Saudi era begins at Newcastle in Bruce’s 1,000th game as manager
Newcastle United begin their new era under Saudi ownership when they face Tottenham Hotspur at St James’ Park with Steve Bruce set for his 1000th game as a manager and ...
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US to lift restrictions Nov 8 for vaccinated foreign travelers
he White House on Friday will lift COVID-19 travel restrictions for fully vaccinated international visitors starting Nov. 8, ending historic restrictions that had barred much of the world from entering the ...
China launches second crewed mission to build space station
China on Saturday launched a rocket carrying three astronauts, including one woman, to the core module of a future space station where they will live and work for six months, ...
Spurs boss Nuno not concerned about Kane’s lack of goals
Tottenham Hotspur manager Nuno Espirito Santo said on Friday he is relaxed over Harry Kane’s goal-scoring form and has backed the striker to get back on the scoresheet soon.
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Man Utd star Rashford set for return against Leicester
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is set to be included in the squad for Saturday’s trip to Leicester City while captain Harry Maguire has resumed training following a calf ...
Company insolvencies in England and Wales return to pre-lockdown levels
Company insolvencies in England and Wales rose last month and returned to levels seen just before the COVID-19 pandemic, official data showed on Friday.
The government’s Insolvency Service said 1,446 ...
Half-shredded Banksy fetches $25.4 mln on return to Sotheby’s
A Banksy picture which was half sliced by a shredder concealed in its frame when it was sold at auction fetched 18.6 million pounds ($25.4 million) when it went back under the ...
British lawmaker stabbed to death in ‘terrorist incident’ (update 2)
British lawmaker David Amess was stabbed to death in an Essex church on Friday by an assailant who lunged at him as he met voters, in what police said was ...
US to resume Trump ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy in November
President Joe Biden’s administration is taking steps to restart by mid-November a program begun under his predecessor Donald Trump that forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for U....
Germany’s SPD, Greens and FDP leaders want formal coalition talks
Leaders of Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) and two smaller parties will recommend moving into formal coalition talks and have agreed a road map for negotiations, the SPD’s ...
Norway bow-and-arrow attack suspect transferred to health services
A man suspected of killing five people with a bow and arrow and other weapons in Norway was in the care of health professionals on Friday, police said.
Investigators have ...
Blast at mosque in Afghan city of Kandahar; at least seven dead (updated)
A large explosion tore through a Shi’ite mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar killing at least 35 people, the second week in a row that militants bombed Friday ...
Surpassing Lewis’ US medal record ‘never a goal’, says Felix
Allyson Felix said surpassing Carl Lewis as the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete was “never a goal” but that it was “amazing” to have achieved the feat ...
EU lawmakers mull changes that could bring European companies under EU tech rules
European Union lawmakers may lower a threshold that determines which companies will be subject to new tech rules, a top EU lawmaker said on Wednesday.
The proposal could mean some ...
Italy’s mandatory COVID health pass for work sees untroubled launch
COVID-19 health passes became mandatory for all workers in Italy from Friday, with the measure being applied mostly peacefully across the country despite some scattered protests.
At the major port ...
UK’s Frost says: EU must concede more on Brexit
Britain’s Brexit minister David Frost said that the European Union needs to make significant change if there is to be a deal over the Northern Irish part of the ...
With boosters, masks and Green Pass, Israel sees a Covid -19 wave in retreat
Four months into one of its worst COVID-19 outbreaks, Israel is seeing a sharp drop in new infections and severe illness, aided by its use of vaccine boosters, vaccine passports ...
Big Tech to face another bipartisan antitrust bill
A bipartisan group of lawmakers, headed by Senators Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, and Republican Chuck Grassley, plan to introduce a bill that would bar Big Tech platforms, like Amazon (AMZN....
England eases testing rules for passengers, Sydney to open to vaccinated travellers without quarantine
Fully vaccinated passengers arriving in England from low-risk countries from Oct. 24 will no longer have to take expensive COVID-19 tests, the British government said on Thursday.
Last month the government ...
Boeing says certain 787 parts improperly manufactured
Boeing Co (BA.N) and US regulators said Thursday that some titanium 787 Dreamliner parts were improperly manufactured over the past three years, the latest in a series of problems to ...
US will oppose UN human rights council’s ‘disproportionate’ attention on Israel – State Dept
The United States has concerns with the United Nations Human Rights Council and will oppose its “disproportionate” attention on Israel, State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters on Thursday after ...
Taliban want to help Afghans who fled to Turkey to return home, Turkish minister says
Afghan Taliban leaders said they would do all they can to help Afghan migrants in Turkey wanting to return home, the Turkish foreign minister said on Thursday after talks in ...
Norway bow-and-arrow attack appears to be ‘act of terror’ – police (Update)
A bow-and-arrow attack in which a Danish convert to Islam is suspected of killing five people in a Norwegian town appears to have been an “act of terror”, police said ...
Greece, US renew defence deal to boost cooperation (Updated)
The United States and Greece signed an agreement on Thursday renewing their long-standing defence cooperation, a move Secretary of State Antony Blinken said would allow the NATO allies to advance ...