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Feb

2024

Fiorentina’s Kouame treated for malaria

FIORENTINA winger Christian Kouame has been treated in hospital for malaria, the Italian Serie A club said. The 26-year-old was in the Ivory Coast squad that won the recent Africa Cup of Nations and played in the quarter-finals. "Christian has gone into hospital to receive treatment and will continue to be assessed over the coming days," Fiorentina said in a statement. Fiorentina are seventh in Serie A with 38 points. Kouame has played 22 matches for them this season, scoring one goal and providing one assist.

Jan

2024

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Senegal coach admitted to hospital following Cup of Nations win against Cameroon

AFCON 2023

SENEGAL coach Aliou Cisse was expected to remain in hospital in Yamoussoukro for a second night after he was taken in on Friday following his team's 3-1 victory over Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations, officials said. He was admitted hours after Senegal won their second game at the tournament in Ivory Coast, a result that secured them a place in the next round and was due to remain to undergo further tests. "It's true that yesterday he had a little stomach ache, but it's much better," former teammate El Hadji Diouf told reporters at Senegal training on Saturday,…

Jul

2023

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Gaddafi’s son critical in hospital

NEWS

HANNIBAL Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been moved from a Lebanese prison to a hospital in "critical condition", Dubai-based Al-Hadath TV reported. Gaddafi went on hunger strike last month in protest at his incarceration without trial since 2015. Citing unidentified sources, Al-Hadath said he had suffered a sharp drop in his blood sugar level. Gaddafi has been charged in Lebanon with concealing information about the fate of Imam Musa al-Sadr, a Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim cleric who disappeared while on a trip to Libya in 1978. Muammar Gaddafi was captured and killed by rebels in 2011. Thomson Reuters…

Mar

2023

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Pope Francis ‘gradually improving’ in hospital after infection

RELIGION

CRISPIAN BALMER and ALVISE ARMELLINI POPE Francis's health is improving after he was hospitalised with a respiratory infection and he has resumed working while treatment continues, the Vatican said on Thursday. The pope was taken to hospital on Wednesday after complaining of breathing difficulties, raising fresh concerns over the health of the 86-year-old pontiff, who is suffering from a number of ailments. "His Holiness Pope Francis rested well during the night. His clinical picture is gradually improving and he is continuing his planned treatment," Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement. "This morning after breakfast, he read some newspapers and…

Mar

2021

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UK’s Prince Philip remains in hospital after two weeks

WORLD

BRITAIN’S Prince Philip continues to receive treatment and undergoing heart tests, two weeks after the 99-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth was admitted to hospital in London as a precaution after he felt unwell. Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was transferred on Monday from the private King Edward VII hospital to St Bartholomew's Hospital, which is a centre of excellence for cardiac care, for tests for a pre-existing heart condition and treatment for an unspecified infection which is not COVID-related. His 14-night stay in hospital is the longest he has needed treatment, although Buckingham Palace has said he is comfortable and…