UK working to tackle driver shortages as industry warnings mount
Britain is working on a number of options to tackle the shortage of truck drivers, including luring former employees back to the market, amid warnings from the food industry that ...
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Ronaldo leapfrogs Messi in Forbes list of top-earning players
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has reclaimed top spot in the list of the world’s highest-paid soccer players from Lionel Messi, according to Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/...
Canaries volcano blasts lava into the air as ash blankets area
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma shot lava into the air in loud bursts on Thursday morning while toxic ash blanketed the surrounding area.
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Robinhood to begin testing crypto wallets, with broader launch in early 2022
Robinhood Markets Inc (HOOD.O) said on Wednesday it plans to begin testing cryptocurrency wallets next month, with a broader rollout in early 2022, allowing its users to move supported digital ...
In UN climate push, UK PM disputes Kermit: ‘It is easy to be green’
Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed the world to “grow up” and tackle climate change during his annual United Nations address to world leaders on Wednesday and contradicted Muppets character Kermit ...
Melbourne braces for more anti-lockdown protests as daily cases hit pandemic high
Police in Melbourne prepared for a fourth day of anti-lockdown protests on Thursday and a vaccination hub in the city closed after protesters allegedly abused staff, while COVID-19 cases across ...
FDA clears Pfizer COVID-19 booster for older and at-risk Americans
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those 65 and older, all people at high risk of severe ...
Surge in UK fraud a national security threat, warn banks
A surge in fraud attacks on consumers since the pandemic has become a ‘national security threat’ for Britain requiring government-coordinated action across industries, banking industry lobby group UK Finance has ...
Man United out of League Cup, Chelsea and Spurs through on penalties
A much-changed Chelsea side crept into the fourth round of the League Cup as they beat Aston Villa 4-3 on penalties after the Stamford Bridge clash ended 1-1 on Wednesday.
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Algeria closes airspace to Moroccan aviation
Algeria’s supreme security council decided on Wednesday to close the country’s airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircraft, the Algerian presidency said, less than a month after ...
Get a grip, PM Johnson tells France after submarine row
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told France on Wednesday to get a grip and give allies in the United States and Australia a break over a row about a trilateral ...
US to donate 500m more Covid vaccine doses to other countries -Biden
The United States on Wednesday promised to buy 500 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to donate to other countries as it comes under increasing pressure to share its supply with the ...
Russian plane with six on board crashes near Khabarovsk
A Russian Antonov An-26 transport plane with six crew on board crashed near the city of Khabarovsk in Russian’s far east, the Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday, citing ...
Divided Swiss to vote on same-sex marriage
Swiss voters decide on Sunday whether to allow same-sex couples to wed and adopt children after a highly charged campaign pitted gay rights activists against conservative opponents in one of ...
Soaring gas prices ripple through heavy industry, supply chains
Global record high natural gas prices are pushing some energy-intensive companies to curtail production in a trend that is adding to disruptions to global supply chains in some sectors such ...
EU plans 120 billion euro economic boost by easing insurance rules
The European Union proposed changing the bloc’s capital rules for insurers on Wednesday to release 120 billion euros ($141 billion) for repairing an economy hit by COVID and to meet climate ...
Liverpool confirm Anfield Road Stand expansion plans
Liverpool will go ahead with the planned expansion of the Anfield Road Stand, with an official ground-breaking ceremony scheduled for next week, the Premier League side said on Wednesday.
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Germany won’t pay unvaccinated workers in quarantine
German health authorities are planning new rules under which unvaccinated workers would not receive compensation for lost pay if coronavirus measures forced them to quarantine, according to a draft decision ...
Barca coach Koeman calls for patience in unusual news conference
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman took no questions in a brief news conference on Wednesday and instead read a statement saying the under-performing club were in a period of transition and ...
Ukraine looking into possible foreign links behind attack on senior official
Ukrainian authorities are looking into whether foreign special services were involved in an assassination attempt against presidential aide Serhiy Shefir, Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky said on Wednesday.
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South Korea fines Google $177m
South Korea’s antitrust regulator has fined Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google 207 billion won ($176.64 million) for blocking customised versions of its Android operating system (OS), in the U.S. ...
Britain warns food industry: Carbon dioxide prices will rise sharply
Britain warned the food industry on Wednesday that carbon dioxide prices would rise sharply after offering tens of millions of dollars of state support to a fertiliser company to avert ...
Bosnia’s wild horses: Promising tourist attraction, or farmers’ pest?
By Daria Sito-Sucic
Wild horses galloping across rugged mountains in western Bosnia are an ever-bigger tourist attraction, but need protection from local farmers who see them as pests, activists say.
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Canaries volcano lava gushes towards sea, eruption goes on
Lava poured from an erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma for a fourth day on Wednesday, blanketing houses and fields, a day after people with homes on ...