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With the first half of the Champions League quarter-finals out of the way, it's time for some reflection before the madness resumes next week.After an international break, a bit of Gazprom football in the middle of the week takes it straight out of you, especially with a number of baby burners actually delivering on hype (for a change). Nothing is over until the fat lady sings and the first legs so far have set up some seriously good other legs to look forward to between Europe's heavyweights. We've definitely already…

Tensions in Benin, three days before the presidential election. In Save, in the middle of the country, scattered mobilizations of opponents of President Patrice Talon began during the night from Monday to Tuesday. Protesters claim that the head of state's term ended on April 5 at midnight, the date marking his five years in power.…

Just because you're trying to lose weight, doesn't mean you have to completely annihilate all extra snacks from your diet. In fact, many nutritionists actually recommend having a snack between meals as a healthy way to stay on track with your weight loss goals, while also keeping your body and full and satisfied. But what kind of snack would be considered the best snack to lose weight? While there is a myriad of healthy snacks on grocery shelves to choose from, we consulted a registered dietitian regarding the best snack to…

Waxaa sarre u kacay dadka dhaleeceynaya Arsenal laakiin tababare Mikel Arteta ayaa u sheegay ciyaartoydiisa inay afkooda qabsadaan oo ay garoonka dhexdiisa ku soo bandhigaan wixii jawaab ah.Khabiirada Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher iyo xiddigii hore ee Arsenal Emmanuel Petit ayaa ka mid ahaa dadkii dhulka la dhacay Gunners ka dib guuldaradii 3-0 ee ka soo gaartay Liverpool.Neville ayaa ciyaartoyda Arsenal ku tilmaamay maafiyo yar isagoo sheegay inay u ciyaareen sida inuusan xiriir kala dhaxeynin tababarahooda.Carragher ayaa…

In Mozambique's war-torn city of Palma, 12 people believed to be foreigners were found beheaded after a Daesh-alleged attack on the city, a local police chief told state television station TVM. The news comes when South African leaders will meet in Mozambique's capital Maputo on Thursday to discuss ways to respond to extremist rebels. The police chief, Pedro da Silva, told reporters visiting the city that he could not be sure of the nationalities of the 12 people, but he thought they were foreigners…

Muqdisho (Axadle) - Madaxweynayaasha maamulada Puntland iyo Jubaland ayaa maanta magaalada Muqdisho kula kulmay wakiilada beesha caalamka, kadib markii dowlada federaalka ay shalay shaacisay inuu fashilmay shirka. Xogta laga helay Nairobi, Axmed Saciid Deni iyo beesha caalamku way ogyihiin inaysan ahayn guul-darro, sida ay sheegtay dowladdii xilligaas, waxayna diyaar u yihiin inay sii wadaan wada-xaajoodyada si loo gaaro xal lagu heshiiyey si loo…

Arsenal ayaa lagu waramayaa inay ugaarsi ugu jirto saxiixa xiddiga Sevilla Bryan Gil laakiin waa inay miiska soo saaraan 100 milyan ginni si ay u la wareegaan.Gunners ayaa la sheegayaa inay dooneyso xiddiga garabka ka ciyaara kaasoo sidoo kale diirada u saaran kooxaha reer Spain ee Barcelona iyo Real Madrid.Gil oo 20 sanno jir ah ayaa ka soo muuqday masraxa La Liga xilli ciyaareedkan isagoo amaah ku jooga Eibar, wuxuu dhaliyay seddex gool isagoo sameeyay labo caawin.Sida ay sheegtay jariirada reer Spain ee AS, qaab…

Swansea City has announced that everyone associated with the club will boycott all forms of social media over the next seven days in an effort to encourage companies to improve their anti-addiction practices.Countless players and clubs have called on social media companies to improve their methods of combating abuse on their platforms, but these changes have not yet been implemented and players such as the Swansea trio Yan Dhanda, Ben Cabango and Jamal Lowe have all been focused on recently.Lowe was a target for the recent…

After a disappointing result in the Premier League last weekend, Arsenal are back in action on Thursday night in the first stage of the Europa League quarter-final against Slavia Prague.The Gunners were beaten 3-0 by Liverpool in a humble display, but Europe's secondary competition offers a way into the Champions League and the opportunity for Mikel Arteta's side to save what has been a disappointing season so far.However, the Gunners are struggling with injuries, with defenders David Luiz and Kieran Tierney both betting on…

You've heard of villains disguised as heroes, and leggings disguised as pants. But junk food disguised as healthy snacks? Sigh. It's more common than you think. Between sugar-free, gluten-free, low-carb, low-fat, organic, all-natural, and more, there's an overwhelming amount of terms that get slapped onto food labels. The confusion around reading these labels makes it easy to mistake something for "healthy," explains registered dietician Bonnie Taub-Dix, RDN, creator of BetterThanDieting and author of Read It Before You Eat…