Egypt advance to AFCON
Berlin (STATS Perform/dpa) – Egypt secured their place in the Africa Cup of Nations knockouts by edging past Sudan 1-0 thanks to Mohamed Abdelmonem’s goal on Wednesday. The seven-time AFCON champions took second place in Group D behind Nigeria, who defeated them in their opening game of the campaign, and look likely to face the…
Germany’s documenta exhibition hits back at anti-Semitism accusations
Kassel (dpa) – Months before the start of the documenta fifteen art exhibition in Germany, one of the world’s most important contemporary art shows, a heated discussion has flared up over anti-Semitism. Accusations that there were anti-Semitic tendencies in the programme have been widely reported in the German media. On Wednesday, the documenta and the…
Israel reports around 72,000 new coronavirus infections in one day
Tel Aviv (dpa) – Israel has reported a peak of 72,120 new coronavirus infections in one day, figures from the Ministry of Health showed on Wednesday. By comparison, health authorities in Germany reported 112,323 new infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) disease control body within one day. Germany has about nine times as many…
