Rose grabs control of Masters as stars struggle
A precise Justin Rose tamed a windy Augusta National to hold a four-shot lead after the first round of the Masters on Thursday while defending champion Dustin Johnson was among ...
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Turkey’s net FX reserves lowest in 18 years at $10.68 billion
The Turkish central bank’s net international reserves fell to its lowest level since 2003 at $10.68 billion as of April 2, from $12.79 billion a week earlier, data showed on Thursday.
The exchange ...
Green, amber or red: UK to classify travel destinations in May
Britain will confirm in early May whether it will allow international travel to resume from May 17 and which countries will fall into the red, amber or green categories in a ...
Lebanon isolated as major international banks cut ties
Foreign lenders including HSBC and Wells Fargo are cutting ties with Lebanon’s central bank, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, underlining the country’s international isolation as it ...
Rashford and Fernandes give United one foot in Europa semis
Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes secured a hard-fought 2-0 victory at Granada in the Europa League quarter-final first leg to put their side in the driving seat.
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Italy’s Draghi accuses ‘dictator’ Erdogan, draws Turkey’s condemnation
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Thursday accused Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan of humiliating European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen this week and said it is important to be ...
Lack of oxygen from police restraint killed Floyd, doctor testifies at Chauvin murder trial
A critical care doctor called as a prosecution witness in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial testified on Thursday that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen caused by being ...
Protests break out after murder of kidnapped woman in Kyrgyzstan
Hundreds of people rallied in front of Kyrgyzstan‘s interior ministry on Thursday to demand the resignation of its leadership for what they called police inaction over the murder of ...
European court backs Czech Republic’s requirement to vaccinate children
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) accepts the Czech Republic’s position on mandatory vaccinations for children, it said in a landmark ruling on Thursday that rebuffed parents’ complaints ...
Calls for new probe into Covid origins – with or without China
A joint China-World Health Organization (WHO) study into COVID-19 has provided no credible answers about how the pandemic began, and more rigorous investigations are required – with or without Beijing’s ...
US Senate moves ahead with sweeping effort to counter China
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has scheduled a meeting on April 14 to consider major bipartisan legislation to boost the country’s ability to push back against China’s ...
US adds Chinese supercomputing entities to economic blacklist
The US Commerce Department said Thursday it was adding seven Chinese supercomputing entities to a US economic blacklist for assisting Chinese military efforts.
The department is adding Tianjin Phytium Information ...
Payment giant Stripe funds fintech startup Ramp at $1.6 billion valuation
Ramp, a fintech startup that offers corporate cards and software for managing employee expenses, raised $115 million in a funding round led by digital payments giant Stripe and D1 Capital Partners, ...
Linesman supported ‘noble cause’ with Haaland autograph move
Romanian assistant referee Octavian Sovre’s decision to ask Borussia Dormund striker Erling Haaland to autograph his yellow and red cards raised some eyebrows but the charity that is set ...
FIFA ready to use automated offside calls at World Cup
FIFA will be ready to implement an automated system for offside calls at next year’s World Cup in Qatar, Arsene Wenger said.
The game’s rulemaker, IFAB, said last ...
Germany’s vaccine task force to hold talks with Russia on Sputnik V
Germany’s vaccine task force will hold talks with the developers of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 shot, including the possibility of setting up more production sites in Germany, a ...
After seating mishap, Turkey says furniture met EU’s demands
Turkey’s foreign minister responded on Thursday to a diplomatic mishap in which only one of two visiting European Union chiefs were given a chair at a meeting in Ankara, ...
French Open postponed to May 30 amid Covid crisis
This year’s French Open has been postponed by a week due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will begin on May 30, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) said on Thursday.
The ...
Johnson defends Green Jacket as sense of normalcy returns to Masters
The Masters returns to its traditional date this week as the year’s first major at Augusta National and Dustin Johnson is the man to beat on a layout that, ...
Northern Ireland violence escalates while Irish minister calls for calm
Nightly outbreaks of street violence in Northern Ireland must stop before somebody is killed, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Thursday, calling on political and community leaders to work ...
United ‘made for trophies’ and semi-finals not enough, says Fernandes
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes says his side are “made to win trophies” and has urged them to hurdle the semi-final barrier in cup competitions to finally get their hands ...
Myanmar ambassador to London locked out of his ‘own embassy’
Myanmar‘s ambassador to London told Reuters he was locked out of the embassy on Wednesday, with sources saying his deputy had shut him out of the building and taken ...
Mbappe stars as PSG beat Bayern
Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe scored twice to steer the visitors to a 3-2 victory over holders Bayern Munich in a topsy-turvy Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday.
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Chelsea take command against Porto
Superb individual goals from English pair Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell gave Chelsea a 2-0 win away to Porto in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday in Seville ...