DUTCH REFEREE ROB DIEPERINK DIES WEEKS AFTER REMOVAL FROM WORLD CUP OFFICIATING LIST. (PHOTO).

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 Dutch referee Rob Dieperink dies weeks after removal from World Cup officiating list Dutch referee Rob Dieperink has died at the age of 38, weeks after FIFA removed him from its list of officials for the World Cup. The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed his death in a statement, saying it was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the news. His cause of death has not been disclosed. Dieperink was arrested in April by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom following a report of an alleged sexual assault involving a teenage boy in London. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said officers responded on April 9 to a report of sexual assault at an address in Croydon and arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of the offence. Police later said that after reviewing available evidence, including CCTV footage and digital devices, the investigation had concluded that “the evidential threshold had not been met” and no further action would be taken. Following the investigation, FIFA co...

CHAD GETS 1.1 MILLION CHOLERA VACCINES AS DEATH TOLL CLIMBS. (PHOTO).


 Chad gets 1.1 million cholera vaccines as death toll climbs


The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF handed over 1.1 million doses of cholera vaccines to the Chadian government, an official announced, Anadolu Agency reported.


The vaccines are expected to help curb the spread of the disease in the Central African country as the death toll mounts.


The cholera epidemic, a bacterial infection caused by consuming contaminated water or food, was declared on July 13, has killed 75 people in eastern Chad, according to statistics released Wednesday by health officials.


Mahamat Hamit Ahmat, Deputy General Secretary in the Ministry of Public Health and Prevention, told reporters the vaccines will help fight a cholera outbreak in Sila and Ouaddai provinces and prevent new cases.


Ahmat said a vaccination campaign will be conducted from September 2 to 8 in five health districts in the east of the country.


Fast-spreading disease


Cholera has swept through several African nations including Sudan, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo exacerbated by climate-related flooding.


The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and World Health Organization on Tuesday unveiled a continental cholera emergency preparedness and response plan for the period September 2025 to February 2026.

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