A coffin for a pilot, a pen for a teacher. A giant red fish for a fishmonger. Ghana's imaginative coffins both honor the deceased and prepare them for the afterlife. At the same time, the tradition is increasingly being turned into a spectacle for Western audiences.
WorldHervé Renard had a turbulent World Cup summer with Tunisia. Now it is clear that the coaching profile's career will continue in Ivory Coast.
SportsSeveral Swedish women's players have been selected for the upcoming African Championships.
FootballAfter winning the World Cup, Spain are the new number one in the world rankings, and Argentina is second. Norway climbs twelve places.
FootballIn the past month, 38,000 Malawians have left South Africa amid violent protests against migrants in the country, AFP reports.
WorldColombia is through to the World Cup after a 1-0 win over Ghana in Kansas City. “I had chances to score. But the confidence I want is not quite at 100 percent yet,” says Colombia's Luis Diaz afterwards.
SportsThe Swedish Energy Agency is stopping a climate project in Ghana that would reduce Sweden's climate emissions, after it emerged that no emission reductions could be confirmed, reports SVT Nyheter.
SwedenSwitzerland is through to the World Cup after a convincing 2-0 victory over Algeria in the round of 16. Johan Manzambi put on another show.
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