Were these Arsenal’s young Gunners really wonderkids or just overrated flukes?
Not many academies in England produce as much talent as Arsenal‘s and they had had high hopes for the future in the 2011-12 season. But Arsenal would go without silverware again, finishing third in the Premier League and 19 points off both Manchester City and Manchester United. But there were...
Humiliation: Senior players at Man United angry with manager Solskjaer’s lack of direction
Tensions are running high at Manchester United and Bruno Fernandes is reportedly one of a number of players questioning Ole Gunnar Solskjaer due to an apparent lack of direction from the under-fire manager. United appeared to have turned a corner after bouncing back from their humiliating 5-0 defeat at home...
Legendary keeper Schmeichel slams three Man United players he dubbed passengers in derby loss
Peter Schmeichel slammed three Manchester United stars as Manchester City cruised to a derby victory over Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side at Old Trafford. Pep Guardiola’s reigning champions piled the pressure back on Solskjaer with a routine 2-0 win on Saturday. Eric Bailly scored an early own goal after attempting to...
How better migration management averted rise in xenophobia and hate crimes on Canary Islands
The number of asylum seekers and migrants crossing the treacherous Atlantic maritime route to the Spanish Canary Islands is on track to be the highest annually since 2006. But improvements to the reception system have for the most part averted the sense of crisis and the rise in xenophobia and...
Climate crisis success: 20 countries promise to stop financing oil, coal and gas projects abroad
Efforts to end the world’s reliance on fossil fuels received two major boosts at the COP26 summit on Friday as 20 governments promised to stop financing oil, coal and gas projects beyond their borders, and several countries pledged to phase out coal power. Ending the use of coal, oil and...
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Ahmed has option of stepping down or being forced to run into nearest tallest grass
About a year ago, Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Amhed declared war on Tigray region to mop up the Tigray People’s Defence Force (TPLF). Prior to the attack, Abiy had accused the Tigrayan forces of launching an offensive against federal army barracks in Makelle, the regional capital. Within three months, Abiy...
Calls for ceasefire in Ethiopia conflict grow, fearing bloodbath if Tigrayan soldiers capture Addis Ababa
African and Western nations have called for an immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia after Tigrayan forces from the country’s north made advances towards the capital this week. The US special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, arrived in Addis Ababa to press for a halt to military operations and...
Kenya’s capital gears up for new fire station to add up to two built over 120 years ago
Whenever there is fire outbreak in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, late response, lack of equipment and personnel have become all too familiar a narrative that leaves burns in the memories of victims and guts through the hearts of those who have to watch helplessly as their loved ones being recovered...
Britain: Distraught Tory MP resigns over ‘curse’ of politics and colleagues ‘mocking his wife’s suicide’
Tory Member of Parliament Owen Paterson has resigned as MP for North Shropshire following a lobbying scandal. However, the Conservative said he would “remain a public servant but outside the cruel world of politics” today. He accused “people, including MPs” of publicly mocking his wife’s suicide in a statement released...
Media, journalists hail US sanctions against Israeli tech firm that makes and sells spyware to rogue regimes
The US Commerce Department added Israel’s NSO Group and Candiru to its trade blacklist, saying they sold spyware to foreign governments that used the equipment to target government officials, journalists and others. Positive Technologies of Russia, and Computer Security Initiative Consultancy, from Singapore, were also listed, the department announced on...
