Everton Football Club can confirm the appointment of Frank Lampard as the Club’s new manager. The former England midfielder has agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract – until June 2024 – and will take charge of the First Team for the FA Cup fourth-round tie against Brentford at Goodison Park on Saturday 5 February. The appointment of […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese delegation’s flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be speed skater Gao Tingyu and skeleton athlete Zhao Dan, the delegation said on Sunday. © Reuters/ERIC GAILLARD FILE PHOTO: Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics The 24-year-old Gao became China’s first male speed skater to win a medal at
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Agency Report 31 January 2022 Six people died on Monday when a minibus was destroyed by a roadside bomb during an ambush by armed men in northeastern Kenya near the border with Somalia, police have said. The assailants opened fire on the 14-seater vehicle after it ran over the explosive device about eight kilometres (five
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| 4 SYDNEY (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Australia in February to meet counterparts from Japan, India and Australia to discuss Indo-Pacific coordination, the Australian government said on Monday. © Reuters/LEAH MILLIS Secretary Blinken holds a joint press availability with Australian Foreign Minister PayneThe two-day meeting of the
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US President Joe Biden will build on attempts to ensure energy back-up for European allies when he hosts Qatar’s emir Monday in a White House meeting overshadowed by fears that Russia could cut exports over the Ukraine crisis. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will be the first Gulf state leader to visit Biden since he
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The first truck to cross from Rwanda into Uganda got stuck in the middle of the road which is under construction especially in the no-man’s land. Buses and other official vehicles were seen in the queue on the Rwandan side of Gatuna, ready to be cleared and cross over to Uganda. Uganda officials were
Ottawa police have launched a criminal investigation into the incident of protestors climbing atop a cenotaph and dancing on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier among other violent acts seen during the protest against Covid-19 vaccine mandates and safety protocols, officials said on Sunday. “Several criminal investigations are underway in relation to the desecration of
Cheslie Kryst, a former Miss USA, lawyer and television personality, has died at the age of 30 after apparently jumping from an apartment building in Manhattan Sunday morning. The New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed her cause of death to The Hill on Sunday evening. In a statement to The Washington Post, Kryst’s family said “her impact
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND: Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault following allegations that marred social media on Sunday. Greater Manchester Police said it was made aware of “social media images and videos posted by a woman reporting incidents of physical violence”. It added “we can confirm a man
Dear Fellow South African, Late last year, I received a letter from a group of concerned citizens calling on the government to protect the women and children of this country from violence. Pointing to an increase in rape and sexual assault, they wrote that as women they continue to live in fear; they are losing
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