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WENGER- I  WANT TO KEEP VAN PERSIE HERE.

Arsène Wenger has re-iterated his desire to keep Robin van Persie at Arsenal Football Club.

Earlier this summer, the Dutch striker indicated he would not be signing a new deal at Emirates Stadium - a decision that prompted speculation he may leave north London.

The 28-year-old is missing the Club’s tour of Asia in order to work on his fitness. Before departing the UK himself, Wenger indicated he wanted to retain his captain but he would be pragmatic about the situation.

“For me, Van Persie is one of the best strikers in the world, if not the best, and my desire is to keep him at the Club.” he told Arsenal Player.

“As for the rest I will do what is in the best interests of Arsenal Football Club. That, at the moment, is where we are. There is not a lot more to say than that.”

However the manager is aware that an on-going situation could affect his side’s start to the new Premier League season. They suffered in that period last year and he would act to avoid a repeat.

“Robin was an exceptional leader last year,” he said, “but we know how much we had to fight to come third because we missed out the start of the season. After seven games we had lost four and we have learned that for us it is vital for us to focus on the start of the season rather than on any transfers.

“If the transfers happen, they happen. As long as you are at the Club you give your best for the Club and that is the only pride you can have as a football player and as a manager.

“As long as you are somewhere you give your best every day for that club. If it changes, it changes. I am convinced that Robin is like that, he is completely focused every day on his job. He loves football, he loves the game and as long as he is here he will do that.

Tutu calls for end to gay stigma to help tackle HIV

Archbishop Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called for homosexuality to be decriminalised to help tackle HIV.

His comments come in an analysis in The Lancet journal of why incidence of the virus continues to grow among men who have sex with men.
Dr Tutu said anti-homosexuality laws would in the future be seen as "wrong" as apartheid laws are now.
Campaigners said it was important for community leaders to speak out.
The archbishop is patron of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, based in Cape Town, which provides treatment for HIV and carries out research.
Writing in The Lancet, he said: "In the future, the laws that criminalise so many forms of human love and commitment will look the way apartheid laws do to us now - so obviously wrong.
"Never let anyone make you feel inferior for being who you are. When you live the life you were meant to live, in freedom and dignity".
Also writing in The Lancet, an international team of researchers, led by Prof Chris Beyrer of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the US, said men who have sex with men (MSM) bore a "disproportionate burden" of HIV.
The fact HIV was first identified in gay men has "indelibly marked the global response" and "stigmatised those living with the virus", they said.
The researchers' paper said there was optimism among HIV specialists about the potential to use prevention, such as the drug Truvada, to reduce levels of HIV in men who have sex with men.
Earlier this week, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Truvada for preventative use in those at high risk of infection and who may engage in sexual activity with HIV-infected partners, the first time it has approved a drug to prevent HIV infection.
'Struggle for equity' But the international team said the picture was very different in many other countries.
"In too many settings in 2012, MSM still do not have access to the most basic of HIV services and technologies such as affordable and accessible condoms, appropriate lubricants and safe HIV testing and counselling," they said.

"The struggle for equity in HIV services is likely to be inseparably linked to the struggle for sexual minority rights—and hence to be both a human rights struggle, and in many countries, a civil rights one."

The paper, published on the eve of the international Aids 2012 conference, adds that by the end of 2011, only 87 countries had reported prevalence of HIV in MSM.
Data is most sparse in the Middle East and Africa, where homosexual activity is a criminal offence.
The researchers call for same-sex relations to be decriminalised in all countries, so that a true picture of the scale of HIV in men who have sex with men can be ascertained.
A spokeswoman for the UK's Terrence Higgins Trust said: "We've got to have community leaders and people with influence speaking out.
"That's why what Desmond Tutu is saying is so important."
And she said it was right to focus efforts on men who have sex with men, in all countries.
She added: "In London, one in seven gay men has HIV."

Kenyan hyena attack boy Musa Jelle treated in Nairobi

 

A 10-year-old Kenyan boy who was mauled by hyenas, in an attack which left two children in his family dead, has been flown to Nairobi for treatment.

The pack of hyenas attacked Musa Jelle and his family as they slept in their home in the northern town of Wajir.
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), which manages the country's game parks and wildlife, has since killed the hyenas.
Wild animals are a major tourist attraction in Kenya but confrontations with humans have increased recently.
Musa has been left with several long scars across his face, while 10 other people were injured in the attack on 10 June.
KWS are covering Musa's medical expenses, in addition to paying compensation of about $230 (£150) to his family.
The BBC's Kevin Mwachiro in Nairobi says the service is facing the challenge of trying to stop local communities from killing wildlife.
Recently, six lions were slaughtered by members of the Maasai tribe, after the pride attacked their cattle in Kenya's capital.

SPIKA WA BUNGE LA JAMHURI YA TANZANIA ANNA MAKINDA ATOA POLE KWA RAIS WA ZANZIBAR

 Rais wa Zanzibar na Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Mapinduzi Dkt. Ali Mohamed Shein, akisalimiana na Spika wa Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Anne Makinda, aliyeongozana na Ujumbe wa Wabunge wa Bunge la Jamhuri, walipofika Ikulu Mjini Zanzibar leo kutoa  pole kwa Rais, kutokana na msiba wa ajali ya Meli ya Mv Skagit ya Kampuni ya Segull iliyozana juzi wakati Ikitokea Dar es Salam, kuelekea  Zanzibar. Picha na Ramadhan Othman,Ikulu

 Rais wa Zanzibar na Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Mapinduzi Dkt. Ali Mohamed Shein, akisalimiana na Mjumbe wa Kamati Mambo ya Nje,Ulinzi na Usalama, Cynthia Hilda Ngoya, akiwa katika  ujumbe wa Wabunge  walipofika Ikulu Mjini Zanzibar leo kutoa  pole kwa Rais.

Rais wa Zanzibar na Mwenyekiti wa Baraza la Mapinduzi Dkt. Ali Mohamed Shein, akisalimiana na Margareth Sitta, ambaye pia ni mmoja kati ya Wajumbe wa bunge la Jamhuri waliofika Ikulu Mjini Zanzibar leo kutoa  pole kwa Rais

Emirates Offers Tanzania Travellers Special Ramadhan Fares

Emirates has unveiled a range of great value Economy Class fares from Dar es Salaam to more than 50 destinations across the Middle East, Europe, the Indian Subcontinent, Far East and Asia during the month of Ramadan.

Economy Class return fares from Dar es Salaam to Dubai now start from US$ 670 and Business Class fares from US$ 1840 during the time-limited offer period. Bookings must be made by 31st July for travel between 15th July and 15th August 2012.


Announcing the new promotional fares in Dar es Salaam, Emirates Country Manager for Tanzania Abdul-Aziz Al Hai said: “As we approach the Ramadan period, we would like to make it as easy and convenient as possible for our customers to spend precious time with family and friends, or to enjoy a well-deserved vacation. These offers provide an opportunity to travel to a wide number of popular destinations at greatly discounted fares and we invite all our customers to take advantage of these fantastic value-for-money deals.”


Special Economy Class offers for the Middle East and Asia include: Bahrain from US$ 557; Kuwait from US$ 550; Muscat from US$ 556; Doha from US$ 560; Riyadh from US$ 562; Dammam from US$ 562; Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar and Lahore S$ 970; Cochin, Kozhikode, Chennai, and Kolkata from US$725; Colombo from US$ 1135; Dhaka from US$ 955; Thiruvananthapuram from US$ 735; Hyderabad from US$758; Mumbai from US$730; Ahmedabad from US$733; Bengaluru from US$741; and New Delhi from US$801.


Economy Class deals to Europe include London Heathrow from US$ 1010; London Gatwick from US$ 975; Birmingham from US$ 972; Manchester from US$ 977; Dublin from US$ 855; Newcastle from US$ 977; Glasgow from US$ 972; Paris from US$ 892; Zurich from US$ 872; Geneva from US$ 851; Milan from US$ 850; Nice from US$ 870; Barcelona from US$ 843; Malta from US$ 852; Athens from US$ 851; Rome from US$ 851; Venice from US$ 850, Munich from US$ 912; Vienna from US$ 905; Frankfurt from US$ 928; Prague from US$ 855; and Dusseldorf from US$ 906. Others include Amsterdam from US$ 866; Hamburg from US$ 890; Copenhagen from US$ 855; St Petersburg from US$ 860; Moscow from US$ 852; Istanbul from US$ 843; Lisbon from US$ 856; Larnaca from US$ 860; and Madrid from US$ 866.


Emirates is also offering discounted Business Class return fares from US$ 2420 to Karachi, Peshawar, Lahore and Islamabad; US$2205 to Kolkata, Cochin, Kozhikode, and Chennai; US$ 2213 to Ahmedabad and Hyderabad; US$ 2480 to Colombo; US$ 2215 to Thiruvananthapuram; US$ 2221 to Bengaluru; and US$2281 to New Delhi.