World News

Tuesday, 19th June, 2018

Zimbabweans have largely dismissed the move
by president Emmerson Mnangagwa to queue
along with ordinary citizens to buy fried
chicken over the weekend, with just a little over
a month to the election.
State media had sought to highlight the
president’s ‘everyday man’ credentials, after he
made an unscheduled stop on Sunday at a fast
food outlet in the small town of Chegutu, 100
kilometres west of the capital Harare.
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The US is set to pull out of the United Nations

Human Rights Council, unnamed UN officials
say.
The US UN envoy Nikki Haley and Secretary
of State Mike Pompeo were set to make the
announcement today.
Ms Haley last year accused the council of
"chronic anti-Israel bias" and said the US was
reviewing its membership.
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Now, onto the world Cup!
Opening Sound
Japan profited from Colombia's nightmare start
to the World Cup as they beat them 2-1 in their
Group H opener in Saransk, despite James
Rodriguez's late introduction.
Colombia conceded a penalty and had a man
sent off inside three minutes, with Carlos
Sanchez dismissed for handling Shinji
Kagawa's shot at a goal left exposed by terrible
defending.
Meanwhile, Senegal deservedly defeated
Poland 2-1 in a game of few chances to claim
the first win by an African team at the World
Cup - although there was a hint of controversy
about their second goal.
Finally, Russia moved to the brink of qualifying
for the last 16 of the World Cup after the host
nation beat 3-1 Mohamed Salah's Egypt in St
Petersburg.
Closing sound