adminTürkiye proposes international probe into Ukraine dam blast
ANKARA. – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday discussed the situation around the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky over the phone and suggested forming an…
16 detained after West Ham fans attacked
PRAGUE. — Czech police have detained several people after West Ham fans were attacked by Fiorentina supporters before the Europa Conference League final in Prague yesterday.
Guardiola closes in on silencing critics for good
MANCHESTER. — Manchester City are on the brink of a historic treble as Pep Guardiola targets Champions League vindication in Saturday’s final against Inter Milan.
Parents pay school fees with recyclable waste
ABUJA. – Nigerian fourth-grader Fawas Adeosun often used to get sent home from school through the gritty streets of Lagos because his mother, Fatimoh, had not paid his fees, until he enrolled in a different school offering a novel solution.
Zimbabwe Veterans bag silver at Inner-City World Cup
ZIMBABWE football legends based in the United Kingdom finished with a silver medal at the Inner-City World Cup Veterans Cup after losing a closely contested final to Iran at the weekend in London .
Swiatek outclasses Gauff to reach Roland Garros semi-finals
PARIS. — Holder Iga Swiatek cruised past Coco Gauff to reach the Roland Garros semifinals where she will face Beatriz Haddad Maia, the first Brazilian woman to make the last four of a Grand Slam in 55 years.
PGA Tour/LIV unity good for golf: McIlroy
NEW YORK. — The new partnership between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit will ultimately be good for professional golf, world number three Rory McIlroy said yesterday.
Africa mulls alternatives to USD
NAIROBI. – A question on whether African countries should ditch the United States dollar and seek alternatives as the continental currencies continue to weaken against the dollar and worsen the cost of living, has received mixed reactions from both leaders and experts.
Here’s what refining margins say
On Sunday, Saudi Arabia announced unilateral cuts to crude production, on top of already pledged reductions in output that it is making alongside other producer nations. Oil futures initially rose,…
Kagame fires top generals in shake up
KIGALI. – Rwandan President Paul Kagame has sacked several high-ranking military officials, a day after naming a new defence minister and army chief in a major reshuffle of the country’s security apparatus.