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Tanzanian Premier League champions Young Africans (Yanga) and their Libyan counterparts Al Ahli Tripoli produced the biggest win margins as the first preliminary round of the 2022-23 TotalEnergeis CAF Champions League wrapped this weekend. In Dar es Salaam, Yanga produced a five-star performance, thrashing South Sudan’s debutants Zalan Rumbek 5-0. Congolese import Fiston Kalala Mayele was on form once again, hitting his second consecutive hattrick as Timu ya Mwananchi produced a sterling result. The other two goals were scored by Farid Musa and new signing Stephen Aziz Ki. The result saw Yanga progress to the second preliminary round with a 9-0 aggregate…

Following a committee report accentuating the shoddy workmanship in the construction of the newly commissioned Katuna Border Post, Parliament has instructed the Inspectorate of Government to carry out an investigation into the matter. Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs conducted an oversight visit to the Katuna Border Post, between Uganda with Rwanda, to assess the economic and commercial diplomacy status. Hon. Boaz Ninsiima, the committee chairperson, said they intended to assess the level of promotion of economic and commercial diplomacy at the border and facilitation of movement between the borders. The committee observed that the construction of the one-stop border post…

By VOA President Joe Biden again is warning Russian President Vladimir Putin against using weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in Ukraine. “Don’t. Don’t. Don’t. You will change the face of war unlike anything since World War II,” he said in an interview with CBS News scheduled to air Sunday night. Biden would not comment specifically on a U.S. response if Russia were to use chemical or nuclear weapons in Ukraine. “They’ll become more of a pariah in the world than they ever have been,” he added. “And depending on the extent of what they do will determine what response would…

By Nela Canovic But, now there’s scientific evidence that reading fiction has a particularly positive effect on our brain function. Neuroscientists from Emory University published a study in the Brain Connectivity Journal to back up their claims, and it is called Short and Long Term Effects of a Novel on Connectivity in the Brain. What is the biggest takeaway from the study? Reading fiction books improves all connectivity in the brain. The novel that was given to students who participated in the study is Pompeii by Robert Harris, and it’s based on the real-life eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Here’s how the study unfolded. Students…

Liz Truss had only been prime minister of the United Kingdom for two days when she learned that Queen Elizabeth, the monarch who’d earlier that week asked her to form a government, was dead. After a long summer of campaigning to take over from Boris Johnson, who’d resigned in disgrace and left behind a bitterly divided and toxic political landscape, Truss was ready to hit the ground running and move on from her predecessor’s era. During her leadership campaign, Truss presented herself as the embodiment of the Conservative right. She was a reformed Euroskeptic street fighter who would continue Johnson’s aggressive style when dealing with her opponents – both in her…

Simon* was a 40-year-old man. He was referred to our service** to be assessed for stalking related risk. He had been stalking a prominent doctor in his local community, for over 15 years. He first started seeing this doctor at a time when an intimate relationship was deteriorating and he was under significant stress. He was very isolated and had few supports to lean on. When the doctor was kind to him, he started to wonder if she was in love with him. Over time, he developed a fixation on this belief that she was in love with him and started becoming more…

The European Union’s executive outlined plans on Wednesday for raising more than 140 billion euros ($140 billion) to cope with an energy crisis that has increased the prospect of winter fuel rationing, corporate insolvencies and economic recession. European gas prices have rocketed this year as Russia has reduced fuel exports to retaliate for Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine, leaving households struggling to pay energy bills and utilities grappling with a liquidity crunch. European governments have responded with measures ranging from capping prices on consumer electricity and gas bills to offering credit and guarantees to prevent power providers from…

Ukraine’s top military commander claimed that more than 3,000 square kilometers of territory has been retaken by the country’s military since the beginning of the month. “Since the beginning of September, more than 3,000 square kilometers have been returned to the control of Ukraine,” Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said on Sunday. Ukrainian forces have begun to advance not only to the south and east in the Kharkiv region but also to the north, Zaluzhnyi said, adding “there are 50 kilometers to go to the state border.” CNN cannot independently verify Zaluzhnyi’s claim. Some background: After months of…

Stability, especially financial stability is something everyone aspires for before one thinks of creating substantial wealth. So, we look for ways to earn or generate income that lets us maintain a comfortable lifestyle without having to worry about the next paycheck. Financial steadiness is having enough money to be self-sufficient and debt-free with an established plan to accomplish ones financial goals like owning a house, or car, traveling globally, saving to send the children abroad, wedding expenses, and retirement. Unfortunately, people struggle to achieve financial stability despite not facing many financial emergencies. Overspending and increasing debt often keep people from succeeding. It…

King Charles pledged on Saturday to follow the example of his late mother as he was officially proclaimed Britain’s new monarch in a historic ceremony featuring pageantry, centuries-old tradition,and cries of “God Save the King”. The death of 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth on Thursday after 70 years on the throne set in train long-established and highly choreographed plans for days of national mourning and a state funeral that will be held in just over a week. Charles, 73, immediately succeeded his mother but an Accession Council met at St James’s – the most senior royal palace in the United Kingdom which was built by order…