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DR Congo ex-president Kabila sentenced to death in absentia for 'treason'
AFP, Published on 01/10/2025
» KINSHASA - A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday sentenced ex-president Joseph Kabila to death in absentia for "treason".
Say it loud
Life, John Clewley, Published on 27/08/2024
» On Oct 30, 1974, US boxer George Foreman, then the undisputed heavyweight champion, and challenger Muhammad Ali entered a ring in a stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) to fight for the title.
Mythical monsters
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 16/07/2024
» Being in the dark can cause people to feel terrified, but it can also spark imagination. In Japanese folklore, yokai, or imaginary monsters, emerged at a time when the only light available at night was from candles, which made people fearful and imagine something hidden in the darkness.
The stars signing up for Saudi's football project
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» PARI: Saudi Arabia has emerged as a force in the football transfer market this year, offering eye-watering salaries that have lured a host of big names including Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar to the oil-rich Gulf kingdom.
Celebrating the moon-gazing festival
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 15/08/2023
» Celebrate the upcoming Japanese Tsukimi festival, a tribute to the enchanting harvest moon, at Kinu By Takagi at the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok.
Mbappe contract dispute overshadows start of Ligue 1 season
AFP, Published on 09/08/2023
» PARIS: Uncertainty over the future of Kylian Mbappe hangs over French football ahead of the new Ligue 1 season, which starts this weekend.
No Messi, no Neymar as PSG suffer first loss of season
AFP, Published on 02/01/2023
» LENS (FRANCE) - Paris Saint-Germain, without World Cup winner Lionel Messi and Neymar, lost for the first time in any competition since March 20 last year when they were defeated 3-1 at Lens on Sunday.
Time to do the soukous
Life, John Clewley, Published on 12/10/2021
» Congolese rumba, sometimes called rumba Lingala or rumba Congolais, is likely to join khon, a Thai masked dance drama, khaen music of Laos, chapei dang veng of Cambodia, Cuban son and Dominican bachata on Unesco's Intangible Cultural Heritage list. In August this year, the two countries from the Congo Basin, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of the Congo (ROC), announced a joint bid to add Congolese rumba to the list.
PSG's dominance makes Messi a pure luxury in Ligue 1
AFP, Published on 01/10/2021
» PARIS - Paris Saint-Germain are already surging clear towards the Ligue 1 title in France even as Lionel Messi has so far been held back for the Champions League, in which he got his first goal for his new club in midweek.
Dollar dominance back on agenda in DR Congo
AFP, Published on 15/08/2021
» KINSHASA - DR Congo has revived a long-standing dream of promoting the national currency and sidelining the dollar to regain control over key economic levers.