One month on, El Salvador’s bitcoin use grows but headaches persist
A growing number of El Salvadorans have experimented with bitcoin since the country became the first to adopt it as legal tender last month, with a couple of million dollars ...
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Egypt begins IPO of state payments firm e-finance
Egyptian state-controlled payments firm e-finance for Digital and Financial Investments began an initial public offering (IPO) for retail investors on Sunday, an official from one of the banks acting as ...
Mbappe scores winner as France beat Spain in Nations League final
World champions France won the Nations League final with goals from Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe earning them a 2-1 win over Spain at the San Siro stadium on Sunday.
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Bottas wins in Turkey, title advantage to Verstappen
Valtteri Bottas ended his year-long drought with a dominant victory in Turkey on Sunday while unhappy Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton finished fifth and lost the Formula One championship lead ...
Czech President Zeman in intensive care at key post-election time
By Robert Muller
Czech President Milos Zeman was receiving treatment in an intensive care unit on Sunday, creating uncertainty at a time when he is due to lead political talks ...
Lebanon restores power supply after complete halt
Lebanon’s power supplies were back to normal on Sunday after a blackout the previous day when the country’s two biggest power stations shut down because of a fuel ...
Iraqis vote in parliamentary election as some stage boycott in test for democracy
By John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed
Iraqis were voting in small numbers on Sunday in a parliamentary election that many said they would boycott, having lost faith in the democratic ...
Cricket-England name strongest available squad for Ashes
England on Sunday named their strongest available squad for the Ashes tour to Australia as all-rounders Ben Stokes and Sam Curran missed out but seamer Stuart Broad was included despite ...
Fantastic Fury knocks out Wilder in heavyweight classic
Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title on Saturday when he sent Deontay Wilder to the canvas for a third time with a vicious right hand to the head in ...
Britain and Ireland argue on Twitter over Brexit deal
By William James and Philip Blenkinsop
Britain and Ireland traded barbs on Twitter on Sunday after British Brexit negotiator David Frost restated his view that the EU must agree “significant ...
Britain calls on ex-Tesco boss ‘Drastic Dave’ to fix supply chain
Boris Johnson has turned to former Tesco (TSCO.L) boss Dave Lewis to fix supply chain problems that have hit the British economy and sparked criticism of the Prime Minister’...
16 dead as Russian plane crashes in Tatarstan region
A plane carrying a group of parachute jumpers crashed after takeoff in the Russian region of Tatarstan early on Sunday, killing 16 people and injuring six, the Emergencies Ministry said.
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Musk’s Tesla plant party in Berlin draws fans and protests
The first cars to emerge from Tesla’s new Berlin factory should roll off the production line as early as next month, CEO Elon Musk said at the site of ...
British industry warns of factory closures without help on fuel costs
Britain’s most energy intensive manufacturers, including producers of steel, glass, ceramics and paper, have warned the government that unless something is done about soaring wholesale gas prices they could ...
Global tax deal seeks to end havens, criticized for ‘no teeth’
A group of 136 countries on Friday set a minimum global tax rate of 15 per cent for big companies and sought to make it harder for them to avoid taxation in ...
Italy hits target of fully vaccinating 80% of people over-12s
Italy reached the target of fully vaccinating 80% of the population over the age of 12 against COVID-19, according to official data, achieving a goal Rome had set as a safety cut-off ...
Lebanon power outage will last several days, official says
Lebanon has no centrally generated electricity after fuel shortages forced its two largest power stations to shut down, a government official told Reuters on Saturday.
“The Lebanese power network completely ...
World should send pledged aid to Afghans to avert refugee crisis, says UNHCR
The world should urgently provide promised aid to Afghanistan, the U.N. refugee agency said on Saturday, warning that a lack of resources is hampering efforts to avert an economic ...
Bottas on pole in Turkey after Hamilton penalty
Lewis Hamilton qualified quickest for the Turkish Grand Prix on Saturday but a 10-place grid penalty for the Formula One championship leader meant Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas took pole ...
China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed on Saturday to achieve “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan, and did not directly mention the use of force after a week of tensions with the Chinese-claimed ...
British industry warns of factory closures without help on fuel costs
Britain’s most energy intensive manufacturers, including producers of steel, glass, ceramics and paper, have warned the government that unless something is done about soaring wholesale gas prices they could ...
Japanese octogenarian skateboarder learns new tricks
Yoshio Kinoshita is living proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks.
The 81-year-old rides the ramps at his local skate park in the city of Osaka almost ...
Alcohol poisoning leaves 26 dead in Russia
Russian authorities said on Saturday that 26 people had died from alcohol poisoning this week after consuming locally-produced spirits in the Orenburg region bordering Kazakhstan.
The death toll rose from nine ...
ECB governors expect friction with governments as end of support looms
The European Central Bank must think about the exit from monetary and fiscal support deployed during the coronavirus pandemic even if that displeases governments, three of its policymakers said on ...