In tears at border, Ukrainians held on until they had to flee
Valery Petrovich Sorokin, 66, didn’t want to leave his home outside of Kharkiv. He suffers from arthritis and struggles to move. But, a month into the war, as Russian bombs ...
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Spain expects Easter bounce to lift tourism to 80% of pre-COVID levels
Spain expects international tourist arrivals to reach 80% of pre-pandemic volumes in the second quarter as northern Europeans shrug off concerns over the Ukraine conflict and return en masse for Easter, ...
Tuchel ‘not sure’ if he should meet with Chelsea bidders
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said on Friday he expects discussions over the Premier League club’s sale to intensify over the coming weeks, but he was unsure if he should ...
Biden says Putin seems to be self-isolating
President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be self-isolating in Russia and may have fired or put under house arrest some of his advisers.
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Dollar rises ahead of payrolls, euro edges lower
The dollar extended a rebound versus major peers on Friday ahead of a key US jobs report that could help the Federal Reserve decide whether to make an interest rate ...
World heritage at risk amid Ukraine war, UNESCO says
Dozens of valuable churches, historical sites and museums have been damaged by the war in Ukraine, the United Nations’ cultural agency said on Friday, adding that it was particularly worried ...
Scientists publish the first complete human genome
Scientists on Thursday published the first complete human genome, filling in gaps remaining after previous efforts while offering new promise in the search for clues regarding disease-causing mutations and genetic ...
Hubble telescope spots Earendel, the most distant star on record
– Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have discovered the most distant individual star on record, a bright behemoth they nicknamed Earendel – Old English for “morning star” – because it existed ...
Banks tell Britain that curb on all Russian savers won’t work
Banks in Britain have warned the government that a plan to ban all Russians from holding more than 50,000 pounds ($65,430) in their accounts is illegal and unworkable, five sources said.
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Turkey hikes gas prices for industry, households
Turkish state-owned energy importer BOTAS said late on Thursday it had raised natural gas prices for industrial facilities by 50 per cent and those for households by 35 per cent, raising the ...
Russia eases some curbs on transferring money abroad
Russia’s central bank said on Friday it was softening restrictions on foreign fund transfers for individuals for a six-month period.
The bank said the measures, which raise an earlier ...
IEA to hold emergency meeting to tackle soaring oil prices
The International Energy Agency will hold an emergency meeting on Friday among consuming nations to discuss a new release of strategic reserves alongside a plan by the United States to ...
England can win World Cup but must be ‘close to perfect’
England manager Gareth Southgate said they can win the World Cup in Qatar but will have to be “close to perfect” to do so.
England were semi-finalists at the 2018 World ...
As Shanghai expands COVID lockdown, life on hold in city of 26 million
China’s commercial hub of Shanghai ground to halt on Friday after the government locked down most of the city’s 26 million residents to stop the spread of COVID-19, even ...
Medvedev denied world No. 1 spot in Miami after defeat
Daniil Medvedev’s bid to reclaim the world number one ranking fell short on Thursday as the Russian lost 7-6(7) 6-3 to Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz in the Miami Open ...
Ukraine unable to get supplies to Mariupol or evacuate civilians – mayor’s aide
An aide to the mayor of Mariupol said on Friday the besieged southern Ukrainian city remained closed for anyone trying to enter and was “very dangerous” for anyone trying to ...
Record night for Giannis sees Bucks beat Nets
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 44 points, hit the tying 3-pointer with 18.7 seconds left in regulation and sank the tiebreaking free throws with three seconds left in overtime as the Milwaukee Bucks outlasted ...
Putin ally warns agriculture supplies could be limited to ‘friends’
One of President Vladimir Putin’s allies warned on Friday that Russia, a major global wheat exporter, could limit supplies of agriculture products to “friendly” countries only, amid Western sanctions ...
Ronaldo and Messi to learn World Cup last dance partners
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will learn on Friday their opponents for what is almost certainly their last World Cup finals when the draw is made for November’s tournament ...
Mid-air collision of S.Korean air force trainer planes kills three, media say
Two trainer aircraft of South Korea’s air force collided in mid-air on Friday, authorities said, with media putting the casualties at three pilots killed and another injured in the ...
Ukraine strikes fuel depot in Russia’s Belgorod, regional official says
Two of Ukraine‘s military helicopters struck a fuel storage facility in the Russian city of Belgorod on Friday after crossing the border at low altitude, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov ...
Sri Lanka lifts curfew after violent protests over economic crisis
Police in Sri Lanka‘s capital lifted a curfew on Friday after protests in which dozens of people were arrested and several policemen were hurt near the home of President ...
Biden spurs record emergency oil release in ‘moment of peril’ for world
President Joe Biden on Thursday launched the largest release ever from the US emergency oil reserve and challenged oil companies to drill more in an attempt to bring down gasoline ...
S. Korean court upholds tattooing ban
The Constitutional Court in Seoul upheld a ban on tattooing on Thursday, confirming South Korea as the only developed country that permits no one but medical professionals to perform the ...