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Expanse2020:
But you didn't advocate for FIFA to barn the lesbian in the Canadian team but to the person wore hijab that didn't harm you or anyone in the field...
Hatred everywhere
Mofos

U will not understand or u want me to make u understand

asanausana91:
but why did she wear short

D matter tire pesin

bayplus:
E be like say the thing fey pain you.

👀

Y e go pain me. I've been a football fan since 2000, so won't accept anything that will tarnish this beautiful game. Wearing hijab during football game is total nonsense

antibullshit:
Why do these people have to bring religion into everything ? What does religion have to do with sports ?

Cos FIFA and football in general are all bowing to the power of money. The money FIFA made from that Qatar 2022 WC have bought FIFA for the next 32 years

DaveHarry:
Morocco defender Nouhaila Benzina has made history by becoming the first player to wear a hijab at a World Cup.

The 25-year-old wore the Islamic headscarf as she made her first appearance at the tournament in her side's 1-0 win over South Korea.

The wearing of head coverings for religious reasons was authorised by Fifa in 2014.

Morocco are one of eight teams making their debut at this summer's Women's World Cup.

Benzina, who plays her club football in Morocco, is the first player to wear a hijab at a senior women's international tournament.

She was an unused substitute during her country's opening game against Germany, which they lost 6-0.

To anyone out there about to give up, I dedicate this ftc to you. After the dark night there is a bright day ahead

AU gave same order to the Mali junta when it took power, but the same AU did nothing when the order was disobeyed. Now AU is giving same order to Niger's junta, how will they obey the order now when they already know the AU is a barking dog that can't bite any bone. AU just dey talk make e no be like say Dem no join.

FIFA just need to ban this act that I s about to become the latest women's football trend. It's nonsense to bring religion into football

Starboytwo:
To what end really?

In the near future, they will advocate for skirts.

Just watch.

You might even get to see all the team players wearing hijab on the pitch.

I see someone not been able to have a proper erection before he turns 40

doggedfighter:
Did she score ?

No

Morocco defender Nouhaila Benzina has made history by becoming the first player to wear a hijab at a World Cup.

The 25-year-old wore the Islamic headscarf as she made her first appearance at the tournament in her side's 1-0 win over South Korea.

The wearing of head coverings for religious reasons was authorised by Fifa in 2014.

Morocco are one of eight teams making their debut at this summer's Women's World Cup.

Benzina, who plays her club football in Morocco, is the first player to wear a hijab at a senior women's international tournament.

She was an unused substitute during her country's opening game against Germany, which they lost 6-0.

The infection that weakens vampires

I just want to know if there is anyone in Nigeria who works as a professional storm chaser. There is instant employment for him/her. Foreign firm is recruiting.

Only one country summoning a whole continent. Africa!

Mr Putin have succeeded in confirming African leaders as mumu.

Okay the FG can undermine court orders but others can't. Which kain democracy be this

Olosho 101 don start

Everyday notice yet no action. Toothless NLC

More than 40 people have died in Algeria, Italy and Greece as Mediterranean wildfires threaten villages and holiday resorts, and thousands have been evacuated.

The entire island of Rhodes has been put into a state of emergency, as fires also rage on Corfu and Evia.

The current long heatwave shows no let-up - temperatures are expected to rise above 44C (111F) in parts of Greece.

Fires in Sicily and Puglia have forced thousands of people to flee.

High winds and tinder-dry vegetation mean firefighters are struggling in many areas to douse the flames and create firebreaks.

The heaviest death toll so far is in Algeria, where the 34 victims included 10 soldiers surrounded by flames during an evacuation in the coastal province of Bejaia, east of Algiers. Bejaia is the worst-hit area, accounting for 23 of the deaths, local media report.

Algerian authorities said 80% of the blazes had been put out since Sunday, but a massive firefighting effort continues, involving about 8,000 personnel, hundreds of fire engines and some aircraft.

Fires have also raged in neighbouring Tunisia, where 300 people had to be evacuated from the coastal village of Melloula.

In Greece, the Civil Protection Ministry warned of an "extreme danger" of fire in six of the country's 13 regions on Wednesday.

A team of climate scientists - the World Weather Attribution group - said this month's intense heatwave in Southern Europe, North America and China would have been virtually impossible without human-induced climate change.

Two pilots died on the island of Evia, just north of Athens, when their Canadair firefighting plane crashed into a ravine. Elsewhere on the island a man's charred body was found in a remote rural shack.

On the island of Rhodes more than 20,000 people have been evacuated from homes and resorts in the south in recent days. An airport official told AFP news agency that more than 5,000 had flown home on more than 40 emergency flights between Sunday and Tuesday.

Holiday firms Jet2 and Tui have cancelled departures for Rhodes for the coming days.

Tourism accounts for one in five jobs in Greece, and the industry is vital for Rhodes and many other islands. The UK Foreign Office has not advised against travel to the affected parts of Greece, but has urged tourists to check with tour operators for updates.

Thousands of people have also been evacuated on Evia and Corfu, while Crete - another major holiday destination - is on high alert.

Italy has been hit by contrasting extreme weather events - with deadly storms in the north and wildfires in Sicily as well as several more southern regions.

A couple in their 70s were found dead in a fire-gutted holiday home near Palermo, after fire came close to the boundary of the city's airport. An 88-year-old woman also died near the city.

Parts of the city of Catania went without water and power after cables burned in temperatures that climbed to 47.6C on Monday.

On the mainland, in Calabria, just east of Sicily, a man aged 98 was trapped by flames in his home and his daughter and son-in-law suffered burns while trying to save him.

A wildfire in the Foggia region, on Italy's Adriatic coast, forced the evacuation of 2,000 people from hotels and campsites. The blaze approached Vieste from a nearby national park.

The storms in the north, meanwhile, claimed two lives on Tuesday - victims of falling trees.

Tornadoes, hailstorms and gale-force winds of up to 110km/h (70mph) struck Lombardy and other northern regions. Chiara Rossetti, 16, was on a scouts' summer camp trip when her tent was hit by a tree in the province of Brescia.

"We are experiencing in Italy one of the most complicated days in recent decades - rainstorms, tornadoes and giant hail in the north, and scorching heat and devastating fires in the centre and south," said Civil Protection minister Nello Musumeci.

He said he intended to appeal to the EU to boost its fleet of Canadair firefighting planes.

Fires also broke out on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica in the early hours of Wednesday. Gales of up to 130km/h (80mph) whipped up the flames and for several hours three villages came under threat.

Nobody holy pass, so resist the devil and flee from temptation

thesicilian:
At 83, he has just few years to live, maybe even less than a month. There's no punishment now that will give that poor girl and her family true justice

No matter what is done to him, there can never be true justice here

A retired US church pastor who presided nearly half a century ago at the funeral of a kidnapped eight-year-old girl has been charged with her murder.

Gretchen Harrington went missing in the Philadelphia suburb of Marple Township on the morning of 15 August 1975 while attending summer Bible camp.

Earlier this year, an anonymous woman told investigators she believed her best friend's father was the culprit.

David Zandstra, 83, is now charged with murder and kidnapping of a minor.

"He is every parent's worst nightmare," Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer told reporters on Monday.

"He killed this poor eight-year-old girl he knew and who trusted him. And then, he acted as if he was a family friend, not only during her burial and the period after that, but for years."

Interest in the case was revived in part by a book published last year, called Marple's Gretchen Harrington Tragedy: Kidnapping, Murder and Innocence Lost in Suburban Philadelphia.

In 1975, Mr Zandstra was pastor at the Trinity Christian Reform Church. Bible camps were held on its premises each morning and he would then transport the children to a second church.

But Gretchen never showed up at the Reformed Presbyterian Church, and it was Mr Zandstra himself who reported her disappearance to police that morning.

Her remains would be found in a nearby wooded area nearly two months later.

The suspect was a family friend of the Harringtons, helped search for her and even presided over the child's funeral, sources told CBS News, the BBC's US partner.

Investigators say Mr Zandstra had invited Gretchen into his car once she was out of view of her late father, who had watched her walk up the road from the family home.

A witness interviewed soon afterwards reported seeing the girl speak to the driver of a vehicle similar to Mr Zandstra's green Rambler station wagon.

But when interviewed by police at the time, the pastor denied having seen Gretchen that day.

In January this year, investigators spoke with the best friend of Mr Zandstra's daughter.

She told them she often slept over at their house and, at age 10, once woke to find the pastor groping her.

The woman also showed police a 1975 diary entry in which she wrote: "I think he might be the one who kidnapped Gretchen. I think it was Mr Z."

Mr Zandstra moved several times, living in California and Texas before his arrest last week in Georgia by Pennsylvania State Police, at which point police say he confessed to the crime.

The suspect is being held in a local jail and is due to be extradited to Pennsylvania.

Joanna Falcone Sullivan, who wrote Marple's Gretchen Harrington Tragedy, told the BBC she believes her book with co-author Mike Mathis helped surface new leads.

The writer said they interviewed Mr Zandstra for the book and he "sounded like he didn't remember everything that transpired that morning. His wife remembered a lot better".

"We kind of chalked it up to age," Mrs Sullivan said.

She added: "The story has affected the community so much.

"This crime still comes up in the Facebook neighbourhood groups."

The state trooper to whom police say Mr Zandstra confessed his crime said on Monday the suspect seemed relieved.

"I don't know if he's sorry for what he did, but this is a weight off his shoulders for sure," Eugene Tray said.

In a statement, the Harrington family said the arrest felt like "one step closer to justice".

"If you met Gretchen, you were instantly her friend. She exuded kindness to all and was sweet and gentle," they wrote.

"Even now, when people share their memories of her, the first thing they talk about is how amazing she was and still is… at just eight years old, she had a lifelong impact on those around her."

GodWrites:
Gambler don drop quote

e no concern u

No wonder this people loot. No strength to even stand the shortest possible hard time. E head come be like slippers. See how dem dey hold e hand like omomo dey Waka, come even hold bible sef, like say e dey hold bible go office before

2. Libyan Dinar
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 4.7 LYD

The Libyan dinar (LYD) is the second on our list of top African currencies. The LYD replaced the Libyan pound in 1971, and from then on, it was the strongest currency in Africa for a very long time.

The drop in its value is linked to the drop in oil prices on international markets. Oil sales are Libya’s main source of income; they bring over 95% of export earnings and make up 60% of GDP. Libya is also rich in gold and silver.

The Libyan dinar is considered to be a stable currency, as even during the political turmoil in 2011, the Libyan dinar remained at a high position in the global currency ratings.

1. Tunisian Dinar
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 3.0 TND

The Tunisian dinar (TND) is the most valuable currency in Africa. Tunisia is located in North Africa. The TND was put into circulation in 1958, after Tunisia’s independence from France. It was pegged to the US dollar at an exchange rate of 0.42 dinars to one dollar, which was maintained until 1971.

The low inflation rate in this country reinforced the rise of its currency to the top of the rankings. The Tunisian government has made it illegal to import, export, or convert the dinar into another currency. The country has an effective import and export policy. Tunisia’s agricultural and oil exports account for the majority of its GDP.

6. Seychellois Rupee
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 13.9 SCR

The Seychellois rupee (SCR) is a strong currency in East Africa. Foreign investment, as well as thriving agriculture, fisheries, and small-scale industries, have helped the growth of the country’s economy. The economy is also largely driven by the import-export sector, making its currency stable.

Seychelles has the highest GDP among all African countries. Another factor contributing to the high value of the Seychellois rupee is that the country has an independent and tight monetary policy. Additionally, the country has an advanced tourism sphere.

5. Botswana Pula
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 13.5 BWP

The Botswana pula (BWP) is the strongest currency in southern Africa. The pula has been circulating in Botswana for more than 45 years since the country’s independence from the UK. The BWP is pegged to a basket of currencies, including the South African rand.

Thanks to Botswana’s strong economy and generally stable political system, the BWP is one of the most valuable currencies in Africa. It is traded on Africa’s largest stock exchange, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

4. Ghanaian Cedi
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 11.5 GHS

The Ghanaian cedi (GHS) is the fourth most valuable currency in Africa. Ghana’s currency has been experiencing increased volatility for many years. To fix this, the Bank of Ghana replaced the cedi exchange rate in 2007. Ghana has the largest GDP in the region, which makes the cedi the highest currency in West Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.

However, high inflation and the rising cost of imports have caused more foreign exchange outflows in 2022–23, forcing Ghana to spend much more to meet its obligations to international creditors, having a negative impact on the exchange rate.

3. Moroccan Dirham
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 10.1 MAD

The Moroccan dirham (MAD) ranks third on the list of highest currencies in Africa. The MAD is legal tender in Morocco and neighbouring countries in the Western Sahara region. It cannot be traded outside the country, so it is also called a closed currency.

Although the export of Moroccan dirhams is illegal by law, it remains uncontrolled. The MAD is the de facto medium of exchange in this region only. Morocco’s proximity to Europe gives it an advantage in doing business with the EU. Thanks to this, its economy is growing quickly.