Carrefour City+ The Region’s First Check-Out Free Store Carrefour City+ offers customers a fast, seamless and contactless shopping experience From start to finish, the new store explores a holistic approach to Artificial Intelligence Customers simply pick their products and walk-out with no staff interaction or checkout DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Majid Al Futtaim – the leading […]
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Somalia-born Runners Shine at Tokyo Olympics
Somali-born Dutch runner Abdi Nageeye encouraged his friend to keep up the pace moments before the duo finished second and third in Sunday’s men’s marathon at the Olympics in Tokyo. “Stay with me, we are going to make history! Don’t fall behind,” Na…
Guinea Reverses Decision to Pull Out of Tokyo Olympics
The West African country of Guinea has reversed an earlier decision to pull out of the Olympics and will send a delegation of five athletes to the Tokyo Games.Minister of Sports Sanoussy Bantama Sow made the announcement Thursday after national and int…
Semenya Misses Tokyo, May be Forced out of Olympics for Good
This could be it for Caster Semenya and the Olympics. Forced out of her favorite race by World Athletics’ testosterone rules, the two-time Olympic champion in the 800 meters took a late shot at qualifying for Tokyo in the 5,000 meters, an event not af…
Swim Caps for Thick, Curly Hair Not Allowed at Olympics
Swimming caps designed for natural Black hair won’t be allowed at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, with the sport’s world governing body saying they are unsuitable due to them not “following the natural form of the head.”The British brand Soul Cap sought t…
African NBA Scout Eyes Talent in BAL Tourney
The inaugural Africa Basketball League tournament is entering the playoff stage. For Sonny Side of Sports, VOA’s Prince Nesta spoke with Sarah Chan, Africa scouting manager for the 2019 NBA champion Toronto Raptors, about her basketball journey and the…