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The organizers of the Ballon d’Or, France Football, have announced that the ceremony will take place on October 17, 2022. It also stated that the lists of candidates for Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas’ successors would be revealed on August 12. The organizers of the Ballon d’Or announced this in a blog …

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned that COVID-19 is not over in spite of reports that cases and deaths have declined significantly. This was stated on Sunday by Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general at the opening of the world health assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. The world health assembly is the …

In Ukraine’s first war crimes trial, a 21-year-old Russian soldier was sentenced to life in prison for shooting a civilian to death. On Monday, the soldier admitted to shooting a 62-year-old civilian during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in court in Kiev. The case was the first to be heard in …

President Joe Biden on Monday accused his counterpart, Russia President Vladimir Putin of trying to destroy Ukraine’s identity. According to Biden, this is as witnessed by Russian bombardments of civilian targets such as schools, hospitals, daycare centres and museums. “I believe what Putin is attempting to do is to eliminate …

Following recent claims of sexual misconduct , the world’s richest man, Elon Musk has become $10 billion poorer in a single day. According to Bloomberg, as Tesla’s stock plunged, its founder and CEO‘s wealth reduced by $10 billion on Friday, May 20. This is coming after a report that SpaceX settled …

President Joe Biden has disclosed that the United States would defend Taiwan militarily if it was attacked. This was made known by Biden at a news conference in Japan. Biden added that China had no right to seize the island by force. Asked by a journalist whether the US would …

French forward Kylian Mbappe has reportedly decided to stay at Paris Saint-Germain despite weeks of speculation linking him to a move to Real Madrid. According to widespread reports on Saturday, Mbappe has made up his mind to remain faithful to PSG and is poised to sign a three-year extension to his contract …

Parents have been warned about a “demonic” webpage which they say is brainwashing children into committing evil acts. A Namibian school gave the warning, through a letter dated 16 May 2022. State-owned Grootfontein Secondary School beckoned on parents to take note of the web pages “Chucky’s Cheese Restaurant” and “FNAF …

The United States of America said it would impose visa restrictions on anyone who promotes violence as Nigeria holds its general election in 2023. America’s Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Mr Michael Gonzales, handed out the warning at an international conference with the theme: “United States Policy and …

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed Turkey’s opposition to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, shooting down a proposal by the Nordic countries to send delegations to Ankara to address the matter. “We will not say ‘yes’ to those [countries] who apply sanctions to Turkey to join security organisation NATO,” …