Salah rescues Egypt as Nigeria draw and Ghana lose at Cup of Nations

Salah rescues Egypt as Nigeria draw and Ghana lose at Cup of Nations

Mohamed Salah saved Egypt from an embarrassing defeat in their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, while Nigeria were held by Equatorial Guinea despite Victor Osimhen getting on the scoresheet. Ghana were also in action in Abidjan and suffered a shock 2-1 loss to Cape Verde as three nations with 14 AFCON titles between them all failed to get off to winning starts at this […]

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Sport

Wimbledon champion Vondrousova sent packing from Australian Open

Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova crashed out of the Australian Open at the first hurdle Monday, succumbing to Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska 6-1, 6-2. The Czech seventh seed pulled out of the warm-up Adelaide International last week with a hip injury and her court movement appeared to be impaired in Melbourne. She lost her opening service game and never got back in the contest as 93rd-ranked Yastremska took control on […]

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World

Iowa prepares for first-in-the-nation vote

It's decision time in the United States with the Iowa Caucus just hours away. Republican voters in the midwest state are the first-in-the-nation to have their say on which candidate they want representing the party to challenge President Joe Biden in November's election. Recent polling suggests a landslide victory for former president Donald Trump in Monday night's vote. Nick Harper is at a caucus venue in Des Moines, Iowa.

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South Africa

A Unisa lecturer says South Africa made a compelling case against Israel

University of South Africa lecturer, Mametlwe Sebei, says South Africa’s legal team beyond a shadow of a doubt, made a compelling case for genocide against Israel at the International Court of Justice. South Africa submitted a request to the court that Israel’s military assault on Gaza transgressed its obligations under the 1948 Genocide Convention. Israel has denied this. Sebei says South Africa’s case was based on facts and the principles […]

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Namibia

A Tragic Incident: 17-Year-Old Allegedly Commits Suicide in Oshikoto Region

In a heartbreaking turn of events, a 17-year-old boy named Shatiwa Tuhafeni Nghifilenga reportedly took his own life at Onanke village in the Oshikoto Region. The Namibian Police Force disclosed the incident in a recent crime report, revealing the devastating circumstances surrounding the young boy's death. According to the police report, the tragic incident occurred on Thursday at around 3am Nghifilenga was discovered hanging from the roof of his bedroom, […]

January 15, 2024 6

Sport

Veteran Wawrinka has no plans to retire after Australian Open defeat

Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka said he has no plans to call it quits after losing in the Australian Open first round on Monday and hopes to be back next year aged 39. The Swiss star, who beat Rafael Nadal to win the opening Grand Slam of the year a decade ago, looked on course for an upset of fellow veteran Adrian Mannarino. But he lost 11 of the […]

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Sport

Eddie Jones wants Japan to be ‘fastest in world’

Japan need to obey the rules of physics and become the "fastest team in the world" in order to compensate for their relatively small size, new rugby coach Eddie Jones said Monday. "The game is about momentum. And one of key laws of life is Newton's second law, which is momentum equals mass times velocity," Jones said in Tokyo. Japan "are always going to be on the small size […]

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APO International

Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) 2024: Global Energy Companies Committed to Sustainable Energy in Libya

Global energy companies including France’s TotalEnergies, Spain’s Repsol, Italy’s Eni and Switzerland’s BGN stated that they are committed to sustainable energy in Libya, highlighting the various ways they are prioritizing low-carbon solutions during the Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) (https://apo-opa.co/3ShDfc9) – taking place in Tripoli this week and organized by Energy Capital&Power (https://www.EnergyCapitalPower.com). Speaking at the summit, the companies emphasized Libya’s untapped opportunities in renewable energy as well as efforts underway to […]

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APO International

Oil & Gas (O&G) Bid Rounds Imminent, Announces Libya Summit Finance Panel

Speakers participating during a finance panel at the Libya Energy&Economic Summit (LEES) this week shared that the country’s planned licensing rounds – for domestic companies as well as an international tender – will be launched soon, in line with national targets to more than double oil production. Mohamed Al-Hwej, Libya’s Minister of Economy and Trade, outlined the nation's ambitious goals, stating, "We have a lot of oil reserves, and our […]

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