This sick joke of Qatar World Cup born out of corruption and stadiums were built by modern-day slaves
Dear President and Secretary-General, The FIFA World Cup in Qatar is now just around the corner and excitement about the world’s premier football festival should be building globally as we count down the days to kick-off in Doha on Sunday, November 20. I would like to commend you both on...
Liverpool boss Klopp on Qatar World Cup fiasco: ‘It’s not like mythical Aladdin with his wonder lamp’
Jurgen Klopp has admitted he has little appetite to watch the World Cup after being left cold by the tournaments timing and the issues around it. Liverpool’s manager intends to take a holiday while the group stages are being contested in Qatar and will then spend the rest of the...
Liverpool faces real test of form in last 16 as Klopp’s stuttering side has high probability of drawing Bayern
Liverpool have almost a 40 per cent chance of drawing Bayern Munich in the Champions League last-16 – with one of the English clubs likely to get Inter Milan. A calculation of probabilities for each pairing in Monday’s draw shows that Jurgen Klopp’s side, who finished second in their group,...
Hungry Americans: If political history of poverty were to be recorded on Richter scale, it’d be of earth-shaking magnitude
By underestimating poverty from the start, we risk reading the 2021 Census report as a confirmation that it’s no longer a pressing issue and that the actions already taken by government are enough, rather than a baseline from which to build. In September, for example, although a report from the...
Poverty in the mind: US midterm elections pursuit of mirage packaged as economy and right to life
Yep, in a world in which inflation and oil prices reached disastrous levels this year, the latest polls seem to indicate that the Republicans may be taking advantage of that reality – or do I mean un-reality? – just as the midterm elections loom. Forget the fact that, as a...
Confidence recovery, bolstered by ‘man body’ lifts Man United ace Rashford from imminent rot
There were 12 minutes of normal time remaining at Old Trafford on Sunday when Marcus Rashford motioned to receive a pass in his own half near the left touchline only to spin suddenly on his heels as Thilo Kehrer bought a delicious dummy. Rather than watch Manchester United’s No.10 tearing...
Will deployment of East Africa army in Congo generate momentum to clamp down over 100 militia groups?
Recent decision by East African Community member-states to deploy troops in the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) to stabilise its newest member is already attracting interest from United Nations and the African Union, which for more than three decades now have been trying to resolve the poly-conflict through peacekeeping. The mandate...
ISS alert: Next African stronghold of Islamic caliphate in the offing as Islamic States and Al Qaeda plan merger
As Islamic States (IS) and al-Qaeda leaders are targeted and eliminated internationally, the terrorist groups have expanded and consolidated their operations in Africa. According to Jihad Analytics, half the attacks claimed by IS since the beginning of 2022 were carried out in 10 African countries. Among them were Cameroon, Chad,...
Forever war II: Massacre of civilians in Bucha, Izyum towns in Ukraine signals Russia’s intent on gruesome violations
It is perhaps a sign of restraint that the Biden administration has so publicly specified just what weaponry it’s providing to Ukraine and which other countries it’s offering assistance to in the name of security concerns over the war. And in making decisions about which munitions and armaments to offer,...
New investigation exposes how China is running dozens of secret police stations in foreign countries
For years, Alphabay ruled the dark web. If you were in the market to buy drugs or stolen credit cards, the digital bazaar was the place to turn. At its peak, more than 350,000 products were listed for sale – an estimated 10 times the size of the notorious Silk...
