NAIROBI, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – A Kenyan court on Monday jailed seven union officials for a month over a doctors strike that has crippled public hospitals for 10 weeks. Judge Hellen Wasilwa at Kenya’s labour court had handed down suspended sentences to the officials a month ago after they ignored an earlier court order to end the […]
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Kenya court jails doctors’ union officials over strike
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20 killed as clashes erupt on Yemen’s coast
ADEN, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Twenty rebels and government troops were killed overnight in clashes as warring parties pushed north along Yemen’s western coast, medical and government sources said Monday. The renewed clashes in the coastal towns of Midi and Mokha, north and south of the major Red Sea port of Hodeida respectively, erupted the day after […]
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Cricket: India win one-off Bangladesh Test by 208 runs
HYDERABAD, India, (MILLAT/APP/AFP): India wrapped up a comprehensive 208-run victory over Bangladesh in the one-off Test in Hyderabad Monday, with spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja ending the visitors’ plucky resistance on the final day. Chasing 459 for victory, the tourists were bowled out for 250 in an extended afternoon session after senior batsman Mahmudullah […]
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Cricket: India v Bangladesh one-off Test scoreboard
HYDERABAD, India, (MILLAT/APP/AFP): Final scoreboard of the one-off Test between India and Bangladesh in Hyderabad on Monday: India 687-6 dec (V. Kohli 204, M. Vijay 108; T. Islam 3-156) Bangladesh 1st innings 388 (M. Rahim 127, Shakib Al Hasan 82; U. Yadav 3-84) India 2nd innings 159-4 dec (C. Pujara 54 not not; Shakib Al […]
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Jazz singing great Al Jarreau dead at 76
LOS ANGELES, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Al Jarreau, the affable jazz singing great who reached new audiences by seamlessly merging styles and through television, died Sunday days after announcing his retirement.He was 76. The seven-time Grammy winner — a rare artist to win in jazz, pop and R&B categories — died in a Los Angeles hospital where […]
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Adele wins top Album and Record of the Year Grammys
LOS ANGELES, (MILLAT/APP/AFP) – Adele on Sunday won the top two Grammys of Album and Record of the Year for her blockbuster hit “Hello” and the album “25.” A tearful Adele took the stage and paid tribute to her main award rival Beyonce, heaping praise on her album “Lemonade” and calling it an inspiration. “All […]