Man United forwards Antony and Jadon Sancho tussle it for Ronaldo’s iconic No.7 shirt if he leaves
Manchester United forwards Antony and Jadon Sancho are battling over who will get to wear the iconic No.7 shirt at Old Trafford when Cristiano Ronaldo eventually leaves the club in advance of next season, according to reports. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s current deal is set to expire at the...
Despite Qatar splurging $200 billion on World Cup, the tournament faces infrastructure issues
Qatar has spent an eye-watering $200 billion on hosting this year’s World Cup – nearly 20 times what Russia splashed out on the 2018 edition. The controversial tournament is set to kick off on November 20 amid a backdrop of infrastructure issues, despite the host’s lavish spending. Qatar’s $200 billion...
Eyes on Qatar World Cup: Pundit says Lionel Messi is in best Argentina team he ever played in
It’s been 16 years since Messi first played in the world’s most prestigious football tournament – but so far, it’s the one trophy that has evaded him in his otherwise glittering career. The former Barcelona talisman turned Paris Saint-Germain star has rediscovered his goalscoring form at club level recently after...
How US churches breach privacy with spyware to force congregants conform to what pastors want
While the accessibility functionalities are meant to help software developers build out features that assist people with disabilities, these apps take advantage of such permissions to either capture screenshots of everything actively being viewed on the internet device or detect the name of apps as they’re being used and record...
Shameware: Evangelical churches in US resort to ‘Covenant Eyes’ spyware to root out porn addiction
Gracepoint is the kind of evangelical Southern Baptist church that’s compelled to publicly enumerate all of the ways it’s not a cult. “We’ll admit that we’re a bit crazy about the Great Commission and sharing the Gospel,” reads an FAQ page titled, “Is Gracepoint a Cult?” So when Grant Hao-Wei...
Bolsonaro vs Lula: Brazil’s October 2 presidential poll to determine fate of Amazon rainforest
The upcoming Brazilian election will decide the fate of the Amazon rainforest, ecologists have warned, as the country looks set to choose between re-electing current President Jair Bolsonaro or his rival and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Since Bolsonaro took office in 2019, deforestation records have repeatedly been...
Global fund for environment gets $1.5 billion boost for biodiversity conservation from Germany
A beleaguered global deal to save the environment got a financial boost last week when Germany announced that it was upping its funding for international biodiversity conservation to €1.5 billion ($1.49 billion) a year – an increase of €0.87 billion – making it the largest national financial pledge yet to...
