A World Cup of surprises: Who will be crowned champion in Qatar?

Dec 7 2022

As we head into the quarter finals, the Qatar World Cup has, so far, been a journey of surprises and shocking moments, with the most recent being Morocco’s elimination of the 2010 world champions Spain.

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Croatia will clash with favourites Brazil on Friday 9th December at 4PM while the Netherlands will take on Argentina at 8PM. On Saturday, dark horse Morocco will face Fernando Santos’ Portugal in the afternoon while England will go head-to-head with reigning champions France in the evening.

The odds currently put Brazil as favourites to take the World Cup home at 9/5, with champions France coming in second at 9/2 however, considering everything that went down this World Cup season, we still anticipate a couple of surprises coming our way.

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Mother left fuming after not being allowed to be with her children on Parent’s Day

Dec 7 2022

A concerned parent has taken to social media to express her frustration after her child was not allowed to enter the classroom on their Parents Day.

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Describing the situation, which took place at a government school, the mother stated that she either had the option to enter on her own and leave the father and two children outside or else enter with the father and leave the children with a security official at the reception desk.

She went on to recount how her child burst into tears at the fact because “she was so looking forward to show us her chair, desk, classroom, the class elf,” going on to call for an immediate change to the school’s policy. In her Facebook post, the mother stated that her child joined a choir of other crying children who could not show their parents their classroom due to the policy.

She concluded by appealing to the school to “accept it’s wrong and CHANGE THE POLICY.”

What do you make of this?

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Sex before marriage banned for locals & visitors in Indonesia

Dec 7 2022

On Tuesday, Indonesia’s Parliament approved a new criminal code which bans sex before marriage for locals & foreigns alike, with a penalty of up to one year in prison.

The new law received support from all political parties and also prohibits cohabitation between unmarried couples. However, it will not come into effect for another three years to allow the implementation regulations to be drafted.

Despite unanimous approval in Indonesian parliament, the people’s response has been mixed, with the decision triggering protests in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.

Critics of the law have called it part of the erosion of civil liberties in what considered the world’s third-largest democracy.

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Miss Croatia not afraid of being arrested for racy outfits at Qatar World Cup

Dec 7 2022

Croatia has had quite a World Cup journey so far but it seems like the fans in the stands are making as much noise as the players.

Nicknamed by some as the World Cup’s ‘sexiest’ fan, Miss Croatia Ivana Knoll has been catching the attention of locals and international visitors alike with her Croatia-branded outfits.

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While others have criticised the model for her ‘disrespectful outfits’, Knoll remains adamant on her approach, stating that she will never be afraid of being arrested for something like that.

“I was super angry because if I’m not a Muslim and if we in Europe respect hijab and niqab, I think they need also to respect our way of life, our religion and in the end me wearing dresses, bikinis because I’m Catholic from Croatia who is here because of the World Cup,” Knoll stated.

Despite this, she went on to reveal that she was surprised at the fact that no one was creating any problems and was allowed to wear anything she wanted, except in government buildings, which she accepted.

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