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Goals not guns: in troubled DRC, football academy draws in youth
Goals not guns: in troubled DRC, football academy draws in youth
World
by  AFP

In war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, national park authorities are hoping a football academy will persuade youngsters to take up the Beautiful Game rather than a rifle. But Dieu Boyongo, the coordinator of the football project, hopes it will be a beneficial alternative for the youngsters.

'Everything is destroyed': Pakistan flood survivors plead for aid
'Everything is destroyed': Pakistan flood survivors plead for aid
World
by  AFP

The smattering of homes in Panjal Sheikh started to collapse one by one, as torrential rain lashed the tiny southern Pakistani village and flooded the vast stretches of farmland around it. "When it started raining, there was destruction in every direction," said Panjal Sheikh resident Mukhtiar Ahmed.