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Afcon 2023: Angola 2-0 Burkina Faso – Both sides reach last 16

[ad_1] Mabululu (right) netted his second goal of the tournament, adding to his effort against Algeria in Angola's opening gameAngola beat Burkina Faso 2-0 to clinch top spot in Group D at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.Mabululu headed in Fredy's free-kick nine minutes before the break to put the Palancas Negras ahead.Burkina Faso winger Dango Ouattara forced a save from Neblu but Zine made sure of […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Japan

No-frills flying emerges as air travel’s painful, greener future

[ad_1] Densely packed aircraft, little legroom and no free drinks. It’s starting to look like the uncomfortable reality of global air travel for more and more passengers as airlines race to decarbonize. The spartan cabins and fuss-free service of low-cost carriers appeared half a century ago, a makeover that made flying affordable to the masses. Since Southwest Airlines first took off from Dallas in 1971, dozens of budget peers including […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Africa

Afcon 2023: Mauritania 1-0 Algeria – Two-time champions dumped out at group stage

[ad_1] Yali Dellahi's goal earned victory for Mauritania, who had drawn two and lost six of their previous eight games at Afcon finalsAlgeria crashed out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as minnows Mauritania claimed a famous first ever win at the finals to snatch a spot in the last 16.Centre-back Yali Dellahi swept home the winning goal late in the first half to stun the two-time Afcon winners.Defeat […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Japan

China pivot from Taiwan would be Tuvalu’s decision, says Australia

[ad_1] Australia won’t interfere in any moves by the Pacific nation of Tuvalu to end its diplomatic relationship with Taiwan, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said, following media reports that it could follow Nauru’s lead in shifting its alliance to China.Tuvalu’s foreign policy is a matter for the Pacific nation alone, Wong said at a news conference in Canberra on Tuesday. Any decision on its recognition of either Taiwan […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Africa

Africa: The Minerva Research Initiative – The Military-University-Industry Complex Targets Africa

[ad_1] The Pentagon launched the Minerva Research Initiative in 2008 as a “DoD-sponsored, university-based social science research initiative that focuses on areas of strategic importance to the US national security policy.”  It is intended “to identify and support basic social science research issues in need of attention and to integrate those research insights into the policy-making environment.”  Each spring, the DoD announces three-year grants (which can be extended up to five years. In his announcement of grants on 24 February […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Africa

Afcon 2023: The Gambia 2-3 Cameroon – Five-time champions go through after thriller

[ad_1] Cameroon came from behind with two late goals to reach the last 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, beating The Gambia in a thriller to knock their opponents out of the tournament.The five-time champions secured second place in Group C on goals scored.Rigobert Song's side will next face Nigeria at Abidjan's Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium on Saturday (20:00 GMT).The Scorpions looked to have dashed Cameroon's hopes with […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Japan

Two workers taken to hospital after power outage halts shinkansen in eastern Japan

[ad_1] Two workers were taken to a hospital Tuesday after they were apparently electrocuted while working to fix a hanging overhead electrical wire on a shinkansen track that was believed to have caused a power outage and halted bullet train lines in eastern and central Japan, police sources said.Many bullet train services between Tokyo and stations in eastern and central Japan that were suspended due to the power outage will […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Africa

Afcon 2023: Tom Saintfiet quits as The Gambia boss after group-stage exit

[ad_1] Tom Saintfiet has coached national sides in four different Fifa confederationsTom Saintfiet resigned as coach of The Gambia after the Scorpions suffered a group-stage exit from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.Saintfiet was appointed in 2018 and led the side to the quarter-finals of the 2021 edition of Afcon on their debut.However, the Belgian could not repeat those heroics in Ivory Coast."Thank you for your service gaffer. Gambia will […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

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