Nuclear disarmament talks between Russia and the United States set to take place this week have been postponed, according to Moscow’s foreign ministry and the US Embassy. Officials from the two countries were due to meet in the Egyptian capital of Cairo from November 29 to December 6 to discuss resuming inspections under the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty, which had been suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The previously scheduled session of the Bilateral
The lead up to Ghana’s budget presentation was filled with political drama and outsized investor expectations. On Thursday, the 24th of November, the much-anticipated event finally came off, in the shadow of a World Cup fixture between Ghana and Portugal. The budget, as finally presented, has many twists and turns but on the essentials, it is a bit of a Frankenstein mash-up. On the one hand, it contains the clearest yet admission by the government that the fiscal situation is dire, in ways that
Cameroon coach Rigobert Song says goalkeeper Andre Onana asked not to play their second group match at the World Cup amid reports of a falling out between the pair in Qatar. Inter Milan keeper Onana started for the Indomitable Lions in their Group G opener against Switzerland, a 1-0 defeat, but he was replaced by Devis Epassy for Monday’s 3-3 draw against Serbia. He was not listed among the substitutes. There were reports the 26-year-old had been sanctioned for disciplinary reasons, but
Cameroon kept their hopes of reaching the World Cup last 16 alive as they battled back from two goals down to draw a six-goal thriller with Serbia in Group G. In arguably the tournament’s most entertaining game so far, Serbia started brightly and Mitrovic twice went close to giving his side the lead. He hit the post before flashing a shot wide after the ball fell kindly to him in the box as Serbia made all the early running. However Cameroon took the lead against the run of play when Nicolas
Casemiro scored a stunning winner as five-time champions Brazil edged past Switzerland to reach the World Cup knockout stage. An otherwise drab encounter was brought to life seven minutes from time as Manchester United midfielder Casemiro fired a first time effort into the far corner, leaving goalkeeper Yann Sommer standing. Brazil backed up their opening victory over Serbia to top the group with maximum points and will guarantee top spot with a point against Cameroon in their final game. Tite’s
Ghana’s players arrived in style for their crucial World Cup clash with South Korea by stepping off the team bus singing and playing drums. Following their opening defeat to Portugal, the Black Stars were hoping to play the right note against their Asian opponents at the Education City Stadium. And they were seen coming into the arena by playing drums and singing proudly as they represented Ghana on the world’s biggest football stage. Drums are an important part of the vibrant musical
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