Across Africa, a wave of regulations is mandating linking SIM cards to biometric identifiers, with countries like Mozambique and Tanzania leading the charge. Proponents hail this move as a critical…
Author: Harry Archie
Mittelstaedt’s ‘surreal’ rise symbolic of Nagelsmann’s new Germany
Maximilian Mittelstaedt’s stunning rise from relegated bench player to Germany starting XI is symbolic of how the Euro 2024 hosts have been reborn under coach Julian Nagelsmann. One year ago,…
Kante sparkles again but France lose shine without Mbappe magic
N’Golo Kante was the unlikely star of the show in the absence of a frustrated Kylian Mbappe as France and the Netherlands edged towards the last 16 of Euro 2024…
Donald Sutherland in five films
Donald Sutherland, the enigmatic actor whose lengthy career encompassed films including “The Dirty Dozen” and “The Hunger Games,” has died, his son said Thursday. He was 88.“With a heavy heart,…
Mother of Brazil’s football giant Pele dies at 101
Celeste Arantes, the mother of Brazilian football legend Pele, has died aged 101, outliving her famous son by 18 months, the family announced Friday. Arantes was 17 when she gave…
Mbappe-less France draw with Dutch at Euro 2024
France drew 0-0 against the Netherlands without Kylian Mbappe as both teams took a step closer to the last 16 of Euro 2024 on Friday, while Ukraine earned an emotional…
Austria beat Lewandowski’s Poland, Ukraine fight back
Austria claimed a convincing 3-1 win over Poland in Berlin on Friday to take a step towards the Euro 2024 knock-out rounds. Robert Lewandowski returned from a thigh injury as…
Saudi hajj pilgrims’ deaths highlight how extreme heat kills
More than 1,000 people have died at this year’s hajj pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia, an AFP tally showed on Thursday. The pilgrimage involved hours of walking and…
Hajj death toll tops 1,000 after extreme heat
The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said Thursday, more than half unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia.…
Actor Donald Sutherland dead at age 88
Donald Sutherland, the enigmatic actor whose lengthy career encompassed films including “The Dirty Dozen” and “The Hunger Games,” has died, his son said Thursday. He was 88. “With a heavy…