Barcelona backed Super League due to FFP concerns
Barcelona’s CEO has said the club supported the European Super League to enforce tighter financial controls on teams as UEFA’s financial fair play (FFP) model plays into the ...
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Qatar’s beIN Sports says Saudi to lift ban, removing Newcastle takeover hurdle
Qatar-based broadcaster beIN Sports said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia will soon lift a ban on it, removing a key obstacle behind the collapsed takeover of Premier League football club ...
Gasol retires after 23-year career, two NBA titles, three Olympic medals
Spanish basketball great Pau Gasol announced on Tuesday that he is retiring from the sport after a 23-year career.
“I’m here to tell you that I’m going to ...
Sweden, Denmark pause Moderna vaccine for younger age groups
Sweden and Denmark said on Wednesday they are pausing the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for younger age groups after reports of possible rare side effects.
The Swedish health ...
Shrugging off crises, PM Johnson delights party, annoys business
Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to radically re-shape Britain on Wednesday, exhorting his Conservative Party faithful to help government press on with tackling regional inequality by ending “long term structural ...
Dubai ruler had ex-wife’s phone hacked – UK court
Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum ordered the phones of his ex-wife and her lawyers to be hacked as part of a “sustained campaign of intimidation and threat” ...
Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 can challenge EU rules, EU court adviser says
Gazprom’s (GAZP.MM) Swiss unit can challenge an EU gas rule that requires gas producers to be separate companies from those that control the pipeline, an adviser to the ...
Chiellini ‘ashamed as an Italian’ after Napoli trio abused
Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini said he was ashamed “as an Italian” by the racist abuse directed at Napoli players by Fiorentina fans on Sunday.
Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, who is ...
Gas price explosion jolts UK bond market
Britain’s government bond market is showing signs of strain from the country’s energy crisis, with headlines about gas prices sparking heavy selling this week – a new development that ...
Israeli rightist seeks to outlaw opening of U.S. Palestinian mission in Jerusalem
An Israeli right-wing opposition legislator is seeking to outlaw the planned reopening of a U.S. mission in Jerusalem that has traditionally been a base for diplomatic outreach to the ...
Player charged with attempted murder after attacking referee
A Brazilian footballer has been charged with attempted murder after he brutally kicked a referee in the head during a lower league game in the south of the country.
The ...
TUI to raise 1.1 bln euros in equity after summer bookings boost
Travel company TUI Group (TUIGn.DE) said it would raise 1.1 billion euros ($1.27 billion) in equity to help pay down its pandemic debt, as it reported a jump in holiday bookings ...
Wandering dog is Istanbul commuters’ best friend
In a packed Istanbul passenger ferry between Europe and Asia, all eyes turn to one commuter enjoying the view from his window.
Boji, a street dog, has become a regular ...
German “kingmakers” to start three-way coalition talks with SPD
Germany’s Greens and business-friendly Free Democrats (FDP) have agreed to begin three-way talks on Thursday with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on forming a new coalition government following a ...
Muhammad Ali sketches fetch knockout prices at NY auction
A boxing sketch in felt pen by the late Muhammad Ali sold for more than $425,000 at an auction in New York on Tuesday of his little-known art works, some of ...
After ‘very cool’ three weeks, Raducanu ready to get back to business
Red carpet galas, top-tier endorsement deals and hitting with British Royalty — the past three weeks have been a whirlwind for 18-year-old U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu.
But now the ...
Soaring energy prices climb up EU’s political agenda
The European Union said on Wednesday it would examine the way its power market is run and consider proposals to revamp regulations within the bloc, as it seeks to keep ...
Scientists List and MacMillan win Nobel Chemistry Prize
German Benjamin List and Scottish-born David MacMillan won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their development of asymmetric organocatalysis, a “new and ingenious tool for molecule building”.
“Organic catalysts can ...
Coronavirus: Dutch court dismisses call to scrap ‘corona pass’ regulations
A Dutch court on Wednesday dismissed a call to scrap the ‘corona pass’ required to enter restaurants, bars, museums, theatres and other public places in the Netherlands.
The court in ...
Good friends and fresh blood: the social life of a vampire bat
When one thinks of vampire bats, friendship and cooperation may not be among the qualities that come to mind for these blood-feasting creatures of the night. But maybe they should.
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Pope says ashamed Church did not prioritise abuse victims in France
Pope Francis said on Wednesday he was saddened and ashamed by the Catholic Church’s inability to deal with sexual abuse of children in France and that the Church must ...
EU has enough gas for winter, eyes gas market reform – energy chief
European Union countries have enough gas in storage to last through winter, but the surge in prices shows the need to quickly switch to renewable sources and reform the EU ...
Besieged by seaweed, Caribbean scrambles to make use of the stuff
By Cassandra Garrison, Sarah Marsh and Jake Spring
As the sun rises in Mexico’s Quintana Roo state, home to the white sandy beaches of Cancun and Tulum, Rear Admiral ...
Nations League final four offers silverware to Europe’s best
Fans of international football can be forgiven if it has slipped their attention that four of Europe’s top national teams are about to play off this week for the ...