Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people on Wednesday, injuring more than 800, while 50 went missing en route to a national park, authorities said, as rescuers used ladders to bring others to safety. Television broadcast images of buildings tilted at precarious angles in the mountainous, …
Read More »Putin Wins Russia Election In Landslide With No Serious Competition
President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power in a victory he said showed Moscow had been right to stand up to the West and send its troops into Ukraine. Putin, a former KGB lieutenant colonel who first …
Read More »ZIFA Appoints Norman Mapeza As Interim Coach For Zimbabwe’s Warriors
by Judith Matanire Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has announced the appointment of Norman Mapeza as the interim coach for the national football team, the Warriors. The decision comes in the wake of the recent departure of the former head coach, who resigned citing personal reasons. ZIFA officials expressed confidence in …
Read More »Victorious Boxing Champ Manyuchi, Team Mates Leave Zambians Speechless
By Gilbert Munetsi recently in Lusaka, Zambia A four-member Zimbabwean boxing contingent that traveled to Zambia last weekend for champion boxer Charles Manyuchi’s Lusaka edition of the Grand Finale achieved a 100 percent record as they managed to beat their opponents in all contests participated in. Manyuchi (34) who has …
Read More »Saudi Arabia To Host 2034 FIFA World Cup After Australia Drops Out
Saudi Arabia was left as a shoo-in to host the 2034 World Cup after Australia confirmed it would not make a bid for soccer’s global showpiece on Tuesday’s deadline day. World soccer’s governing body FIFA had invited bids from Asia and Oceania for the tournament by October 31. Football Australia …
Read More »Voices Rise Against Israeli War In Gaza
More leaders are joining the chorus to call on Israel to halt its war on Hamas in Gaza, cautioning the violence could worsen the humanitarian crisis for both sides. The African Union joined the Arab League on Wednesday to restate the “unwavering support” for the Palestinian cause, including a longterm …
Read More »Russia, China Veto US Push For UN To Act On Israel-Hamas Ceasefire
Russia and China on Wednesday vetoed a U.S. push for the United Nations Security Council to act on the Israel-Hamas conflict by calling for pauses in fighting to allow humanitarian aid access, the protection of civilians and a stop to arming Hamas and other militants in the Gaza Strip. The …
Read More »Israeli Strike On Gaza Kills Family Of Al Jazeera Arabic Bureau Chief
The family of an Al Jazeera news reporter has been killed in an Israeli air strike on Gaza, the network has confirmed. Wael Al-Dahdouh’s wife, teenage son and young daughter were all killed at a refugee camp in central Gaza on Wednesday, Al Jazeera said in a statement. It later …
Read More »Mapika-Manwa Appointed New ZIFA CEO
The Zimbabwe Football Association has appointed Yvonne Mapika-Manwa as its new CEO. Manwa signed a short contract from November 1, 2023, until June 30, 2024, when the mandate of a FIFA-appointed ZIFA normalisation committee will also end. Lincoln Mutasa, the chairman of the ZIFA normalisation committee said in a statement …
Read More »Dynamos, Ngezi Platinum As Highlanders, Caps United Draw
Dynamos surged to second spot on the premiership standings Sunday with a 1-0 beating of hosts ZPC Kariba to give impetus to their late charge for the 2023 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title. A Shadreck Nyahwa tap-in off a 61-minute corner kick was all that was needed for the …
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