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Olivier Giroud Scores Hat-Trick Against Paraguay

David Folami — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 11:44:21 +0000

An Olivier Giroud hat-trick helped France brush aside Paraguay 5-0 in an international friendly at Rennes on Friday. The Arsenal striker became the first France international to score a treble since David Trezeguet achieved the feat in 2000. He opened the scoring for Didier Deschamps’s team in the sixth minute, doubling up in the 13th [...]

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Paul Pogba Seeks Stockholm Salvation

David Folami — Tue, 23 May 2017 09:58:18 +0000

Following a season of fits and starts, Paul Pogba will be expected to deliver the goods when Manchester United tackle Ajax in the Europa League final on Wednesday. Much like his team, Pogba has shown only fleeting flickers of form since his world-record £89.3 million ($116 million, 103.3 million euros) return to United from Juventus [...]

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Jose Mourinho’s Respect Was Earned – Rashford

David Folami — Thu, 18 May 2017 04:33:21 +0000

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has said manager Jose Mourinho has made his players “work for his trust and respect” this season. Mourinho took over from Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford last summer and has had a mixed debut campaign at the club, with the side struggling for consistency in the Premier League. They [...]

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U2 Frontman Bono Appreciates Swedish Police For Evacuating Show

Ade Adewale — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 08:51:02 +0000

U2 singer Bono has appreciated Swedish police authority for the way they handled a security scare which prompted the cancellation of their concert in Stockholm on Sunday night. The band’s gig at the Ericsson Globe was called off at the last minute and the arena was evacuated amid fears a man with a gun had been let [...]

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SEK 1.35 billion to new Development Cooperation Strategy for Uganda

apofeed — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 05:15:35 +0000

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 24, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Government today adopted a new development cooperation strategy for Uganda for 2014-2018. Sweden’s total support is estimated at SEK 1.35 billion (approx. 200 MUSD). The aim is to improve child and maternal health, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, sustainable growth and employment. The [...]

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Stockholm drops 2022 Winter Olympics bid

Ade Adewale — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:46:54 +0000

The Swedish capital Stockholm is dropping its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, the mayor said Friday. "It is always nicer to say yes than no, but it is in our mandate to make tough decisions," the centre-right mayor Sten Nordin from the Moderate…

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