Posts By AFP
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420Premier LeagueDe Bruyne inspires Man City comeback to stun Newcastle
Kevin De Bruyne inspired a Manchester City fightback on his first taste of Premier League action for five months to beat Newcastle...
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450FootballAFCON 2023: Fofana inspires hosts Ivory Coast to comfortable win in Nations Cup opener
Abidjan, (CIV): Seko Fofana’s stunning early goal set hosts Ivory Coast on the way to a 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau before a...
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554AfricaDR Congo constitutional court confirms Tshisekedi poll victory
DR Congo’s Constitutional Court Tuesday confirmed President Felix Tshisekedi’s landslide victory in a December election for a second term in the poor...
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575World News2023 hottest recorded year as Earth nears key limit
The year 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth’s surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5...
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418SportsSlain Ugandan athlete Kiplagat to be buried in Kenya Thursday
Nairobi, (KE): Slain Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat will be laid to rest in his ancestral home in Kenya on Thursday, his family...
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608NewsParliament passes bill banning dog meat trade
Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill banning breeding, slaughtering and selling dogs for their meat, a traditional practice that activists have called...
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418SportsFA CUP Draw: Man City get Tottenham, Chelsea host Aston Villa in fourth round
Holders Manchester City will have to end their hoodoo at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to progress in the FA Cup fourth round...
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796SportsFranz Beckenbauer, the stylish Kaiser who ruled German football dead at 78
Berlin, (Germany (AFP): Franz Beckenbauer, an iconic German player and later coach with a knack for leading his teams to greatness, has...
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715AfricaNigerian president suspends poverty minister in corruption scandal
Lagos, (NG): Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Monday suspended his poverty minister Betta Edu following allegations that she diverted public funds into...
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462KenyaSuspects in murder of Ugandan athlete Kiplagat appear in Kenya court
Nairobi, (KE): Two suspects appeared in a Kenyan court on Tuesday over the murder of Ugandan Olympic athlete Benjamin Kiplagat who was...
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686World NewsHow South Korean opposition leader was stabbed in neck
South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck with a knife on Tuesday by a man who pushed...
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412Premier LeagueSalah swaps out unlucky boots to send Liverpool clear
Liverpool, (AFP):- Mohamed Salah credited a half-time change of boots after scoring twice to send Liverpool three points clear at the top...
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529AfricaDR Congo’s Tshisekedi wins second term in landslide election victory
KINSHASA, DR CONGO– DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has won a second term in office with a landslide victory, according to provisional...
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390Premier LeagueArsenal falter once more at Fulham, Spurs close on top four
London (AFP) – Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge suffered another blow in a 2-1 defeat at Fulham on Sunday, as Tottenham beat...
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409Premier LeagueTen Hag slams Man Utd after ‘unnecessary’ Forest loss
Nottingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Erik ten Hag slammed his Manchester United flops after Saturday’s dismal 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest condemned...
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364Premier LeagueArsenal fail in Premier League summit bid as Spurs lose thriller
Arsenal missed out on the chance to return to the Premier League summit on Thursday, losing 2-0 to West Ham as Tottenham...
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506AfricaDR Congo bans protests against election ‘irregularities’
Kinshasha, (DRC): The DR Congo government said Tuesday that it will outlaw an opposition-led demonstration planned for Wednesday to protest alleged “irregularities”...
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321Premier LeagueNunez, Jota strike to send Liverpool top, Wood punishes Newcastle in Forest win
Liverpool climbed to the top of the Premier League as Darwin Nunez ended his goal drought to inspire a 2-0 win against...
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349Premier LeagueWolves inflict Christmas misery on Chelsea
Wolves inflicted a fourth defeat in six matches on Chelsea on Sunday, beating the London side 2-1 in the first Christmas Eve...
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628World NewsSombre Christmas Eve in Bethlehem as Gaza war rages
A pall of gloom descended over Bethlehem on Christmas Eve as the Gaza war weighed heavily on the biblical city in the...
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498AfricaRebel attack kills 20 in Burundi
Bujumbura, (AFP): An attack by rebels in western Burundi has killed 20 people, all but one of them civilians, the government said...
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434Premier LeagueArsenal hold Liverpool to seal top spot at Christmas, Man Utd misery mounts
Arsenal will spend Christmas Day on top of the Premier League after they held title rivals Liverpool to a pulsating 1-1 draw...
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615World News116 dead in northwest China earthquake
At least 116 people were killed when an earthquake collapsed buildings in northwest China, state media reported Tuesday, as rescue workers raced...
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509SportsKenya to co-host 2024 CHAN with Tanzania and Uganda
Kenya will co-host the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) with Tanzania and Uganda, the Council of East and Central African Football Associations...
