Section: Africa&ME
Julen Lopetegui: Porto sack coach after first league defeat
Lopetegui, who joined Porto in 2014, also failed to steer the Portuguese side into the last 16 of this season's Champions League after they finished third in their group behind Chelsea and Dynamo Kiev. Porto sacked coach Julen Lopetegui on Friday despite the team losing just one league game this season and sitting four points off the top of...
Hungary PM vows block EU sanctions on Poland
‘I call for more respect for the Poles because this is what they deserve,’ PM Orban says …read more Source: World...
Hungary PM flags veto of any EU sanctions against Poland
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban Friday flagged a veto on any possible European Union sanctions against Poland, a strong regional ally, following a recent meeting with the head of Poland’s ruling party …read more Source: The Daily...
Wiesenthal Center calls on French mayor to prevent ‘neo-Nazi’ gathering
Canada and the United States have blocked any training for the Ukrainian Azov recruits, which they apparently thereby designate as “neo-Nazi.” …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Nadal reaches semis in Doha
DOHA — A pumped-up Rafael Nadal qualified for the semifinals of the Qatar Open Thursday, battling to a three-set victory over Andrey Kuznetsov in the match of the tournament so far. Nadal won 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in just over two hours and was made to work for his victory by the Russian, ranked No. 79 in the world, in a contest which delighted the...
Federer makes solid start
BRISBANE — Roger Federer recalled the celebrations and the festive atmosphere of his 1,000th match victory on tour as soon as he returned to the Brisbane International to fine-tune his preparations for the Australian Open. He achieved the milestone in the final here last year, when he beat Milos Raonic and shared the podium with some of the...
The 3 countries (and 1 disputed territory) that don’t have Netflix
On Wednesday, Netflix announced that it would expand service “around the world.” Only three countries missed the cut: China, North Korea, and Syria: (Netflix) Map of where Netflix service is available.There’s one other place that won’t get Netflix. That’s Crimea, the part of Ukraine annexed by Russia in March 2014....
Merkel sees progress on Ukraine crisis in ‘Normandy format’ over next months
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday she believes there will be progress in the “Normandy format” negotiations on the Ukraine crisis over the next few months …read more Source: The Daily...
Netflix goes live in South Africa
Online movie, television series streaming service Netflix goes live in 130 countries including South Africa, but excluding Crimea, Syria, North Korea …read more Source: Business...
Netflix: Video on-demand service announces availability in Nigeria
Before the announcement, which was made at CES2016, Netflix had been in only 60 countries worldwide. Yes, finally. Netflix has announced that it will be available in an additional 130 countries, including Nigeria.Before the announcement, which was made at CES2016, Netflix had been in only 60 countries worldwide. With the new 130 countries added...
