Premier League scrambles to convince stars to get vaccinated


Premier League matches are once again being played in packed stadiums after Britain's successful coronavirus vaccine rollout - but the reluctance of many players to get jabbed is proving a headache for football authorities.
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Mali summons French ambassador over Macron comments

Mali's foreign ministry summoned France's ambassador to Bamako on Tuesday over comments by President Emmanuel Macron that it said were unfriendly and disagreeable.
#mali #bamako #emmanuelmacron

Ethiopian PM nominates incumbent finance minister for new cabinet

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday nominated incumbent Ahmed Shide to return as finance minister in his new cabinet, signalling a determination to stay with a course of reforms that includes privatising creaking state enterprises.
#ethiopia #abiyahmed

Wizkid's Essence Now No. 11 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart

Wizkid's Essence Now No. 11 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. He featured Tems on the original song of his album 'Made in Lagos' and then Justin Bieber on the deluxe version of the album. Justin Bieber's feature catapulted the song to No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
#wizkid #tems #essence #billboard

North Korea Issues A Stark Warning To The UN Security Council

MISSILE LAUNCH: North Korea warns UN to 'think of the consequences' of criticising its missile programme and accuses international body of 'double standards'
#missilelaunch #northkorea

President Buhari Returns To Abuja From Abiy Ahmed's Inauguration

President Buhari in a bilateral meeting with President Salva Kiir of South Sudan, Departs Addis Ababa and arrives Abuja on 5th Oct 2021
#buhari #addisababa #abuja

Macron wants 'calming down' in Algeria relations

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he hoped that relations with Algeria could become pacified after a row over visas and critical comments by Paris towards Algiers.
#france #emmanuelmacron #algiers

'Don't wait for death and surrender,' Mozambique President tells insurgents after key militant killed

Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi urged Islamist militants in its far north to surrender on Monday, saying they had nowhere to run, after allied Rwandan, Mozambican and southern African forces pushed them out of territory they had been occupying.
#mozambique #filipenyusi #southafrica

Nigerian hospital doctors end nine-week-long strike

Resident doctors in Nigerian public hospitals called off a nine-week strike on Monday, saying some of their grievances had been addressed but others including salary arrears remained outstanding.
#nigeria #strike #residentdoctorsinnigeria

Grace Mugabe challenges Zimbabwe court order to exhume husband's body

Grace Mugabe, the widow of Zimbabwe's longtime former ruler Robert Mugabe, has challenged a court order to exhume her husband's remains for reburial at a national shrine, court papers showed Monday.
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