Agony of African stars in Europe: France’s Black players subjected to racial abuse for World Cup loss
Kingsley Coman, Randal Kolo-Muani and Aurelien Tchouameni were all subjected to vile racial abuse following France’s World Cup final defeat to Argentina. The defending champions failed in their bid to become only the third team to retain the title on Sunday night, losing 4-2 on penalties following a pulsating 3-3...
British PM’s fingers crossed as he awaits High Court verdict on legality of deporting migrants to Rwanda
Judges at London’s High Court were expected to rule today (Monday) whether the British government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stakes his future on stopping a record number of migrant arrivals in small boats. Under a deal struck in April, Britain...
After a decade in the red Kenya waits on US’ Delta Air to save its ‘flailing’ Kenya Airways
Kenyan president William Ruto attended the Washington US-Africa Business Summit with one of his major goals being to get investors to turn around the fortunes of the country’s national carrier Kenya Airways, which last recorded profits 10 years ago. Ruto identified a potential investor in Delta Air Lines, holding discussions...
How influx of Ukrainian refugees in Georgia set off exodus of locals to US in hunt for better lives
Even before the war in Ukraine, some 40 per cent of the population in Georgia faced difficulties accessing enough safe and nutritious food for an active and healthy life, according to the UN. The number was around 32 per cent in 2014-2016. More than one in five adults were obese...
Hit hard by Russia-Ukraine war, neighbouring Georgia can’t grow or import food, faces hunger
For years, Georgia, the tiny former Soviet republic of 3.7 million people, relied on neighbouring agricultural powerhouses – Russia next door and Ukraine across the Black Sea – to feed its citizens. But the former’s invasion of the latter has changed all that. The rising costs of food, rent and...
I still have gas in the tank to play in next World Cup – exuberant Messi says rules out retirement
World Cup winner Lionel Messi has confirmed that he will not be retiring from international football. The star was instrumental in Argentina’s third World Cup win as they overcame France at the Lusail Stadium. There had been suggestions that the 35-year-old would retire from international football after the final, but...
Messi and Mbappe gave us World Cup to cherish in a bland soulless, faceless state in the desert
At the end of it all, the Emir of Qatar dressed Lionel Messi in a flimsy black robe, which seemed to be the ultimate emblem of how a host nation whose own side were so abysmal have claimed him as one of their own. The man in question, crowned player...
Peter Drury: Lionel Messi will be sainted in Argentina, his name is in paradise after World Cup win
Lionel Messi has completed the set after Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties following an incredible 3-3 draw to win the World Cup. Oh, and Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick. Argentina captain Messi set a new record for most World Cup appearances as he lined up for the 26th –...
Has medically assisted death become ‘a way to kill the vulnerable’ with suicide ‘inducing hopelessness’?
A year ago, Switzerland legalised a fancy new way for people to kill themselves that is likely to appeal to young people – a space-age “coffin-like capsule with windows” designed so that the decedent-to-be can push a button, flood the interior with nitrogen and die within 10 minutes. In 2017,...
Concern over steep rise in ‘mercy killing’ or ‘doctor-assisted suicide’ in Canada, Europe
The growing worldwide trend of euthanasia and/or assisted suicide, especially among children and young people, has critics asking troubling questions about the real motivation behind a spate of new laws. In a recent CHD.TV talk-show Good Morning CHD, three Canadian doctors – Dr Charles Hoffe and Dr Stephen Malthouse and...
