Britain to raise minimum wage to 9.50 pounds a hour
Britain will announce a rise in its minimum wage for those aged 23 and over to 9.50 pounds ($13.06) per hour from 8.91 pounds in the government’s budget statement on Wednesday, the finance ...
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Isis woman who allowed Yazidi child to die gets 10 years in German jail
A Munich court on Monday sentenced a German woman, who had allowed a young Yazidi girl to die of thirst, to 10 years in prison after finding her guilty of supporting ...
Greek socialist party leader dies at 57 after battle with cancer
Fofi Gennimata, leader of Greece‘s socialist opposition Movement for Change, died on Monday after a long battle with cancer.
The death of Gennimata, who was to turn 57 next month, ...
Turkey and West climb down from brink of biggest diplomatic crisis (Updated)
Turkey and its Western allies climbed down from a full-blown diplomatic crisis on Monday after foreign embassies said that they abide by diplomatic conventions on non-interference, averting a threatened expulsion ...
EU regulator starts real-time review of Merck’s Covid-19 pill
U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Monday the European Union’s drug regulator has initiated a real-time review of its experimental COVID-19 antiviral drug for adults.
Under ...
Mussolini’s great grandson named in Lazio squad for first time
The great grandson of former Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini has been named in the Lazio squad for the first time in their 4-1 Serie A defeat against Hellas Verona ...
Germany says it has not received official expulsion order from Turkey
Germany has not received any official expulsion order for its ambassador in Turkey but acknowledged Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s statements with concern, ministry and government spokespeople said in Berlin ...
Former Saudi spymaster seeks U.S. help for his jailed children
A former top Saudi intelligence official who is living in exile accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday of targeting him, and made an unprecedented public plea to the ...
Barca condemn ‘violent’ acts Koeman faced after Real Madrid defeat
Barcelona on Sunday condemned the “violent and disdainful acts” faced by their coach Ronald Koeman when he left Camp Nou stadium after a 2-1 defeat to arch-rivals Real Madrid earlier ...
Turkey’s state banks likely to follow central bank and slash rates
Turkey’s state banks are expected to cut borrowing costs on loans by around 200 basis points on Monday, according to three people with knowledge of the plan, following last week’...
Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord told armed forces: ‘You beat me’ when caught
The man Colombia describes as the world’s most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: “You beat me” when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the government said ...
Sudan PM, ministers detained in apparent military coup (Update 3)
Soldiers arrested most of the members of Sudan’s cabinet on Monday in what the information ministry called a military coup, prompting opponents of the takeover to take to the ...
UK’s Sunak says inflation, rates feed into budget thinking
British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday that the outlook for interest rates and inflation will feed into his thinking ahead of next week’s annual budget.
“Inflation, interest ...
Tesco says online services disrupted by interference ‘attempt’
British supermarket chain Tesco (TSCO.L) said on Sunday that its website and app had been disrupted by an attempt to interfere with its systems.
“Since yesterday, we’ve been ...
Verstappen wins in Texas to double F1 lead
Red Bull’s Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen held off title rival Lewis Hamilton to win the U.S. Grand Prix by 1.3 seconds on Sunday and go 12 points clear ...
Salah scores hat-trick as Liverpool put five past shambolic United
Mohamed Salah hit a hat-trick as Liverpool humiliated Manchester United, romping to a stunning 5-0 victory at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday.
Naby Keita got the visitors ...
Alaba strike on Clasico debut gives Real 2-1 win at Barca
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in the first Clasico of the season in front of 86,422 fans at the Camp Nou on Sunday after a sensational strike from defender David Alaba ...
Hurricane Rick edges closer to Mexican coast north of Acapulco
Hurricane Rick edged slowly closer to Mexico’s Pacific coast on Sunday, expected to unleash heavy rains north of the beach resort of Acapulco late in the evening, the U....
Sheep replace cars as they cross Madrid en route to winter pastures
The streets of Madrid were filled with sheep and the clanking of bells on Sunday as shepherds guided their flocks through the heart of the Spanish capital, following ancient seasonal ...
Vaccinated and want to visit Israel? Read the fine print first
By Rami Ayyub
Tourists hoping to visit Jerusalem or Tel Aviv after Israel’s announcement last week that it would open to some vaccinated foreign travellers should read the fine ...
Croatia’s right-wing eurosceptics seek referendum on euro adoption
Croatia’s conservative and eurosceptic party Hrvatski Suverenisti (Croatian Sovereignists) began a two-week drive on Sunday to collect signatures in a bid to force a referendum on whether to adopt ...
Erdogan’s critics say demand for expulsions is distraction from economy woes
By Daren Butler and Jonathan Spicer
President Tayyip Erdogan’s political opponents said his call to expel the ambassadors of 10 Western allies was an attempt to distract attention from Turkey’...
German police stop far-right vigilantes patrolling Polish border
German police said on Sunday they had stopped more than 50 far-right vigilantes armed with pepper spray, a bayonet, a machete and batons who were trying to patrol the Polish border ...
Fire blazes on cargo ship containers off British Columbia
A fire broke out on Saturday on containers on a cargo ship carrying mining chemicals off British Columbia, and the Canadian Coast Guard said it is working with the U....