Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta pushing hard to add Dutch wonderkid Simons to his young Gunners
The 20-year-old Dutch international has a clause in his contract that allows him to return to Paris Saint-Germain for €12 million ($12.9 million) this summer, but the Parisians are not PSV’s biggest problem at the moment. That is because Arsenal are vying for the former Barcelona man’s signature. Mikel Arteta has proven in recent seasons that he can develop young talents, which will be attractive to Simons
Sports charity fears referees might be murdered after ‘Donald Trump of football’ harassed Europa League final referee
The Ref Support chief executive stressed that Roma manager Mourinho should receive a ban and Roma an additional punishment for the actions of their head coach.
Oil prices rise after US debt ceiling deal, shifting attention to OPEC meeting in Austria this week
OPEC+ in April announced a surprise cut of 1.16 million barrels per day in April, but the gains from that move have since been retraced and prices are below pre-cut levels. But signals on any fresh cut have been varied, with Reuters reporting and bank analysts indicating that further output cuts are unlikely.
Fragile M23 ceasefire fuels fears of resumption of fighting in eastern DR Congo as Kinshasa rules out talks
Rebel leaders say they are fighting because the government broke a 2013 peace accord with the group, and because local Tutsis are at risk. Yet Rwanda is widely thought to be pulling the strings, reviving the group to push its own agenda.
African diplomacy, conflict resolution experts say shared sense of community prevents war in West Africa
A key factor is that member states have mechanisms for settling disputes peacefully. In both Liberia’s and Sierra Leone’s wars, which threatened to engulf other countries in the region, ECOWAS used these settlement mechanisms. It deployed military troops to supervise ceasefires brokered by the then Ghanaian president, Jerry Rawlings.
Why Caesarean deliveries in US are higher for Black than White women, 2.2m live in maternity care deserts
President Joe Biden’s budget for fiscal year 2024 includes $471 million in funding to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity rates, expand maternal health initiatives in rural communities, and implicit bias training and other initiatives. It also requires states to provide continuous Medicaid coverage for 12 months postpartum, to eliminate gaps in health insurance. It also includes $1.9 billion in funding for women and child health programs.
