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Elon Musk and President Donald Trump shut down the embattled government agency
tasked with humanitarian relief overseas after they agreed that the organization was beyond repair.
Elon Musk is quoted as having said of the agency,” It became apparent that it’s not
an apple with a worm in it. What we have is just a ball of worms. You’ve got to get rid of the whole thing.
It is beyond repair.”Workers of the 6-decade Agency for Development woke up to emails that had locked them out of the agency's computer systems. Around 60 senior USAID staff were put on administrative
leave last week on accusations of trying to block the executive order to freeze foreign aid for 90 days.
USAID was established in 1961 under President J F Kennedy’s administration and has since been dispensing billions of dollars
annually across the globe to alleviate poverty, treat diseases and respond to famines and natural disasters.
USAID also promotes democracy
building and development by supporting non-government organizations, independent media, and social initiatives.
According to experts the consequences
of this order will be significant for programs that play a crucial role in education, health, access to basic resources and local economic development.
The Trump administration's decision to suspend USAID funding could seriously impact
future relations according to Development Aid.
USAID a key partner in economic development and humanitarian
aid operates on a memorandum of understanding that commits state parties to multi-year projects.
By canceling these commitments through a unilateral executive order, Washington is sending a contradictory signal, weakening
the trust of partner governments and making them reluctant to engage in future relations with the agency.
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OSMAN SAMUEL DARBOH
Manchester United is pleased to confirm that Ayden Heaven has joined the club.
The 18-year-old center-back made his Arsenal debut earlier this season and has featured for England up to Under-19s.
Ayden has signed a contract until June 2029, with the option of an additional year, and he will immediately join United’s first-team squad.
Welcome to the United family.
Ayden Heaven said: I am proud to join Manchester United. I’m grateful to all who helped make this dream come to life.
There is so much that I want to achieve in the game, and I’ll be giving everything to continue my development and become the best player that I can be.
Manchester United technical Director, Jason Wilcox said: We are delighted that Ayden has joined Manchester United.
He is already an extremely talented defender who is ready to join our first-team squad in order to Maximize his development.
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Neithan LION
A major cyber-attack in Kenya has left president William Ruto and former president Uhuru Kenyatta's family business dealings exposed.
The attack targeted Kenya's business registration service one of the most data rich organizations in the Kenyan government.
The organization holds data on all registered companies, their registered owners, benefit owners and directors basically data that many would like to keep private.
The cyber-attack has therefore left the information of many private companies’ data in the hands of the public. It has leaked companies’ names, directors, shareholders details and also business owners’ identification,
phone numbers and house details. It has also exposed the extensive business affiliations of several prominent figures in Kenya including president William Ruto and his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta.
The breach particularly spotlighted first lady Rachel Ruto whose name has been linked to various businesses across multiple sectors as indicated by reports. She along with her son have connections to several companies.
Ruto's daughter is also identified as the owner of one of Kenya's most luxurious Airbnb properties.
The former president Uhuru Kenyatta's business dealings were also among the exposed data. The Uhuru Kenyatta foundation and the Uhuru Kenyatta's institute are well documented.
The records listed Uhuru Kenyatta's security and cleaning services a company registered in South Africa which his brother was found to hold directorial and shareholder roles in over 50 organizations.
The data breach has also exposed foreign ownerships in Kenyan firms for example the Nairobi Express way company has been found to be owned by a firm based in the United Arab Emirates.
The breach which appears to have compromised a significant amount of sensitive data has sparked panic among industry experts and the public.
It is not yet clear who is behind the hack or the amount of data stolen. Reports say the authorities have ruled out ransomware or payment for the stolen data before it can be restored.
They’re confirmed reports that the data is being sold on the dark web. some conspiracy theorists are calling it an inside job.
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OSMAN SAMUEL DARBOH
Real Madrid 5-2 Celta Vigo (AET): Player ratings as Endrick moves Los Blancos into Copa del Rey quarter-finals
Real Madrid led 2-0 with eight minutes of normal time remaining
Celta Vigo scored twice late on to force extra time
Endrick and Fede Valverde struck in the closing
Fresh from Sunday's chastening Supercopa de Espana defeat to Barcelona, Madrid headed into the midweek cup tie wounded. The capital club landed the first blow, taking a first-half lead through a brilliant individual goal from Kylian Mbappe, who continues to improve with each outing in all-white.
Vinicius Junior doubled Madrid's advantage within three minutes of the restart, finishing off a crisp forward thrust that involved all three members of Madrid's attacking trio. However, Celta Vigo would not go down without a fight.
Jonathan Bamba equalized for the visitors in the 83rd minute as Pablo Duran gobbled up Eduardo Camavinga's sloppy touch on the edge of his own box and squared for his fellow substitute. Bamba then won a stoppage-time penalty for Celta, getting a toe to the ball ahead of Raul Asencio who clattered into the Ivorian international.
Former Barcelona full-back Marcos Alonso - whose grandfather Marquitos was a five-time European Cup winner with Madrid - coolly converted to force extra time.
With a penalty shootout on the horizon, Endrick electrified the Bernabeu with a thunderous drive. The much-maligned Brazilian has repeatedly been linked with a move away and offered a precious few minutes by Ancelotti, but dug his under-pressure manager out of the hole with a late go-ahead goal on Thursday night.
Fede Valverde, an undisputed Ancelotti favorite confirmed Madrid's passage into the quarter-finals before Endrick grabbed his second of the evening with an impish flick. Madrid could face Barcelona in the next round but will not come up against defending cup champions Athletic Club, who were knocked out on Thursday.
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Maruzuku Abas
LONDON: Arsenal was behind early in the first half but managed to turn the game around just before the halftime break to beat rivals Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 and
regain the second place on the Premier League table.
Heung-min Son netted at the start of the first half but Arsenal answered two times before the halftime whistle, chances were wasted by
both teams in the energetic, physical second half of the Derby.
In the Derby at Emirates Stadium London, Spurs took the lead through Son Heung-min but Dominic Solanke’s own goal leveled the game before Leandro Trossard won it for Arsenal.
Spurs have only won one in their last 8 Premier League games. The 5-0 win against bottom-of-the-table Southampton.
Five of the matches in that run resulted in defeat only Leicester and Southampton have earned fewer points than Spurs since the start of December last year.
The Gunners on the other hand are on a 12-match unbeaten home run in the league, with nine wins and drawing three times of those games at Emirates Stadium. And therefore, they are the only Premier League club to remain unbeaten at home this season so far.
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Erik Ten Hag 'constant visit' European giants after Man Utd sacked him
Erik Ten Hag was fired as Man Utd manager in October after poor performance started the season
Dutchman won two trophies in two years but was always fighting to keep his job
Ten Hag is understood to be a consistent visitor to Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund
Erik Ten Hag was relieved of his Man Utd duties in October
Erik Ten Hag was released from his Man Utd duties in October
Erik Ten Hag has frequently visited Borussia Dortmund since being sacked as Manchester United manager - but the Bundesliga giants have no current future to replace Nuri Sahin, reports in Germany claim.
Ten Hag was ousted from his position at Old Trafford in October after a late 2-1 defeat to West Ham United left the Red Devils 14th in the Premier League table with four losses from their opening nine matches - they are still in that spot almost three months on.
The Dutchman remains out of work and hasn't yet been in contact with any major jobs, so news of his visits to Dortmund will certainly pique the interest of onlookers.
Sky Germany notes that Ten Hag was in attendance for Dortmund's recent 3-2 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, where he was accompanied by marketing director Carsten Cramer and even had a conversation with technical director Sven Militant , formerly of Arsenal.
Dutch Eredivisie Heracles Almelo v NAC Breda
Erik ten Hag (back row, second from right) has been seen at several football matches since departing ways with Man Utd / ANP/Getty Images
The former Ajax boss is said to have been a frequent guest at Signal Iduna Park over the past few months, owing to a strong relationship that he has with former Germany international Matthias Sammer, who is a higher adviser to the club.
Indeed, Sammer once hired Ten Hag to work as Bayern Munich's reserve team coach and wanted to employ the 54-year-old as Germany's Under-21 boss when he worked for the national team federation.
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Maruzuku Abas
United had to play with 10 players for over an hour after Diogo Dalot was shown a second yellow card, having mistimed a tackle on Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino.
Manchester United took the lead through a Bruno Fernandes goal in the 52nd minute after Alejandro Garnacho took advantage of a Gabriel slip and crossed for Fernandes to curl the ball into the top corner.
Dalot was sent off in the 61st minute after his tackle and Arsenal were level just two minutes later when center-back Gabriel volleyed in from inside the area.
The Gunners then had a massive chance to take the lead when Kai Havertz was adjudged to have been brought down by Harry Maguire in the box and referee Andrew Madley awarded a penalty.
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard then stepped up but Altay Bayindir dived to his left to push away the ball and keep the scores level.
United were made to defend throughout extra time as Arsenal looked for ways to take the lead with their numerical advantage.
But Arteta's side couldn’t find a way through and Havertz had his penalty saved by Bayindir before Zirkzee sent David Raya the wrong way to win the shootout.
The result means Arsenal have exited the FA Cup in the third round for the third time in four seasons.
United will get to find out their next opponent in the fourth round when the draw is made later on Sunday evening.
It has been just 39 days since the two sides last met in the Premier League, it was Ruben Amorim's 4th game in charge of United, when the Gunners came out winners with a 2-0
When Manchester United went to the Emirates at the beginning of December, Amorim was still trialing things as he was still getting to know his squad.
But this time, Manchester United traveled to London after a positive performance in their 2-2 draw with Liverpool in the Premier League, and the work Amorim is doing is starting to show.
The United boss has hinted about how the congested fixture list has given him little time on the training pitch, with just days between the fixture at Anfield and this FA Cup. But his coaching seems to be taking effect as United showed resilience and structure to their play.
2237 Health News
Neithan LION
During the middle ages, people held a strong idea about food. They believed that what they ate affected their mood for example if they were feeling down, they would search for dates or pears and if they were anxious the remedy was usually chicory or lettuce.
However over the years we seem to have lost the idea that food can affect our brain. Today as a society we are so used to feeding our bodies that we seldom negate the brain. we connect
what we eat with the shape of our stomach forgetting that the same diet feeds one of our biggest organs the brain.
Food alters our brain chemistry which shapes our thoughts and actions. You may have heard the saying you are what you eat. Decades of research
now prove that your stomach and brain have a connection. This connection begins in the womb before your even born.
The brain and the guy originate from the same cells in the embryo. As you grow older this connection only gets stronger that the gut is usually referred to as the second brain.
What you eat everyday is broken down into nutrients which are taken into the bloodstream and then carried to the brain.
Once they reach upstairs they become the very fabric of your brain. This is very crucial since the brain works 24 hours a day.
The brain needs a lot of fuel that even when we sleep the brain stays active. Our brain makes up 2% of our body weight
but uses 20% of our energy. The brain is therefore the hungriest organ so what we feed it matters.
There are a couple of reasons to support this thesis one being the minds physical building force in the body. Our cells replace continuously as you probably learned in primary school. Majority
of our brain cells stay with us for our entire lives so if you need high quality brain cells you ought to eat high quality food.
Healthy food protects your body from a couple of things for instance cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Healthy food also facilitates
your brain which brings me to my second reason. A healthy diet can shield your brain from harm, reduce risks of stroke, slow brain aging, and boosts memory.
It even reduces the risk of Alzheimer's a serious disease that affects Forty-six million people today.
It is projected to affect over 130 million people by 2025.
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Neithan LION
After weeks of suspense, Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau has resigned. He announced his decision to resign in Ottawa on Monday after months of criticism from his party's lawmakers. However,
Trudeau won't step down immediately since he has to stay until his party finds a new leader.
In his speech, Justin Trudeau mentioned his party's rebellion saying that if he's fighting internal
battles he can't be the best candidate and that those weaknesses could aid another candidate to win the election. In his own words, he said he had told his kids about his
decision to step down over dinner on Sunday night. He went on to say he intends to resign as party leader and prime minister after the party selects its next leader through a Nationwide competitive process which he had already requested the president of the Liberal Party of Canada to begin.
Trudeau is currently leading a minority government in Canada since the opposition is planning to oust him later this month plus his own party wants him gone. The Liberals have around one hundred and fifty members of Parliament of which fifty of them roughly one-third want Trudeau out. On Wednesday which is today,
the liberals have a scheduled meeting whose optics would have looked bad if he resigned then. It would look like the party forced him out during the meeting which is why he resigned on Monday.
Justin is however not leaving in a flash, he wants to stay in the chair until a new leader is elected which can take between three to four months. The Liberals may not have that sort of time. Canada's
parliament was supposed to convene later this month and the opposition had planned a no-confidence vote but Trudeau is trying to delay it. Trudeau asked Canada's governor general to prorogue the upcoming session basically to suspend it. Chances are this decision will be challenged in court but if he succeeds the parliament will only convene in March and not in January.
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OSMAN SAMUEL DARBOH
A 7.1-magnitude quake was felt in neighboring Nepal. Chinese state media said there had been deaths in at least three towns
32 people were killed after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the place of Tibet in western China near the border with Nepal on
Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The quake hit shortly after 9 a.m. at a depth of 6.2 miles in Dingri County in Tibet, The Chinese state media announced. The state-run news agency Xinhua said at least 32 people had died.
China’s State broadcaster reported that more than 1,000 houses had collapsed in Dingri County.
Several after-hits were felt in the area, including in Nepal.
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Vini Junior speaks to social media after his red card in the game against Valencia match. Real Madrid star player received his first new year red card, real madrid beat Valencia 2-1 super cup semi final on Friday January 3,2024.
Two goals after vini Junior controversial dismissal, the real Madrid star speak to social media to pay respect and apologize for that. Vini Junior apologized after his red card in Real Madrid 2-1 win over Valencia match on Friday evening.
The Real Madrid star was given an order with 11th minutes to go in the match for hitting Valencia goalkeeper Dimitrivski with Real Madrid down 1-0, and the English man Billingham missed the penalty soon in the second half of the game.
Real Madrid were down and the savior for real Madrid tied the score 1-1 in the 85th minute before Bellingham hit the net for his error goal, with the 95th win to send Real Madrid through the super cup final.
Now able to celebrate the victory, the Real Madrid star player took to social media to pen down sorry and thank the team. Manager Carlo Ancelitti was not happy with the dismissal and confirmed after the game
that the club with appeal Vini Junior,was teased by Valencia goalkeeper Dimitrivski.
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Neithan LION
Imagine sitting at home when a massive piece of metal falls the sky and crashes nearby. Sounds like a far-fetched story, perhaps? Well something of that sort happened to the residents of a village in Kenya. According to the Kenya Space Agency (kSA), fragments of metal which are
believed to be from a rocket crashed into Mukuku village at around 3:00p.m. local time on the 30th of December.
When the Kenya Space Agency official was interviewed he stated that they had located the object and the local people in the area shouldn't be scared. He further went on to say that the item was part of a space object in form of a metallic ring possibly from a rocket separation stage. He concluded by saying that they will be assessing the debris impact to the area, identify which company
or country is responsible so that the existing legal mechanisms under international law as far as the outer space treaty can be used.
A separation ring is a part of a space craft that drops away when it has fulfilled it's role in the launching process since rockets typically come in stages. In the last few years a menace of space debris has started to affect people on earth. Last year NASA was hit with a lawsuit by an American family when a piece of falling metal punched a hole in the roof of their Florida home. Also in February of 2024 the European Space Agency
stated that a satellite weighing as much as an adult male rhino crushed and re-enterd the Earth's atmosphere over the North Pacific ocean between Alaska and Hawaii
Last month media reports claimed that the accumulation of debris had raised the possibility of a collision cascading effect called the Kessler syndrome. It is a hypothetical scenario proposed by NASA scientist Donald J Kessler in 1978. It predicts that when the density of objects in low earth orbit which is roughly 1200 miles above our planet reaches a certain critical level, it could lead
to a chain of reactions leading to collision which could render the orbit unfit for human use and halt the space age.
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Neithan LION
Vybz Kartel made history yesterday in Jamaica with his freedom street concert which generated more money for the economy than any other artist has ever done. The Freedom Street concert was more than just
a comeback for the world boss. It was a cultural and economic revolution for the country too. Yesterday the entire city of Kingston was vibrantly lit with economic activity from taxi drivers to booked out hotels thanks to one man.
Over 35000 people were expected to attend the highly anticipated concert at the national stadium, a testament to the Gaza boss's enduring popularity and influence.
The event shaped out to be more than just a music spectacle but a major economic driver for Jamaica.
The Ticket prices for the concert ranged from $150 for bleacher seats to $12,500 for the VIP treatment offering options for fans with varying budgets. To break it down for you, bleacher bench seats cost 150$ making them the most affordable option. Grandstand seats however were 400$ offering
a direct view of the stage. North and south infield standing tickets were 500$ each while center stage tickets cost 2,000$ with a close up view and mixed drinks included. For the ultimate luxury, The VIP section cost 12,000$ for a group of eight including parking and a bottle package.
With the pricing structure listed above, ticket sales alone were projected to generate over $25 million which is approximately 3.8 billion Jamaican dollars. Hotels in Kingston were fully booked with tourists from across Jamaica and abroad. The hospitality sector was expected to rake in over 375 million Jamaican dollars from accommodations while
visitors were expected to spend another 262 million Jamaican dollars on food, drinks, and local attractions.
