The 39-year-old has several kebab shops across Germany and reportedly makes more money than he did as a footballer. Lukas Podolski, 39, is still playing football and running his kebab empire. Lukas Podolski's kebab empireAccording to Football London, Podolski's kebab chain, Mangal Doner, is worth £180 million. Before his first kebab shop began operations in 2018, he opened a dessert company called Ice Cream United in 2017. The report adds that he opened his first kebab shop in Cologne, where his football career started, and now has 30 branches across Germany.

State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington D.C. West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Puerto Rico US Virgin Islands Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Pacific Armed Forces Europe Northern Mariana Islands Marshall Islands American Samoa Federated States of Micronesia Guam Palau Alberta, Canada British Columbia, Canada Manitoba, Canada New Brunswick, Canada Newfoundland, Canada Nova Scotia, Canada Northwest Territories, Canada Nunavut, Canada Ontario, Canada Prince Edward Island, Canada Quebec, Canada Saskatchewan, Canada Yukon Territory, CanadaPostal Code

McDonald's to Release Popcorn-Flavored Coke From Coca-Cola to McDonald’s, food giants experiment with unconventional beverage flavorsCoca-Cola’s latest attempt at culinary innovation has left consumers divided. The company recently released a popcorn-flavored drink, introducing a buttery note reminiscent of everyone’s favorite movie snack to their classic beverage line. The new offerings—an Iced Caramel Popcorn Latte, a Hot Caramel Popcorn Latte, and a Caramel Popcorn Frappe—combine iconic movie snack vibes with a caffeine kick. The Iced Caramel Popcorn Latte, for instance, blends the robust taste of espresso with caramel syrup and a popcorn essence. Meanwhile, the Hot Caramel Popcorn Latte offers a warm variant with foamed milk to beat the winter chill.

Editor's Review "We are currently experiencing a system outage that has affected our booking system." National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced it is experiencing an outage in its booking system. In a statement on Friday, July 19, KQ said the issues resulted from a global system outage that has disrupted airlines, banks, and telecom companies. “We are currently experiencing a system outage that has affected our booking system as a result of a global system outage. The global system outage was also experienced in other countries, including the US, where major airlines such as Delta and American Airlines grounded flights due to communication problems.

Kipsigis community clans secretary general Joel Kimetto, Friday called on Gen Zs countrywide to give President William Ruto time to address their concerns. He welcomed youth in Kericho for conducting peaceful demonstrations despite some reported cases of looting and vandalism in Kericho county. Kimetto who represents some 200 Kipsigis clans urged the Gen Z youth in Kericho to call off further demonstrations and extend the same message to their colleagues countrywide. The secretary-general regretted that the Gen Z demos had taken dangerous political dimensions that risked the development and the security of this country. "Use teargas and not live bullets as life lost from a trigger-happy police officer will never be recovered," Kimetto said.

How The Beatles inspired Rick Rubin to change hip-hop foreverYou never get a more honest and raw version of a genre than what is released in its early days. The same applies to hip-hop, but the issue with that as a music genre is that a lot of the early music never actually came out in the first place. Eventually, the art form evolved, and we started to get iterations of what looks more like modern-day hip hop. Record labels such as Def Jam were a massive part of that, and Rick Rubin recalls the development of hip-hop, which happened as a result of their vision. “We really helped to put a song structure into hip hop.

It’ll be nice to get back to Wrigley Field today, watching Justin Steele do his thing. They all are until the Cubs either fall off or get back to .500. “I don’t want to get too far out in front of myself because we still have to go through the physical process,” Kantrovitz said on the latest Cubs Weekly Podcast. “He’s a projection type. He’s got this frame that is dripping with physical projection.

KUALA LUMPUR: South Korean actor and singer Lee Joon Gi will make his Malaysian debut through a meet-and-greet session with his fans, 2024 Lee Joon Gi Asia Tour (Joongi’s Day: Festival) on Sept 22. "At the upcoming meeting, the audience will not only have the opportunity to interact with Lee Joon Gi but also watch the impressive performances of the popular star known for his dance moves and amazing vocals,” it added. Joon Gi began his career in the entertainment industry as a print and commercial model in 2001. Joon-gi was cast in his first K-drama role in the 2005 South Korean television series ‘My Girl’. "As a singer, Lee Joon Gi has produced several songs showcasing different styles.

Empower Africa. We come to you. We are always looking for ways to improve our stories. Let us know what you liked and what we can improve on.

United Nations peacekeepers stand in the market in Bouar, Central African Republic, March 8, 2024. The government sees the CPC as a network of six rebel groups created in 2020 to disrupt the country's presidential and legislative elections in December of that year. Central African Republic officials say the operation to neutralize armed groups or get fighters to surrender is aimed at making the country more peaceful before local elections slated for October. He said rebels either refuse to surrender or they return to armed groups after surrender because of hunger. The Central African Republic has been wracked with violence and instability since 2013, when a rebel group forced then-President Francois Bozize out of office.

One quarter of rural Zimbabweans have no access to ablution facilities at all, according to a new formal estimate. And about half of rural households have no access to basic water services. After some improvement, Zimbabwe has for the past five years held steady at about 25% of the rural population with no access to toilets, according to new official data. About half of Zimbabwe's rural population have access to basic toilets and another 9% have access to limited toilets. Last month, Nkayi, another area within Matabeleland North, benefitted from a five-year programme run by USAID to build toilets.

Kenya's government is again appealing for protests to stop – but it won't get to ban themThe High Court in Nairobi suspended a police order that would have banned all demonstrations in central Nairobi. Kenya's government on Thursday ratcheted up its appeal for weeks of protests to stop and police tried to ban demonstrations in the heart of the capital Nairobi only to be overruled in court. But a court on Thursday suspended the ban while a case challenging it was heard. Kenya's High Court in Nairobi suspended the police order until a case filed by public interest litigation group Katiba Institute was heard and ruled upon, the court order said. "(The police and president Ruto) have no power to suspend rights guaranteed by the constitution," activist Boniface Mwangi wrote on the social media platform X in response to efforts to ban protests.

Hello and welcome to the Friday edition of the Evening Brief Newsletter where Ruto has escalated his demands with the Ford Foundation while naming a new Cabinet. According to a letter addressed to Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, the government opined that the anti-Finance Bill protests had morphed into groupings aimed at toppling the Kenya Kwanza administration. Notably, the Kenya Kwanza administration claimed that Ksh752 million had also been disbursed to the organisations between April 2023 and May 2024. The government also sought to establish the actions that would be undertaken by the Ford Foundation should it be established that its funding was used for activities aimed at toppling the administration. Ruto's Team SheetOn the other hand, Ruto named 11 new Cabinet members following the dissolution of the Cabinet last week.

Benta Nyakure Ogongo at the City mortuary (l), Roselyne Akoth Ogongo. Sadly, the body of the 24-year-old woman was among those discovered at Kware near Embakasi in pieces. In Nairobi, she went to live with her brother Emmanuel Ogongo in Kware. Akoth goes missing after Kware killings hit headlinesDays later, the phone went off, and he could not see her online. Akoth's family devastated by her deathAkoth's mum, Benta Nyakure Ogongo and Akoth's sisters travelled to Nairobi and also confirmed that she was one of the women found in the Kware killings.

This burden in much higher for those in position of authority or with platforms that can sway opinions like political actors, social media influencers and mainstream media houses. In moments like this, a crisis reveals the true character of a nation and her people. All this are clear from the competing many social media platforms going on. On social media, this past three days, the tone seems to be shifting to ‘let the kids now listen to advise from Wazees’. Lest we forget, it is Kofi Annan who midwifed our current Constitutional order in our lowest moment as a nation!