New study reveals marijuana smokers most at risk of developing lung disease or ‘short of breath’
A new study found that airway inflammation and emphysema are more common in cannabis smokers than cigarette smokers. Smoking is the most common cause of emphysema, a chronic lung condition resulting from air sacs becoming stretched and damaged. While many people smoke cigarettes, cannabis use has increased considerably, especially since...
Liverpool owners FSG assure club manager Jurgen Klopp sale of Anfield affect transfer plans
Liverpool owners FSG have given assurances to Jurgen Klopp that any transfer business will not be impacted by takeover negotiations, according to reports. It was revealed last week that FSG had put Liverpool up for sale with the Americans appointing Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to help with the process....
Brazil’s Selecao cap topdrawer display against Korea with touching to tribute to ailing football icon Pele
The flawless Brazil players paid a touching tribute to their World Cup hero Pele after he was rushed to hospital earlier this week. Pele, 82, was hospitalised earlier this week after he stopped responding to chemotherapy as he battles bowel cancer. And Brazil players paid homage to the World Cup...
More clubs give Man United outcast Ronaldo wide berth as striker falls out with national team
Cristiano Ronaldo was snubbed by multiple clubs while still at Manchester United despite the Red Devils vowing to cover £370,000-a-week of his wages, according to reports. The Portugal international reportedly attempted to engineer a move away in the summer transfer window after the Red Devils failed to qualify for the...
Why organisations are opting for catalytic mechanisms to tamp down negative energy
For years I’ve been fascinated by something that Jim Collins labelled “catalytic mechanisms” in a 1999 Harvard Business Review article. The article, titled Turning Goals into Results: The Power of Catalytic Mechanisms, described how to powerfully influence people in organisations to change their behaviour – easily, permanently and nearly effortlessly....
Biden hosts African leaders to undo Chinese, Russian stranglehold as he plans to visit the continent
Leaders from 49 African countries will convene in Washington today for the US-Africa Leaders Summit, as US President Joe Biden attempts to signal his commitment to a region that has been expanding ties with US rivals. As the summit kicks off, expect three days of group meetings and themed forums...
Ukrainian spies predict Russian strongman Putin will ‘die of cancer soon’ as dogfight erupts to replace him
Russian officials are already planning to replace Vladimir Putin as leader eleven months after he invaded Ukraine, a former loyalist has claimed. Igor Strelkov, an ex-FSB colonel who was key to Putin’s annexation of Crimea, also claims a mass mobilisation of 500,000 Russian men is the only way Putin will...
Rashford vs Haaland: Manchesters’ hotshots on show as Red Devils tough it out with noisy Citizens
Pep Guardiola has ‘ridiculous’ tactical plans swirling in his head before Saturday’s derby against Manchester United. Manchester City can go within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal with victory at Old Trafford, where Guardiola has won six times in nine visits. Man City boss operated with two midfielders as...
Kremlin warns US and allies of more asset seizures after grabbing Finland’s Fortum and Uniper
The Kremlin warned on Wednesday it could seize more Western assets in retaliation for foreign moves against Russian companies, after taking temporary control of assets belonging to two European state-owned utilities. President Vladimir Putin late on Tuesday signed a decree establishing temporary control of the Russian assets of Finland’s Fortum...
Fall out between Putin and Prigozhin presents Kremlin with chance to retool foreign policy for Africa – ISS
The brazen but brief rebellion that Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin launched in Russia at the weekend, and the deal he cut with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end it, clearly have large implications for Wagner in Africa. What these are, however, is harder to say. At first the deal was...
