Tag: Nigeria
Johanna Fränden hosts Cristopher Garplind and Hanna Hellquist
Afternoon in P3 with sports journalist Johanna Fränden. Why does football mean so much more than sport to Ivory Coast? On Sunday, the African Men's Football Championship was decided when host nation Ivory Coast defeated Nigeria 2-1. The country's path to the gold has been filled with trials. With us to tell you about Ivory…
The Ebola virus
When the Ebola hemorrhagic fever breaks out in Liberia's capital, Monrovia, a disaster looms. The mortality rate is so high that the majority of those infected do not survive. Healthcare does not have the time or capacity to take care of everyone who gets sick. The fear that the disease will spread outside the affected…
The historic tax agreement is moving forward at the UN: Finland on the controversial side
The nations of the world were divided into groups during the voting. The countries voted on the African states’ proposal to bring international tax negotiations under the umbrella of the UN. After weeks of intense negotiations, the proposal to promote a new tax treaty won a decisive vote of 125-48. The vote not only tested…
China reveals significant steps to strengthen Belt and Road cooperation
Multidimensional Connectivity: The New Silk Road At the heart of this vision is a complex network of connections. The Xi administration’s goal is to develop a multidimensional Belt and Road connectivity network that reimagines the legendary Silk Road for the 21st century. This includes faster development of the China-Europe Railway Express and participation in the…
Governments should increase spending on public health care
On Thursday, a high level meeting government officials will take place during the 78th session of the UN General Assembly to discuss global progress towards achieving Universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030. Governments are serious about meeting this goal, one of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goalsshould start by putting their money where their mouth…
England Beats Australia, to Play Spain in Women’s World Cup Final
SYDNEY – England will play Spain in the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Sydney on Sunday. Spain beat Sweden 2-1 in its semifinal while England defeated co-hosts Australia 3-1 to reach the final. Thirty-two teams started the 2023 Women’s soccer World Cup co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. Two remain. On Tuesday,…
Just nu: Nigeria tar sig an favoriten England
Kl. 09.28–11.30 på Radiosportens sajt och i appen SR Play 09.30 Fotboll, åttondelsfinal VM damer England–Nigeria (Sigge Sanner)
Just nu: Värdnationen möter Nigeria
Kl. 12.00–14.00 ca i P4 12.00 Fotboll, VM gruppspel damerAustralien–Nigeria (Emanuel Nashed och Emilia Brodin) 13.00 Simning VM, FukuokaFinalpass (Magnus Wahlman och Anna-Karin Kammerling) Programledare: William Waldetoft
Why does Sweden allow Koran burning It has no blasphemy laws
STOCKHOLM – A recent string of public desecrations of the Koran by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Sweden has sparked an angry reaction in Muslim countries and raised questions – including in Sweden – about why such acts are allowed. In the latest such incident, an Iraqi living in Sweden on Thursday trampled and…
Women’s World Cup guide: How to watch, schedule and bet favourites
The US will be playing for an unprecedented three-peat at this year’s Women’s World Cup. It won’t be easy for the number 1 team in the world. The quadrennial tournament, hosted by Australia and New Zealand, starts on July 20 and features an expanded field of 32 teams, up from 24. There are 64 matches…
100 million women a year will need to use mobile internet to close gender gap by 2030, GSMA report reveals
PRNewswireLondon [UK], May 31: Over 800 million women will need to adopt mobile internet to close the digital gender gap by 2030 in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to the latest The latest figures indicate that the gap between the number of men and women using mobile the internet will not shut down without…
US laws to promote homegrown industries will hurt African economies
The Biden administration has stepped up protectionism and industrial policy amid sharp increases financial tensions with China. Legislation passed in 2022 unlocked hundreds of billions of dollars in stimulus subsidies domestic production of renewable energy and electric vehicles, and to support other emissions targets. The legislation is also designed to support homegrown strategic industries such…
China’s acquisition of foreign technology companies aimed at military modernization: Report
Peking [China]April 16 (ANI): China is using imports, foreign investment, commercial joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and industrial and technological espionage to help achieve its military modernization goals, Geopolitica.info reported. The US Department of Defense (DoD) had underlined in its 2021 report that the Chinese strategy includes multiple methods of acquiring foreign technology, especially those…
Pirates leave the Danish ship and take crew members with them
Creepy gorge The waters off the Gulf of Guinea have replaced Africa’s east coast as the world’s most dangerous pirate hotspot. Although there has been a sharp decrease in the number of attacks in recent years, ships are still at risk. Poverty in nearby countries such as Nigeria and Cameroon has led many to the…
Huge ecological footprint places Denmark among the world’s worst over-consumers of resources
The inconvenience knows Earth Overshoot Day will not disappear, despite Denmark’s emergence in recent years as a green superpower. If Denmark were the entire planet, it would use an entire year’s worth of resources in just under three months, meaning it would need the equivalent of four Planet Earths to support its needs, according to…
The anniversary of the invasion, Swedish orders are reintroduced and meeting with the director Hagai Levi…
Hour 1: Conversation with Stig Fredriksson, Katarina Engberg and Lubna El Shanti one year after the invasion of Ukraine. They live with the memory of the events in Butja – reportage from Ukraine Large quantities of weapons in circulation during and after war Chronicle of Liza Alexandrova Zorina The panel Hour 2: Swedish orders are…
HS: Finnish police arrested Biafran separatist leader Simon Ekpa
Ekpa, a local NCP councilor in the city of Lahti, has supported and financed an armed rebellion in his home country of Nigeria.
Nigeria demands that Finland end the Lahti-authorized armed rebellion in southeastern Nigeria
Ekpa’s exact role in the separatist group was unclear, but over the past 18 months he has called on millions of people in southeastern Nigeria to join anti-government protests. Ekpa is a feared figure in Nigeria, and the forces he leads have allegedly threatened people who disobey the Monday curfew imposed by the separatists. According…
Häme NCP weighs separatist leader Simon Ekpa’s activities in Nigeria
Local leaders of the National Coalition Party said they were surprised to learn that a local NCP councilor is advocating armed insurgency in his native Nigeria.
Nigeria demands Finland to prevent a local NCP politician from disrupting the elections
The local Lahti city councilor is the main figure in the separatist group demanding the secession of Biafra.
Pele’s Obituary: From Humble Origins to Immortality
by Michael Place RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) — Pele was three months shy of his 10th birthday when he made a promise to his father Dondinho. The pair had just listened to a radio broadcast of Uruguay’s 2-1 victory over Brazil in the deciding match of the 1950 World Cup at Rio de…
A look at massive performances by ‘Black Pearl’ Pele
New Delhi [India], Dec 30(ANI): When you talk about the beautiful game of football, the first name that comes to your mind is the legend Pele. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pele, was born on October 23, 1940 in Tres Coracoes, Brazil. Son of Fluminense footballer Dondinho and Celeste Arantes. He was the…
Yearender: Top 10 World Sports News Events 2022
BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) — Here is Xinhua News Agency’s selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2022, in chronological order: – Beijing successfully hosted the Olympic Winter Games from 4 to 20 February and the Paralympic Winter Games from 4 to 13 March. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the…
International Round-Up: Greenland permanently moves its clocks forward in 2023
Greenland will move closer to Europe next year. No, this is not a question of plate tectonics, but time zones! Its national parliament has decided that 2023 will be the year it moves its clocks one hour closer to the motherland. Or rather, it does not return them. As usual, it switches to summer time…
Today, the world’s population reaches 8 billion people
The annual World Population Prospects report, released on Monday to coincide with World Population Day, also says the world’s population will grow at its slowest rate since 1950, falling to less than 1 percent in 2020. While it took 12 years for the world’s population to grow from 7 billion to 8 billion, it will…
Veterans return to Australia camp for women’s soccer friendlies
CANBERRA, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) — Australia women’s national football coach Tony Gustavsson on Monday announced a 24-player squad for friendlies against Sweden and Thailand ahead of the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. It features the return of several star players from injury, including first-choice goalkeeper Lydia Williams, defender Alanna Kennedy and…
World Cup stars of the future? Eleven to watch in 2026
A decent track recordNevertheless, CPH POST once in a while gives its best offer in relation to the stars of the future on Denmark’s national team. We did it ten years ago in 2012, listing six players aged 15-18 to look out for going forward. Not to toot our own horn, but four out of…