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Luis Enrique steps down as Barcelona coach
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique exploited the post-match euphoria of his side's 6-1 annihilation of Sporting Gijon on Wednesday night to announce that he will quit at the end of the season. Enrique, 46, cited the grind of…
Pogba attacked in restaurant by furious Man Utd fan denied an autograph
The French midfielder was accused of being disrespectful, according the The Sun, which claims he had a plate thrown at himPolice were called to a restaurant in Manchester when angry fans are alleged to have attacked Paul…
Can this radio detect your mood and play songs to match?
Would we get on better with clever machines if they understood what mood we were in? Many roboticists and computer engineers seem to think so, because they're always trying to make their creations more human.Take Solo, the…
Can your voice reveal whether you have an illness?
Our voices are amazing things.We can use them to sing, shout and whisper sweet nothings. We can use them to activate gadgets and prove who we are to banks.And now researchers believe they can also reveal whether we're…
How Employed People Remain Poor Despite Working Full-Time, Saving & Investing
It was back in 2007 when a young man whose career was blossoming got wind of a potentially life-changing business idea – investing in shares. Like most people, he had grown up watching TV and reading newspaper articles about…
EAPCCO, Italian Police force sign partnership agreement
The Eastern Africa Police Chief Cooperation Organisation (EAPCCO) and Carabinieri, the Italian Police Force, yesterday, signed a memorandum of understanding which binds the two parties on various fields of policing.The…
Tanzania: Zanzibar hosts spectacular Sauti za Busara music festival
The island of Zanzibar in Tanzania hosted the 14th edition of the renowned annual Sauti za Busara (Sounds of Wisdom), music festival, bringing together an amazing plethora of talent from across the African continent.This…
Ranieri pays the price as Leicester fairy-tale turns sour
The anguished tone in Kasper Schmeichel's voice told the story of the turmoil gripping Leicester as the Premier League champions slumped into a relegation crisis that triggered Claudio Ranieri's brutal sacking on Thursday. …
Why Barcelona and Messi might be heading for a convenient divorce
There will be a requirement at Barca to rebuild from the academy to the first team and the conditions might not be right for their star to stay.Barcelona might well be a club on the brink of institutional crisis. There are…
16 killed in three days of DR Congo clashes
Sixteen people have been killed in three days of fighting this week that pitted the Democratic Republic of Congo's army against a rebel militia, a military spokesman told this reporter on Thursday. Guillaume Djike, a…
Rio Olympic venues already falling into a state of disrepair
Just six months on from the 2016 Games, a number of Rio’s major Olympic venues have fallen into a state of disrepair. Since the Paralympics closing ceremony, the Maracana Stadium has been looted, the key Games precinct has…
Victims of 2015 crisis ready to collaborate with ICC commission of inquiry
This is included in the correspondence of 17 February sent to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court-ICC by the collective of lawyers defending the families of victims of crimes against humanity and other…
Atletico takes control of Leverkusen
Atletico Madrid scored four away goals to take charge of their Champions League last-16 tie against Bayer Leverkusen.Saul Niguez gave the visitors the lead with a stunning strike, picking the ball up on the right before…
Tanzania’s ultimatum to foreigners
The Tanzanian government Tuesday gave 30-days to foreign employees, employers and employment agents to verify their work and residence documents. The Labour Commissioner said the government had established that some…
Burundi and Rwanda: Tale of two leaders and a continent
Burundi plunged again into violence in 2015 after President Pierre Nkurunziza declared he would seek a third term. This decision was denounced by the opposition as a breach of the country’s constitution, which includes a…
Women make better doctors, according to new research
If male doctors were able to do as well as their female counterparts when treating elderly patients in the hospital, they could save 32,000 lives a year, according to a study of 1.5 million hospital visits. A month after…
Making Renewable Energy More Accessible in Sub-Saharan Africa
In Africa today, more than 500 million people live without electricity. In fact, fewer than one in five Africans was connected to the power grid in 2012, and despite a modest increase from 32 % to 35% between 2010 and 2012,…
Ban On Alcoholic Sachets to Help State Control Rampant Tax Evasion
Production and packaging of alcoholic drinks in plastic sachets, viroba, are reportedly denying the government a whopping 600bn/- in revenues, annually, due to tax evasion.Minister of State in Vice- President’s Office,…
New malaria vaccine effective in clinical trial
Researchers achieve protection of up to 100 percent using fully viable malaria parasites. University of Tübingen researchers in collaboration with the biotech company Sanaria Inc. have demonstrated in a clinical trial that a…
Mamelodi Sundowns beat TP Mazembe to win the African Super Cup
South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns totally dominated TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo to win the African Super Cup at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday but needed a late penalty to take the trophy.…
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