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☆ How this blind soccer league is changing lives in the world’s newest country: ‘A disability is not inability’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Jimmy Just Augustin, who captains the competition’s Kator Blind Football Club, had never even heard of blind soccer before he was introduced to it. He told CNN about what it means to him to set an example for other people with disabilities in South Sudan. The International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) made blind soccer one of its official sports in 1996 and it has been a men’s Paralympic event since 2004. Finding the lightAfter decades of civil war, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 following a referendum, making it the world’s newest widely-recognized state. Success at this tournament could potentially give the country a route into the World Blind Football Championships.

Persons: Jimmy Just Augustin, Augustin, “ Messi ” –, –, “, …, ”, “ I’ve, I’ve, Natalie Plhak, Simon Madol, Madol, it’s Organizations: CNN, NBA, Bright Stars, South Sudan’s Blind Premier League, Light, “, Blind Football Club, CNN Sport, University of Juba, Soccer, Blind Sports Association, Argentina, United Nations, UN, Refugee Agency, Displaced, Blind Premier League, Blind Football African Locations: Sudan, South, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Uganda, Juba, “, Spanish, France, Paris, Brazil, Colombia, Africa, Somalia

☆ South Sudan: The world’s youngest country ready to take on Team USA at the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

South Sudan, the world’s newest country, captured the hearts of spectators at the World Cup en route to a 17th place finish out of 32 teams. He was forced to leave South Sudan as a young child, escaping the Second Sudanese Civil War. Sporting rootsAfter decades of civil war, South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 following a referendum, making it the world’s newest widely recognized state. South Sudan players celebrate during the game against Team USA. South Sudan enters the Games bearing the additional responsibility of being the only African men’s basketball team to qualify – Nigeria qualified for the women’s competition.

Persons: LeBron James, Wenyen Gabriel, who’s, Gabriel, James Fearn, ” Gabriel, ”, Manute Bol, Luol Deng, Deng, Akuot Chol, Bol Bol, JT Thor, Duop, “, Nathaniel S, Butler, ” Deng, ” “ We’re, Hakeem Olajuwon, Joel Embiid, they’re, Kin Cheung, Paul Pierce, Gilbert Arenas, Arenas, ” Pierce, –, Luol, Royal Ivey, ” Ivey, Guillem Sartorio, Ivey Organizations: CNN, men’s, FIBA, Bright Stars, Olympics, NBA, Los Angles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Pelicans, Sudanese, Great, CNN Sport, Sporting, United Nations, South, Getty, Team USA, O2, – Nigeria, Los Angeles Lakers, USA, Houston Rockets Locations: South Sudan, Cairo, United States, Great Britain, Sudan, London, Egypt, Juba, AFP, South Sudanese, Paris, Nigeria, Cameroon, Serbia, Puerto Rico

☆ The Big Cheese (Tour)
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Alexander Lobrano | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On a sunny October afternoon in the London neighborhood of Bermondsey, a cool breeze surprised me with the winy smell of apples. It brought on a sudden sharp craving for a nice chunk of Cheddar, the fruit and the cheese together being a favorite after-school snack when I was growing up in Connecticut. This was an appropriate prompt, too, since I was on my way to a very privileged lesson in British farmhouse cheeses at the beginning of an eight-day, cheese-themed trip to London and Somerset run by the specialty tour company Cheese Journeys. My destination was the empyrean address for anyone who really loves best-quality British cheeses: the aging cellars of the Neal’s Yard Dairy. This trip was also a sort of homage to my paternal grandmother, since she’d been the one who’d first pricked my curiosity about cheese with her love of crumbly black-waxed extra-sharp New York cheddar.

Persons: I’d, she’d Organizations: Somerset Locations: London, Bermondsey, Connecticut, York cheddar, Cheddar, Somerset

☆ Sudan Live Updates: Civilians Feel Strain as Blasts Rock Capital
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Abdi Latif Dahir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

A policeman in 2011 in Abyei, a dividing line between northern and southern Sudan that was the site of a long-running standoff. For decades, Sudan’s military has waged brutal conflicts in the south, east and west of the country. The two sides ultimately negotiated a peace agreement that split the country in 2011 after southerners voted in a referendum for South Sudan to become a new nation. Image Celebrations in Juba, Sudan, on the eve of independence for South Sudan in 2011. Credit... Tyler Hicks/The New York TimesWithin South Sudan, infighting in the government led to clashes in 2013 and ultimately triggered a violent feud between the two biggest ethnic groups. Nuba Mountains conflictClashes between government forces and rebel Nuba fighters in Sudan’s South Kordofan State broke out in the aftermath of South Sudan’s secession, with Nuba fighters supporting South Sudan.

☆ Ukraine's economy stabilizes after shock of war
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Olena Harmash | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

The economy shrank by a third last year, the largest fall since Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine's largest steel mill, said its production was currently at about 25% of pre-war levels amid electricity blackouts. Ukraine's central bank predicts GDP will grow by 0.3% this year, while the economy ministry forecasts 3.2% growth. The agreement saved Ukraine's agriculture, which accounted for about 12% of GDP and some 40% of overall exports before the war. The steel sector, a key pillar of the economy, is among the hardest hit.

[1/6] People wait before Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with priests, deacons, consecrated persons and seminarians at the Cathedral of Saint Therese during his apostolic journey, in Juba, South Sudan, February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Yara NardiJUBA, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Church of Scotland Moderator will meet people displaced by war in South Sudan and hear their stories on Saturday in one of the high points of their visit to the struggling African nation. South Sudan, the world's newest country, broke away from Sudan in 2011 but plunged into civil war in 2013 with ethnic groups turning on each other. There are 2.2 million internally displaced people in South Sudan, out of a total population of about 11.6 million, and another 2.3 million have fled the country as refugees, according to the United Nations. In his own speech, Kiir said his government was firmly committed to consolidating peace in South Sudan.

☆ RETROSPECTIVA ANULUI 2020. Anul trecut ne-a lăsat fără mai multe personalităţi culturale şi politice
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +14 min

2020 a fost anul în care ne-au părăsit artişti de valoare, sportivi şi personalităţi culturale şi politice. Marcat de moartea prematură a legendei fotbalului mondial a fost și Papa Francisc. Prowse a fost bodybuilder și a participat la competițiile Mister Universe, unde s-a împrietenit cu Arnold Schwarzenegger. Accentul său din West Country nu a fost potrivit pentru rol, așa că vocea celebrului personaj a fost dublată. "Necesitatea de a gândi a fost recunoscută încă înaintea erei noastre, iar azi în sfârșit ea a fost negată.

Persons: Kobe Bryant, Bryant, Vanessa, El, Michael Jordan, Toţi, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Beethoven, Diego Armando Maradona, Diego Maradona, Diego, Papa Francisc ., Maradona, Papa Francisc, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Diana, Lady Olenna, Diana Rigg, Tracy, James Bond, Sean Connery, James Bond . Connery, David Prowse, Darth Vader, Prowse, Arnold Schwarzenegger ., Dave Prowse, Irrfan Khan, Paan Singh, Draga Olteanu Matei, Vasile Alecsandri, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Dem Rădulescu, Mircea Diaconu, Amza Pellea, Gopo, Djigarhanean, Edmond Keosaian, Maiakovski, Boris Kliuev, Kliuev, Rochefort, Trianon, Orlov, Mihailo Lomonosov, Nikolai Petrovici, Valentin Gaft, Gaft, Margareta, Mihail Bulgakov, Mihail Jvanețchi, umoristul Organizations: NBA, Bafta, People, Royale, West Country, Bollywood, UNITER, Filarmonica din, Operei Naționale, ТАСС Locations: Californiei, Los Angeles, Kobe, Buenos Aires, Napoli, Argentina, Hollywood, Londra, Lady Olenna Tyrell, scoțian, West, India, Piatra Neamț, București, Moscova, rus, armene, ili, Rusia, Odessa, Leningrad, Filarmonica din Odessa, SUA

☆ Dave Prowse, actorul britanic cunoscut în special pentru rolul lui Darth Vader din "Războiul Stelelor", a murit
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-29 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Dave Prowse, actorul britanic cunoscut în special pentru rolul lui Darth Vader din "Războiul Stelelor", a murit la vârsta de 85 de ani. Prowse a fost bodybuilder și a participat la competițiile Mister Universe, unde a devenit prieten cu Arnold Schwarzenegger. Primul film în care a jucat Dave Prowse este Casino Royale, în anul 1967. Accentul său din West Country nu a fost potrivit pentru rol, așa că vocea celebrului personaj a fost dublată de James Earl Jones. Sportivul transformat în actor a fost cel mai mândru de interpretarea personajului Green Cross Code Man.

Persons: Dave Prowse, Darth Vader, Prowse, Arnold Schwarzenegger ., James Earl Jones Organizations: Royale, West Country, Man Locations: West

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