The number of people who died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea nearly doubled in the first half of 2021, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday. At least 1,146 people died attempting to reach Europe by sea in the first six months of 2021, the IOM said in a statement. It said…
One of Hong Kong’s most prominent civil society groups is letting all its staff go and halving the size of its organising committee in response to what it calls a “dire political environment” in the territory, a year since the imposition of the National Security Law (NSL). The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic…
French giants Lyon are said to be leading the race to sign KRC Genk of Belgium forward Paul Onuachu.Reports from French tabloids stated that Lyon has contacted Genk and have already open talks to sign the Nigerian International.Onuachu is valued at €35m by Genk, and but Lyon remains confident a deal can reach for a…
Super Eagles stars Leon Balogun and Joe Aribo featured for Scottish Champions, Glasgow Rangers in their pre season match against Partick Thistle at Firhill.The duo were introduced to the match in the second half and they helped the Gers to 1-0 win against their opponents.Romanian midfielder Ianis Hagi set up Cedric Itten, for the winning…
Our Reporter President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has received the highest civilian honour in Cameroon – the Commander of the National Order of Valour – from the President of the Republic, Paul Biya. According to President Biya, the landmark honour was conferred on the business mogul in recognition of his efforts in…
By Becky Grey The world number 115, playing in the event for only the second time, sits on five under alongside Russell Henley.Late starter Henley led until a bogey on 18 at Torrey Pines saw him card a 70 to finish level with 48-year-old Bland.Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau is level par after a 68, alongside…
People in Hong Kong have queued up to buy copies of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, a day after its newsroom was raided by police. Its front page carried a message of defiance, reading: “We must press on.” The paper typically prints about 80,000 copies, but had upped that to 500,000. Some news stands sold…
Manchester United have had an opening bid of £67 million ($95m) rejected for Jadon Sancho. The England international is one of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s top targets this summer after a deal failed to materialise for the 21-year-old last year due to a gap between the two sides over valuation. Solskjaer is still keen to strengthen…
