley Shanapinda says the company is aware of the leak of its customers’ data and is assessing the extent of the breach. This comes after Hunters International Ransomware Group claims to have breached the telecommunications operator’s…

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Rebuilding Syria After Assad

The rapid fall of Syrian president Bashar al Assad reflects the dramatic changes that have swept the strategic landscape of the Middle East in the past year. After civil war erupted in Syria in 2011, Assad clung to power for…

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What Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s Win Means

Elections are about mandates – the authority voters give to an elected leader or party to govern.  President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s victory is historic and significant but the numbers tell a more complex story. And the president-elect must pay attention! Nandi-Ndaitwah…

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Courts Are Becoming Bully Platforms

Namibia’s judiciary has been widely praised around the world as independent of the political ruling elite. It is difficult to disagree with such an assessment. Worryingly, however, the same Namibian courts have also too frequently and too easily been used…

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President Mbumba undertakes state visit to Cuba

President Nangolo Mbumba will undertake a state visit to Cuba at the invitation of president Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermúdez. According to a media statement issued by presidential spokesperson Alfredo Hengari on Friday, president Mbumba leaves for Cuba on Saturday and is…

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Security association signs wage order agreement

The Security Association of Namibia (SAN) and the Namibia Security Labour Forum on Thursday signed a resolution for a wage order with the Namibian government. SAN president Dhiginina Uutaapama, speaking at the briefing on Friday, said the new wage order…

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