Women’s Football in Africa, the first in-depth book on the subject, traces the history of women’s soccer from initially being banned through to today’s growing numbers of fans and broadcasting potential. It’s a story of triumph despite enormous barriers – among them sexism, abuse, homophobia and religion. We asked its author, sports communication professor Chuka Onwumechili, just three questions. Can you give us a very brief history of the African women’s game? The first official game of men’s football that resembles today’s rules was played in the 1860s in the UK. Men played football in Nigeria as early as 1904.…
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In May 2024, the consumer price of cocoa and powdered chocolate in the EU was 6.3% higher than in May 2023. The consumer price of cocoa and powdered chocolate, already on the rise since early 2022, saw a significant acceleration in the last quarter of 2022, with annual inflation rates exceeding 10%. The increase peaked in May 2023, with an inflation rate of 18.5% relative to May 2022. While prices have been rising more slowly since then, the inflation rate did not fall below 10% until February 2024. Source dataset: prc_hicp_manr In May 2024, most EU countries reported an increase…
Tim’s Tavern, owner allegedly fired employee who warned violations would be reportedLITTLE ROCK, AR – The owner of a Benton tavern and restaurant has agreed to comply with a preliminary injunction obtained by the U.S. Department of Labor to stop the employer from violating federal regulations.The action comes amid allegations that Tim’s Tavern and owner Tim Steppach failed to pay minimum and overtime wages as required, kept workers’ tips, employed children illegally and fired a worker who warned that the department would be notified.Specifically, a February 2024 investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division determined the employer allowed several…
“We’ve been trying for two years, and with particular intensity after interviewing Putin in February,” Carlson said. “The point is to bring Americans much-needed information about the conflict that’s completely reshaping their country’s position in the world. Coming soon we hope.” In February, Carlson — a former Fox News host who left the network amid swirling controversy in 2023 — published a two-hour long interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which Putin delivered a lengthy monologue about Russian history and mocked Carlson over his failed attempt to join CIA. One week later, Putin revealed on Russian state TV that…
Increasingly low-cost environmental sensors coupled with AI-powered analytical tools dangle the promise of faster and more insightful environmental planning. The need for better decision making about the way we use ecosystems and natural resources is even more urgent now because consenting changes proposed under the Fast-track Approvals Bill require faster assessments. As part of our research at Kuaha Matahiko, an open-access and collaborative project to compile data about land and water, we found a real thirst to engage with AI among iwi and hapū (tribal) groups. Overstretched environmental kaitiaki (guardian) organisations saw the possibility of AI helping to integrate fragmented…
Thank you, Ms Vice-President. We are less than a month before elections in Venezuela, and we are really worried by what we are seeing in terms of political repression, arbitrary detentions and enforced disappearances. We condemn the ongoing harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders, journalists, and the political opposition. And we are concerned at the threat to remaining civic space through the proposed NGO law. As Venezuela approaches these elections, we think it is really imperative to ensure that all candidates, the political opposition, and civil society can all operate without fear of reprisal. High Commissioner, We continue to call…
On behalf of the United States of America, I send my heartfelt wishes to the people of Belarus on their official Independence Day. Those living in Belarus and those forced to leave their lives and loved ones behind in exile all deserve the opportunity to choose their own future. To those striving to help your communities achieve a society free of violence and repression, your dedication to providing a better life for your people is an inspiration to the world. We honor the courage of the 1,500 Belarusian political prisoners held captive simply for trying to exercise the freedoms independence…
From government documents to news reports, commerce, music and social interactions, much of the world’s information is now online. And Google, founded in 1998 with the mission “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful,” is the way we access this torrent of knowledge and culture. In April 2024, Google’s search engine accounted for 90 per cent of the Canadian search market. For academics, its specialized Google Scholar and Google Books are mainstays of our research lives. However, while Google Search is essential infrastructure, Google itself is recklessly sabotaging it in socially damaging ways that demand…
Circular holes form light wells, courtyards and spaces for existing trees at this lakeside house in Mexico’s Nayarit state, designed by Mexican studio MCxA Group. Casa Santa Maria del Oro is nestled into a steep slope that falls away to the water, partially embedded within the earth and covered by a green roof. The house is embedded into a slope and disguised by a green roof”The volume of the house is completely hidden, lost in the slope of the land and leaving only the terraces visible, which coexist with native trees and open to the lake,” said architects MCxA. The…
A new chapter has been written regarding how protest encampments come to an end. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted an injunction to the University of Toronto on July 2, which provides a justification for police action. University officials gave protesters until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3 to leave the site, and the encampment was dismantled before the deadline without any violence. Protesters have been demanding that the university act in a way that supports a pro-Palestinian agenda with respect to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The demands include disclosing all investments, cutting ties with Israeli institutions and divesting…