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winnipegfreepress. com > sports > soccer > 06/09/2026 > javier-aguirres-final-world-cup-rescue-mexicos-firefighter-battles-old-tactical-ghosts

Javier Aguirre's final World Cup rescue: Mexico's firefighter battles old tactical ghosts

4+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1057+ words) Winnipeg 27" C, Light rain with wind As the 67-year-old leads his third " and final " World Cup squad in 2026, his great challenge isn't a qualifying emergency. It may just be the ghosts of his own past tactical mistakes. Aguirre managed El…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > arts-and-life > life > health > 06/09/2026 > highly-effective-prevention-drug-arrives-in-south-africa-which-has-worlds-highest-hiv-burden

Highly effective prevention drug arrives in South Africa, which has world's highest HIV burden

15+ hour, 52+ min ago  (743+ words) Winnipeg 17" C, Cloudy The 19-year-old is one of thousands of South Africans who signed up for clinical trials of lenacapavir, a highly effective, twice-yearly injectable prevention drug that addresses the drawbacks of daily oral prevention pills. Despite night sweats and…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > world > 06/07/2026 > south-africas-president-acknowledges-rising-tensions-over-migration

South Africa's president acknowledges rising tensions over migration

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (459+ words) Winnipeg 27" C, Windy President Cyril Ramaphosa's comments in a speech on national television dedicated to the issue were an acknowledgment of the tensions. Anti-migrant protest groups have said they've set a June 30 deadline for foreign nationals who are in South…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > sports > soccer > 06/01/2026 > south-africa-soccer-body-says-world-cup-squad-will-depart-monday-after-visa-delay

South Africa soccer body says World Cup squad will depart Monday after visa delay

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (265+ words) Winnipeg 15" C, Cloudy South Africa plays co-host Mexico in the opening game of the World Cup on June 11 in Mexico City. It plays one of its group games in the U. S. The South African team was due to depart Sunday but…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > sports > soccer > 05/31/2026 > aguirre-puts-faith-in-a-new-generation-as-mexico-seeks-world-cup-redemption

Aguirre puts faith in a new generation as Mexico seeks World Cup redemption

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (304+ words) Winnipeg 18" C, Cloudy "El Vasco" Aguirre, guiding the Mexican team into a World Cup for the third time, overhauled a squad that floundered in Qatar and failed to advance from the first round for the first time since 1978. He picked…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > uncategorized > 05/31/2026 > new-zealand-defeats-canada-50-14-in-third-place-game-at-rugby-sevens-event-in-spain

New Zealand defeats Canada 50-14 in third-place game at rugby sevens event in Spain

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (357+ words) Winnipeg 28" C, Cloudy with wind VALLADOLID " Asia Hogan-Rochester had two tries and two conversions as the Canadian women's rugby sevens squad dropped a 50-14 decision to New Zealand in the third-place game Sunday at the HSBC SVNS World Championship Series event....

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winnipegfreepress. com > arts-and-life > life > 05/31/2026 > what-to-know-about-the-outbreak-of-a-rare-kind-of-ebola-as-cases-outpace-response

What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (780+ words) Winnipeg 25" C, Partly cloudy with wind The World Health Organization has said that as of May 29, a total of 134 confirmed cases, including nine in Uganda, with 18 deaths among the confirmed cases, have been reported across both countries. The WHO has…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > sports > soccer > 05/29/2026 > mexico-president-sheinbaum-gifts-her-world-cup-ticket-to-indigenous-athlete

Mexico president Sheinbaum gifts her World Cup ticket to Indigenous athlete

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (260+ words) MEXICO CITY (AP) " Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum delivered a promise on Friday by giving away her ticket to the World Cup opening match. | Sheinbaum, the first female president in the country's 200-year history, donated her ticket No. 00001 to Yolett Cervantes…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > world > 05/28/2026 > louisiana-wins-suit-over-angola-farm-line-working-conditions

Louisiana wins suit over Angola "farm line" working conditions " Winnipeg Free Press

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (383+ words) Winnipeg 28" C, Partly cloudy with wind Although prisoners face dangerously harsh conditions while working the "farm line" at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola " including laboring outdoors in extreme heat " a federal judge presiding over a long-running suit filed by…...

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winnipegfreepress. com > world > 05/26/2026 > trump-administration-raises-us-refugee-cap-but-only-for-white-south-africans

Trump administration raises US refugee cap, but only for white South Africans

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (567+ words) Winnipeg 27" C, Windy Trump suspended the refugee program on his first day in office and, since then, has turned it into a vehicle to allow Afrikaners " a group of white South Africans descended mainly from Dutch settlers " into the U. S. Advocates…...

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