Bullish Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confident he’ll get cover for injured striker Gabriel Jesus
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he has “other alternatives” to consider as he looks to deal with the “huge blow” of losing Gabriel Jesus to injury. The Gunners are in a brilliant position at the summit of the Premier League table, five points ahead of second-placed Manchester City. They will...
Relief and fright greet restoration of telephone services in war-ravaged Tigray region of Ethiopia
For a year and a half, phone calls to people trying to survive one of the world’s worst wars didn’t go through. Now, as phone lines start to be restored to parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region after a fragile peace deal, some Tigrayans are relieved while others grieve. “I have...
London High Court gives British PM okay to deport immigrants to Rwanda, rights bodies oppose
Britain’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda is lawful, London’s High Court ruled on Monday, in a victory for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has made a high-stakes political promise to tackle the record number of migrants arriving in small boats. The policy, which was denounced by rights groups and...
Argentina airlifts Messi & Co by helicopter as four million adoring fans deemed risky to safety of World Cup winning team
Argentina’s World Cup heroes had to cut short their open-top bus victory parade and greet jubilant fans from the sky in helicopters after fans threw projectiles and tried to jump on the team’s bus. Lionel Messi and his fellow World Cup-winning players were transferred to helicopters after four million supporters...
Fifa plans World Cup every three years on the back of improved revenue after the Qatar fiesta
Fifa president Gianni Infantino wants to hold the World Cup every three years as part of a long-term plan to revolutionise international football. The commercial and sporting success of the tournament in Qatar has emboldened Infantino, who gave an indication of his grand ambitions last week by announcing that an...
New Covid infections on the sprint again China, it’s estimated it’ll kill over a million by next April
Up to one million people in China could die from Covid-19 over the next few months, according to some of the first projections since the government lifted many of its strict ‘zero-Covids-19’ measures. “There’s no doubt that China is in for a bad couple of months,” says James Wood, an...
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...
