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AI Beats Human Breast Cancer Diagnosis

January 2, 2020 3:00 pm

A computer programme can identify breast cancer from routine scans with greater accuracy than human experts, researchers said in what they hoped could prove a breakthrough in the fight against the global killer.

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women, with more than two million new diagnoses last year alone.

Regular screening is vital in detecting the earliest signs of the disease in patients who show no obvious symptoms.

In Britain, women over 50 are advised to get a mammogram every three years, the results of which are analysed by two independent experts.

But interpreting the …

Riquelme Beats Maradona As Boca Juniors Elect New President

December 9, 2019 5:02 pm

Former Argentina playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme has won a three-way battle with bitter rival Diego Maradona and Gabriel Batistuta after his group won the elections at Boca Juniors, striking a big blow against his old foe Maradona.

The list headed by Jorge Ameal, who was club president between 2008 and 2011, won 52.8 percent of the vote from Boca’s 84,000 members, bringing Riquelme into the 33-time Argentine champions’ hierarchy.

The 41-year-old stood alongside Ameal as prospective second vice-president and helped see off the faction supported by Maradona and powerful outgoing president of Argentina Mauricio Macri, which was led by …

‘Icon’ Chen Beats Hanyu To Claim 3rd Grand Prix Final Gold

December 7, 2019 2:03 pm

US figure skating sensation Nathan Chen set new world record scores on his way to a third consecutive men’s gold at the ISU Grand Prix Final in Turin on Saturday, leaving vanquished Yuzuru Hanyu feeling “a little jealous”.

Two-time world champion Chen blew away his great Japanese rival with a total overall score of 335.30 points after his free skate to Elton John’s ‘Rocket Man’.

Double Olympic champion Hanyu was thwarted in his bid for a record fifth Grand Prix Final title, taking silver with 291.43. France’s Kevin Aymoz won bronze with 275.63.

Taking to the ice last, Chen had …

‘Hungry’ Joshua Says No Celebration If He Beats Ruiz

December 4, 2019 4:42 pm

Anthony Joshua said Wednesday he will not celebrate if he regains his world heavyweight title, as he faced off with rival Andy Ruiz in a final press conference before their controversial rematch in Saudi Arabia.

Joshua seeks to win back the IBF, WBA and WBO titles that he lost to Ruiz in a shock June defeat in New York in a high-profile duel on Saturday, dubbed “Clash on the Dunes”.

The British boxer, 30, said he was “hungry, determined and focused” as he appeared alongside Ruiz in a press conference in Diriyah, close to the Saudi capital Riyadh.

“I am …

Ndidi Beats Kante To EPL’s Top Tackler

Ndidi Beats Kante To EPL’s Top Tackler

November 2, 2019 3:53 pm
SUPER Eagles and Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, Wilfred Ndidi, has beaten Chel- sea midfielder, N’Golo Kante, to another significant landmark in the Premier League.

nine-game appearance for the English giants in the new season, so far.

The Nigerian international has recorded 394 tackles to beat ex-Everton midfielder, Idrissa Gueye (302) as well as Chelsea star, N’Golo Kante (263) to the landmark, Whoscored.com reported that Ndidi hit 68 tackles before moving to Premier League.

The 22-year-old ace, who joined Leicester in a mouth- watering £17million deal from KRC Genk in 2017, has bagged two goals in nine appearances of Premier

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Corps Member Allegedly Beats Almajiri To Death In Kano

Corps Member Allegedly Beats Almajiri To Death In Kano

October 25, 2019 3:43 pm
A serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) (name withheld) allegedly beat a young almajiri to death at Bebeji village in Bebeji local government area of Kano.

A source from the village Shehu Sulaiman told The Guardian that the incident occurred Thursday at the NYSC lodge in the village when the suspect gathered some almajiris for his usual distribution of charity.

According to the source, “the victim rushed into the corps members’ lodge to collect fruits from the residents who had developed the simple gesture of giving out fruits to children in the area.

“While in haste to

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Liverpool Beats Leicester 2 -1 To Maintain Their Record

Liverpool Beats Leicester 2 -1 To Maintain Their Record

October 6, 2019 2:14 am

James Milner scored a 95th-minute penalty to keep up the winning pace already initiated by Liverpool in extraordinary fashion with a 2-1 win over Leicester.

Milner stepped up to send Kasper Schmeichel the wrong way from the spot after Sadio Mane was fouled in the Leicester area by Marc Albrighton. The victory extended Liverpool’s winning run to 17 Premier League games.

The hosts had not been firing on all cylinders all afternoon and owed a lot to Milner’s brilliant assist to hold a half-time lead, with the veteran’s wonderful 50-yard ball outside of Jonny Evans reaching Mane, who then …

Algeria beats Senegal to claim second Africa Cup of Nations

Algeria beats Senegal to claim second Africa Cup of Nations

July 20, 2019 12:07 am

Baghdad Bounedjah’s early goal propelled Algeria to a first Africa Cup of Nations title in 29 years after a fiery 1-0 victory over Sadio Mane’s Senegal in Friday’s final in Cairo.

Bounedjah gave Algeria a dream start in the second minute when his deflected shot looped over Senegal goalkeeper Alfred Gomis, and it proved enough for the 1990 champions to lift the trophy on foreign soil for the first time.

For Senegal, who lost to Algeria by the same scoreline in the group stage, the long wait for a first continental crown goes on as coach Aliou Cisse, the captain …

Kenyan lawmaker beats up female colleague

June 13, 2019 9:38 am

A member of the Kenyan Parliament representing Wajir East, Rashid Kassim has been arrested hours after allegedly assaulting Wajir County Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi.

Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi was allegedly beaten up on Thursday morning by Wajir East MP Rashid Amin in the parliament building.

It is alleged that Gedi engaged him in a heated discussion before she was assaulted by the MP.

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The MP demanded to know why Gedi, who is a member of the budget committee, did not allocate any money to his Wajir East constituency.

Gedi narrated …

Atiku awards full scholarship to Onukaba Ojo’s son

Atiku beats Jubril, the Impostor to win in Cross River

February 26, 2019 5:55 am

The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),  Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has won the presidential elections in Cross River State.

Atiku scored 295, 737 votes to beat Jubril, Muhammadu Buhari’s Impostor of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who came second with 117, 302.

The results were confirmed at the State Collation Center for the presidential election by the Returning Officer, Prof. Ibhadode Akin.

The results collated were however from 17 out of 18 local government areas in the state as elections in Etung local government area was cancelled due to violence.

A statement on the Etung situation is yet …

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