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RDC: l'agence onusienne du PNUD cartographie les régions les plus touchées par la pauvreté
Le rapport du Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, consacré à la géographie de la pauvreté en République démocratique du Congo, dresse un constat préoccupant. Plus des deux tiers de quelque 100 millions de Congolais vivent sous le seuil national de pauvreté et les disparités entre provinces restent très marquées. L’étude appelle à une réorientation des politiques publiques vers les zones les plus touchées. palladian.co.za
Simone Biles shares health scare on social media: ‘Almost dying’
Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles revealed a recent health scare via an Instagram post on Saturday, revealing no details about the medical emergency she called one of the scariest experiences of her life.
“I’m not one to normally share things like this because I value privacy in today’s age, but almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card earlier this week,” Biles wrote in an Instagram story that showed a photo of her wrist encircled by several hospital bracelets.
“This was one of, if not the scariest experience of my life,” she wrote, noting that it was made all the more frightening with husband Jonathan Owens away for off-season training with his Indianapolis Colts NFL team.
“I’ve been in bed resting this week,” Biles wrote.
“I’ll explain sooner or later but (shout-out) to my close circle who reached out, checked in, visited & or sent flowers.”
Thrilling return
Simone Biles, 29, is a seven-time Olympic champion.
Three of those golds came at the 2024 Paris Games, where she made a thrilling return to the Olympic stage after a long mental health break.
In February of this year she attended the Milan Winter Olympics and consoled US figure skater Ilia Malinin when the hot favorite crashed out of medal contention.
Biles endured a similar disappointment when she arrived as favorite at the Tokyo Games in 2021, having won four golds at the 2016 Rio Games, but withdrew from several events when she suffered a bout of the “twisties” – a mental block triggered by stress or anxiety.
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Dobbo: For 68 minutes we dared to dream
Stormers coach John Dobson says defending champions Leinster were there for the taking in Saturday’s Vodacom URC semi-final at the Aviva Stadium. LINDIZ VAN ZILLA reports.
With just under a quarter of an hour to go, Leinster were only ahead 13-11 and the Stormers were looking to pull off a win which would have set up an all-South African final against the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town.
But costly ill-discipline saw the Stormers cop two yellow cards and a red from referee Hollie Davidson as Leinster ran out 20-11 winners.
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“The players did really well,” Dobson said. “On 68 minutes, a lineout on their 22 and our maul, and Leinster looking physically tired.
“I thought we could see some cracks starting maybe physically in Leinster. Had we converted that 22m entry we could have won the game.
“On 68 minutes we dared to dream. So disappointed we couldn’t do that.”
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Dobson said the Stormers had been baffled by a couple of the set-piece calls.
“We probably need to get better around understanding the legal requirements around set-pieces, like the first scrum penalty and a couple of others”.
On the sin binings, Dobson said: “Obviously the cards were very disappointing.”
However, he made no excuses for replacement loose forward Ruan Ackermann’s red card challenge, saying: “Shoulder to the head … no issue with that one. Ruan’s was deserved.”
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He said the yellow card dished out to replacement lock Salmaan Moerat for allegedly kicking the ball out of Leinster scrumhalf Jamison Gibson-Park’s hands at a ruck was a “little confusing”, but added that it all came about because of the pressure exerted by the home side.
“I told the guys at half-time we won’t win this game if we don’t stay 15 men on the field, but some of those things [yellow cards], they were putting us under pressure,” he said.
“Foul play is foul play. When [Leolin] Zas does that [attempts an intercept and is penalised for a deliberate knock-on] we are under pressure there. When Salmaan is not rolling [away at a ruck] we are under pressure there.”
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Dobson also rued falling behind 13-0 inside 23 minutes.
“We knew they’d get a fast start and we tried to ameliorate that as best we could.”
Dobson cited stats which showed that when Leinster win matches they score on average 9.7 points in the first 15 minutes, compared to only 4.6 points when they lose.
“So we knew the fast start was coming,” he added. “We just couldn’t control it.”
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Dobson said losing two lineouts, coupled with losing the early contestable battle and a “scrum penalty which we weren’t thrilled about” contributed to Leinster getting out of the blocks quickly.
“I think we defended fantastically,” he added. “But if you look at that game, if rugby is about a team that attacks, then Leinster thoroughly deserved to win this game.”
Photo: @LeinsterRugby/X
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Major concern over All Blacks star Sititi
A sickening head injury to star loose forward Wallace Sititi has detracted from the Chiefs’ win over the Reds and qualifying for the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals.
A groggy Sititi was escorted from the field and taken to hospital early in the Chiefs’ 46-24 victory in Hamilton on Saturday, following a lengthy period of treatment after copping two heavy blows to the head in one incident.
Sititi was hit in a high tackle from Lukhan Salakaia-Loto – resulting in a yellow card for the Reds lock – before clashing heads with teammate Sione Ahio.
The 23-year-old’s body shook involuntarily on the ground, something Chiefs captain Luke Jacobson said was among the “scariest” things he’d seen on a rugby field.
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A yellow card was given, and Lukhan sent off for 10 minutes.
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Coach Jono Gibbes said he had “mixed emotions” when asked about his team’s impressive qualifying playoff win.
“The pride, the grit we showed and obviously the enjoyment of getting a result, it’s tinged,” Gibbes told reporters after the game.
“It’s never nice to see one of our brothers in a situation like that but Wally’s where he needs to be now, with people that can help him. There’s a big part of us that are actually thinking about him right now.”
Gibbes said Sititi was showing positive signs in hospital, having needed calming by medical staff during his on-field treatment.
“They were dealing with a player in distress. It wasn’t a case of being able to strictly follow A, B and C,” Gibbes said.
The 19-Test All Black has been in dynamic form for the Chiefs but is likely to miss next week’s semi-final in Hamilton against the Crusaders – a repeat of last year’s grand final which the Crusaders won.
World Rugby’s 2024 Breakthrough Player of the Year, Sititi was probably in the sights of incoming All Blacks coach Dave Rennie, who names his Nations Championship squad in two weeks.
The All Blacks’ opening Test is against France on 4 July.
– AFP
Photo: Phil Walter/Getty Images
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