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Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface is on the brink of completing a loan move to AC Milan that could end Rasmus Hojlund’s chances of joining the Serie A giants.Milan had been keen to sign Hojlund on loan from Manchester United.However, the Denmark forward, 22, has stalled on a deal because the structure being negotiated did not include an obligation to buy.Milan have now moved for Boniface with a similar deal, but it is only set to contain an option to turn the move for the Nigerian into a permanent transfer next summer.Napoli are also on the hunt for a number…

Police investigating the death of French streamer Raphaël Graven say they have interviewed a number of people who were present when he died and seized equipment and videos.Raphaël Graven, also known as Jeanpormanove, was known for videos on the platform Kick in which he endured apparent violence and humiliation.He was found dead at a residence in a village north of the southern French city of Nice on Monday.On Tuesday, French government minister Clara Chappaz described Mr Graven’s death as an “absolute horror”, adding he had been “humiliated” for months.She confirmed a judicial investigation was under way.Damien Martinelli, the local prosecutor,…

Intense heat has contributed to record-breaking summer temperatures around the globe in recent years. Here’s the latest forecast, and where it’s expected to be warmer than usual: See temperatures as… f°c° High-temperature forecast for Wednesday Where the forecast temperatures for Wednesday were unusually hot Degrees above or below average for Aug. 20 Sources: University of Maine Climate Change Institute and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction Global Forecast System Note: Averages based on data from 1979 to 2000. While tying a single heat wave to climate change requires extensive analysis, scientists…

Hold on to your marmalade — the principal cast of the West End’s “Paddington the Musical” has been revealed. As rehearsals begin, the show’s producers have also shared first-look photos, though a very key character is absent. “Someone rather important is missing from this announcement,” a press release reads. “Dramatic paws… We can’t wait for you to meet Paddington, but please bear with us a little longer.” Though the appearance and casting of the titular bear remains unknown, “Paddington the Musical” will star Timi Akinyosade as Tony, Amy Booth-Steel as Lady Sloane, Tarrin Callender as Grant, Delilah Bennett-Cardy as Judy…

Uganda said it has not reached any agreement with the US to take in undocumented immigrants, contradicting reports that the east African country had struck a deal with the Trump administration to do so.Henry Oryem Okello, Uganda’s state minister for foreign affairs, told Reuters the country does not have the capability to take in immigrants. It comes as the US has deported migrants convicted of crimes in the US to non-native countries including South Sudan and Eswatini.“To the best of my knowledge we have not reached such an agreement. We do not have the facilities and infrastructure to accommodate such…

58 The Tripoli-based Libyan government has confirmed the reopening of the Syrian Embassy in Tripoli after more than 13 years of closure, marking a fresh step in restoring diplomatic ties between the two nations. The reopening took place today during the visit of a Syrian Foreign Ministry delegation led by Mohammad Jaffal, Deputy Director of the Arab Affairs Department at the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. Jaffal and his team attended the event, underscoring the significance of Syria’s renewed presence in Libya. This development follows another symbolic milestone earlier in the week. On Monday, 18 August, Libya’s Ministry…

Appeals court pauses an order that had protected status for Nepalese, Hondurans and Nicaraguans.A United States appeals court has sided with the Trump administration and halted, for now, a lower court’s order that had kept in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal.In a decision issued on Wednesday, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco granted an emergency stay pending an appeal. Immigrant rights advocates allege that the administration acted unlawfully in ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for people from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal.This decision means that the Republican administration can move…

If you are in Cologne this week, you will find the place overtaken by cheerful nerds, as Gamescom, the world’s biggest gaming event, descends upon the city once again. (I first went in 2009 – before that it used to be held in Leipzig, a city home to a famous absinthe bar; perhaps this is why my memories of it are somewhat hazy.) Over 300,000 people are expected to visit the Koelnmesse to play upcoming games and enjoy each other’s company, to the extent that it’s possible to enjoy anyone’s company in a giant crowded convention hall with woefully insufficient…

On Wednesday, August 27, President Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and former President Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will lock horns in a live televised debate at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe. The debate, organized by Democracy Milestone (DI)–a continental consortium of media, civil society and human rights advocates–will not just be a test of ideas. It will be a grueling 90-minute standing duel behind lecterns, complete with two short breaks. And therein lies the twist: for the first time in Malawi’s political history, the format makes standing the entirety of the…

The Ghana Developing Communities Association(GDCA), a non – governmental organisation based in Tamale, has called on the Ministry of Finance and all relevant agencies to publish a timetable indicating when the District Assemblies Common Fund(DACF) will be released in each quarter to the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies(MMDAs ) According to them, these was to ensure prompt and predictable disbursement of the DACF to the MMDAs to allow for proper planning, continuity of projects and improved accountability This was contained in a statement issued by the Executive Director of the Ghana Developing Communities Association (GDCA), Alhaji Osman Abdel-Rahman and copied…