With more group-stage goals than any past England side and 10 tournament wins under their manager, English confidence looks justified entering the last 16. Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM | There have been many times down the years when English expectations have been exposed as unfounded and overblown in the white heat …
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Argentina and Brazil have met four times in World Cups Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM | “Brazilian, Brazilian, how bitter you are. Each time we are closer to meeting again!” The stands don’t lie. Immediately after Argentina’s 2-1 victory over Australia in the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup …
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World cup 2022: Here are Here are 11 players of African descent making waves in foreign teams Doha, Qatar | BIRD AGENCY | Over 50 players of African descent are spread across 11 teams – excluding sides from the continent – that are competing in Qatar. One of them, Embolo, recently …
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Smaller African countries are punching beyond their weight to diversify their economies from agricultural dependence, a new report shows. Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD AGENCY | A new report shows that value-add factories and public-private partnership are helping small African countries industrialize much faster than their larger peers. The recently …
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From Kenya to Nigeria, African startups are debuting electric vehicles and unveiling plans for increased fleet deployments, especially in the public transport sector, as electric vehicles roll out across the continent. Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD AGENCY | Kenyan e-mobility firm BasiGo recently secured $6.6 million in new funding to fast-track …
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🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Netherlands vs USA 6pm (UBC TV) ⚽ Argentina vs Australia 10pm ✳ TOMORROW ⚽ France vs Poland 6pm ⚽ England vs Senegal 10pm (UBC TV) Louis van Gaal’s team have banished their Russia 2018 disappointment with a rebirth at Qatar 2022. Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM | It is 20 years since …
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🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Netherlands vs USA 6pm (UBC TV) ⚽ Argentina vs Australia 10pm ✳ TOMORROW ⚽ France vs Poland 6pm ⚽ England vs Senegal 10pm (UBC TV) Doha, Qatar | XINHUA | With Argentina set to face Australia in the FIFA World Cup round of 16 on Saturday, midfielder Rodrigo De Paul believes …
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Africa’s climate experts urge the continent to look beyond COP27’s faux arguments for fossil fuels and adopt cleaner energy sources. Sharm al Sheikh, Egypt| BIRD AGENCY | A significant number of environmental disasters have occurred across communities in Africa this year. In the lead-up to the “African COP,” there was …
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With only three years left to achieve the global testing and treatment targets, African countries are demonstrating significant progress toward HIV epidemic control. Harare, Zimbabwe | BIRD AGENCY | To achieve the 2030 global goal of ending AIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) tasked countries to ensure …
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🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ RESULTS ⚽ Ghana 0 Uruguay 2 ⚽ South Korea 2 Portugal 1 ⚽ Cameroon 1 Brazil 0 ⚽ Serbia 2 Switzerland 3 ✳ LAST 16 ⚽ Match 49 – Saturday, 3 December Netherlands-USA ⚽ Match 50 – Saturday, 3 December Argentina-Australia ⚽ Match 51 – Sunday, 4 December England-Senegal ⚽ Match 52 – Sunday, 4 December …
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