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Story by BBC Pictures by Getty Images Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the fourth player to score a Premier League goal for Arsenal on every day of the week, after Thierry Henry, Alexis Sanchez and Alexandre Lacazette Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has praised Emile Smith Rowe for changing his lifestyle after the 21-year-old midfielder helped the Gunners to a thoroughly deserved victory over Aston Villa as they moved into the top half of the Premier League table. Thomas Partey headed in Smith Rowe’s corner for his first goal for the Gunners – having earlier hit the crossbar. Right at the end of…

Dear Fellow South African, As the country heads into a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, we are experiencing a rate of infections that we have not seen since the pandemic started. The Omicron variant that was brought to global attention by South African scientists nearly two weeks ago appears to be dominating new infections in most provinces. Over the last week, the number of daily infections has increased five-fold. Nearly a quarter of all COVID-19 tests now come back positive. Compare this to two weeks ago, when the proportion of positive tests was sitting at around 2%. Scientists in our…

Striker Fauzia Najjemba and Midfielder Bobosi Byaruhanga were on Saturday night named the Airtel FUFA Female and Male Player respectively in a glamorous function at Speke Resort, Munyonyo. Bobosi Byaruhanga and Fauzia Najjemba in the middle posing for a photo The event attended by the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda as Chief Guest ran under the theme ‘Celebrating Uganda’s Finest Football Personalities.’ Rt. Hon. Jacob Oulanyah Najjemba who is the captain at Kampala Queens FC beat off competition from Lady Doves duo Fazila Ikwaput and Daisy Nakaziro to claim the crown. On the other hand, Byaruhanga who plies…

MBALE DIOCESE now has a new Bishop; Rt. Rev. John Wilson Nandaah. He was consecrated and enthroned as the eighth Bishop of Mbale Diocese; taking over from Rt. Rev. Patrick Gidudu, who retired yesterday. The consecration was graced by the Vice President Maj. (Rtd) Jessica Alupo, as the Guest of Honour, representing the President; Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The President donated a Brand-New Vehicle to the newly enthroned Bishop.

Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow gives a victory speech in Banjul, Gambia December 5, 2021.Image Credit: Reuters Via AP news wire  5 hrs ago Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has secured his re-election with a comfortable margin over his opposition in a vote that set the bar for a new chapter in the small West African nation’s democracy. © Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Gambia Election – Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.Barrow won about 53% of the vote in Saturday’s election, according to results from the Independent Election Commission announced Sunday. He easily beat out his main contender Ousainou…

Real Madrid stretched their lead at the top of La Liga to eight points on Saturday with a slick 2-0 win over Real Sociedad but the victory was tarnished by an injury to Karim Benzema. Agence France-Presse Real Madrid stretched their lead at the top of La Liga to eight points.© AFP Highlights Real Madrid stretched their lead at the top of La Liga to eight points Real Madrid registered a slick 2-0 win over Real Sociedad The victory was tarnished by an injury to Karim Benzema Real Madrid stretched their lead at the top of La Liga to eight points on…

Equality, a well-funded education system and a strong welfare state are the secret to the success of the world’s happiest nation, according to Finland’s prime minister. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Bloomberg/GettyIn a rare interview with foreign media, Sanna Marin – who briefly became the youngest world leader when she became prime minister of the Nordic nation in 2019 at the age of 34 – said Finland was committed to preserving its generous welfare state in an “environmentally sustainable way”, and saw the development and export of green technology as the key to its future prosperity. © Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Sanna Marin at her…

Trump Donald Trump’s fledgling social media venture and an investment vehicle it is partnering with said Saturday that institutional investors have pledged $1 billion in funds for the former president’s startup.© MANDEL NGAN Businessman and former US president Donald Trump has been raising big money from institutional investors for his fledgling social media ventureThis sum would be in addition to $293 million that Digital World Acquisition Corp raised in an initial public offering in September, the companies said in a statement. Digital World is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), sometimes called a “blank check” company because it is set up…

Lady Gaga thinks ‘House of Gucci’ must be “extremely painful” for the real-life Gucci family. The 35-year-old popstar stars as convict Patrizia Reggiani in the movie, who was married to head of the fashion house Maurizio Gucci and arranged for him to be shot dead in 1995.© Bang Showbiz Lady Gaga sends her love to the Gucci family after playing killer role She said: “This must be extremely painful to watch. A true life story come through in what is essentially our version of what we believe to be the truth and [director] Ridley Scott’s version of the story.” The ‘Poker…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday said Chinese military flights near Taiwan look like “rehearsals” though he did not indicate that he expected Beijing actually to carry out such operations. © Reuters/IRAKLI GEDENIDZE U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits Georgia Cross-strait tensions have been rising in recent months, with Taiwan complaining for a year or more of repeated missions by China’s air force near the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own. “I don’t want to speculate, but certainly … it looks a lot like rehearsals,” Austin said while speaking at a conference in California.…