Buffon to continue playing until 46 after signing new deal
Despite approaching 27 years as a senior professional, Gianluigi Buffon has no plans to retire yet after signing a new deal at Parma that will see the goalkeeper continue playing until ...
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Turkey’s economy boomed 11 per cent last year, most in a decade
Turkey’s economy bounced back from the COVID-19 pandemic to grow 11 per cent last year, its highest rate in a decade, but economists see a sharp slowdown this year as ...
Australia steps up flood relief efforts as Sydney braces for heavy rains
Military helicopters airlifted stranded people from rooftops of flooded neighbourhoods in eastern Australia and a tenth victim was found on Tuesday following days of torrential rain as the wild weather ...
Hong Kong residents brace for citywide lockdown as leader calls for calm
Hong Kong residents braced for a city-wide lockdown, emptying supermarkets and pharmacies on Tuesday, even as leader Carrie Lam called for calm and appealed for the public not to worry ...
Turkey warns countries not to pass warships through straits
Turkey has warned both Black Sea and non-Black Sea countries not to pass warships through its Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was reported as saying on Monday.
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Freezing weather and border bottlenecks as Ukrainians flee war
Poland sought to ease passage into the European Union on Monday for around quarter of a million Ukrainians waiting at European border crossings in freezing conditions after fleeing the Russian ...
IOC recommends banning Russian, Belarusian athletes from international events
The International Olympic Committee’s executive board has recommended sports federations to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from competing in events following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The ...
Russia pounds Kharkiv as talks end with no breakthrough (Update 3)
Russian artillery bombarded residential districts of Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv on Monday, killing possibly dozens of people, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow’s invading forces met stiff resistance ...
Ukrainian president signs formal request to join EU
European Union leaders may discuss the possibility of Ukrainian membership at an informal summit in March, a senior EU official said on Monday, adding the issue was important for Ukraine ...
Greece suspends new residence permits for Russian investors
Greece has suspended issuance and renewal of residence permits to wealthy Russians investing in Greece “until further notice”, the migration ministry said on Monday.
“New requests will not be accepted ...
Turkish opposition parties promise to slash presidential powers
Six Turkish opposition parties set out a joint plan on Monday to slash presidential powers and strengthen the role of parliament if they win the next election.
The new system ...
Russian flight bans hit airlines from 36 countries, including Cyprus
Russia has closed its airspace to airlines from 36 countries, including all 27 members of the European Union, in response Ukraine-related sanctions targeting its aviation sector.
Some of the banned countries had ...
People flee to rooftops as ‘weather bomb’ submerges Australian towns
Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate as heavy rains smashed Australia’s east coast on Monday, submerging towns and stranding residents on rooftops, with authorities warning of ...
Western companies head for the exit in Russia as sanctions tighten
Energy giant BP, global bank HSBC and the world’s biggest aircraft leasing firm AerCap joined a growing list of companies looking to exit Russia on Monday, as Western sanctions ...
Airspace closures send airlines on detours, add to cargo woes
Airlines on Monday braced for a potentially lengthy sanctions war after the EU banned Russian airlines and Moscow pledged to retaliate.
Dozens of flights were cancelled or sent on costly ...
BP quits Russia in up to $25 billion hit after Ukraine invasion
BP is abandoning its stake in Russian oil giant Rosneft in an abrupt and costly end to three decades of operating in the energy-rich country, marking the most significant move ...
Chelsea fans torn between glory under Abramovich and Ukraine horror
Chelsea fans arriving for the League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday said they were conflicted about owner Roman Abramovich’s success in turning the club into a European soccer ...
Londongrad tries to kick its 30-year Russian money habit
VTB Capital last week lowered a large Russian flag at its palatial building opposite the Bank of England in London’s financial district, signalling a retreat from one of the ...
Russia tells Google to restrict ads it says contains info on casualties
Russia on Monday ordered Alphabet Inc’s GOOGL.O Google to immediately restrict access to information posted as part of Google Ads that it said contained inaccurate information about casualties ...
Rouble steadies vs dollar in Moscow, hits record low outside Russia
The Russian rouble slid more than 15 per cent against the dollar and euro at market opening in Moscow on Monday but central bank intervention arrested its fall, after it tumbled ...
Norway says its sovereign fund will divest from Russia
Norway’s $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, will divest its Russian assets following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Norwegian prime minister said on Sunday.
The fund’...
Vatican says ready to ‘facilitate dialogue’ between Russia and Ukraine
The Vatican said on Monday it was ready to “facilitate dialogue” between Russia and Ukraine to end the war, and called for an immediate stop to the “military attack”.
Secretary ...
Russian central bank hikes rates, scrambles to limit fallout of tough sanctions
Russia’s central bank on Monday sharply raised its key policy rate to 20%, a day after announcing a slew of measures to support domestic markets, as it scrambled to manage ...
West stiffens sanctions on Russian central bank, Britain says (Update)
Britain said on Monday it was taking further measures against Russia in concert with the United States and European Union, effectively cutting off Moscow’s major financial institutions from Western ...