Kudus Ghana’s hero in breathless Korea Republic clash FIFA WORLD CUP ⚽ Cameroon 3 Serbia 3 ⚽ South Korea 2 Ghana 3 ⚽ Brazil 0 Switzerland 0 (HT) ⚽ Portugal vs Uruguay 10pm Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM | Attacking sensation Mohammed Kudus scored twice as Ghana emerged on top from a …
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🌟 World Cup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Cameroon vs Serbia 1pm (UBC) ⚽ South Korea vs Ghana 4pm (UBC) ⚽ Brazil vs Switzerland 7pm ⚽ Portugal vs Uruguay 10pm Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | The Group H clash between Portugal and Uruguay promises to be the headline act on Day 9 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on …
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🌟 World Cup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Japan 0 Costa Rica 1 ⚽ Belgium 0 Morocco 2 ⚽ Croatia vs Canada (LIVE) ⚽ Spain vs Germany 10pm (UBC TV) Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | Morocco pulled off another World Cup upset on Sunday as the African side shocked Belgium 2-0 in Group F actions. Morocco, who drew 0-0 …
Read More »UN strongly condemns airfield attack in Central African Republic
Windhoek, Namibia | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations (UN) on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on an airfield in southeastern Central African Republic (CAR) which left a Moroccan peacekeeper dead. The attack against UN peacekeepers at the Obo airfield on Thursday happened during a UN-led operation to secure the perimeter …
Read More »Bank of China celebrates 25 years’ service in Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of China Zambia Ltd. celebrated its 25 years of banking services in Zambia as a bridge facilitating the ever-growing economic and trade exchanges between the two countries. During the celebration event held on Friday, the bank’s managing director Wang Qi said the bank …
Read More »UNHCR warns of gender-based violence risks
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Worsening socio-economic conditions, new and ongoing conflicts and shortfalls in humanitarian funding are increasing the risk of gender-based violence for forcibly displaced women and girls, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said here on Friday. On the occasion of Nov. 25, the International Day for the Elimination …
Read More »UN raises alarm over increase of humanitarian needs in S. Sudan
Juba, S.Sudan | Xinhua | A UN senior official on Friday raised the alarm over the projected increase in the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance in South Sudan. United Nations Resident Coordinator in South Sudan Sara Beysolow Nyanti said an estimated 9.4 million people, a staggering 76 percent of …
Read More »Huawei-supported 5G network launched in Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | The leading mobile services provider MTN in Zambia has launched its fifth-generation mobile (5G) network which will enable consumers to have fast-paced and indestructible internet speed. The network launched on Thursday will also enable signal carriers to transfer data at a fast speed and users to download …
Read More »Cassava Technologies to help Africa have faster internet, protect against cyberattacks
Africa Data Centres provides colocation for the first Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Managed Root Server in Africa NAIROBI, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group is to be the colocation provider for the first ICANN Managed Root …
Read More »Kenya facing possible athletics ban over increased doping cases
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Kenya government is making last-ditch efforts to avert a possible international ban from athletics on Friday due to the increased cases of doping that will see the country miss, among others, the Paris 2024 Olympics. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) and …
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