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Soccer-Giroud omitted from France Nations League squad
(Reuters) - Olivier Giroud was omitted on Thursday from France coach Didier Deschamps's squad for their upcoming Nations League matches as Karim Benzema returned after missing the previous games through injury.
The dangers of being too reliant on monoculture and genetically modified food
The global population has become increasingly reliant on monocultures and genetically modified food.
Soccer-'Get used to it' - women's football is the future, says Barca's Oshoala
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Female football is the future, Barcelona's four times African footballer of the year Asisat Oshoala told Reuters as her side look to cap a dream year by beating Lyon in the women’s Champions League final in Turin on Saturday.
South Africa's first Black hot air balloon pilot shakes up once-exclusive sport
HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa (Reuters) - Semakaleng Mathebula fires up the burner, aims a giant blue-orange flame toward a multicoloured balloon and watches as it fills with hot air and begins to lift off the ground.
Soccer-Gabon's Aubameyang quits international football
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Gabon captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has announced his retirement from international football, just weeks before qualifying starts for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals.
Pollution caused one in six deaths globally, over 9 million in total, study says
Pollution caused some 9 million people to die prematurely in 2019, according to a new global report published recently.
S.African central bank eyes digital rand to cut cross-border payment costs
LONDON/JOHANNESBURG: A digital rand in South Africa could cut the high cost of cross-border payments for banks but its introduction is still a few years away, a senior central bank official said.
Cricket-De Kock, Rahul smash record opening IPL partnership
(Reuters) - South African Quinton de Kock and India's KL Rahul recorded the highest opening partnership in Indian Premier League history on Wednesday as their stand of 210 fired the Lucknow Super Giants to the playoffs with a two-run win over the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Africa's COVID-19 cases pass 11.57 mln: Africa CDC
ADDIS ABABA, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,570,885 as of Wednesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
East African real estate executives hopeful of recovery amid COVID-19 shocks
NAIROBI, May 18 (Xinhua) -- East African real estate executives on Wednesday said that they remain hopeful that the sector will recover from the COVID-19 shocks.
