‘Friends’ reunite with tears, laughter, memories and guest stars
From ‘Smelly Cat’ to whether Rachel and Ross were “on a break,” the “Friends” reunion on Thursday takes fans of the hit TV comedy series on a sentimental journey down ...
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Liverpool say Hillsborough campaigners have been let down again
Liverpool football club said campaigners had been let down again after the acquittal on Wednesday of two ex-policemen and a lawyer charged with perverting the course of justice following the 1989 ...
WhatsApp sues Indian government over new privacy rules
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel Facebook’s messaging app to ...
Amazon snaps up James Bond owner MGM for $8.45 bln as streaming war heats up
Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it is buying MGM, the fabled US movie studio home to the James Bond franchise, for $8.45 billion, giving it a huge library of films ...
France will impose quarantine on visitors from UK
France on Wednesday declared a mandatory quarantine period for people coming from Britain due to the increasing prevalence there of a highly contagious coronavirus variant first detected in India.
France ...
UK PM’s ineptitude led to tens of thousands of deaths, ex-aide says
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s inept handling of the COVID pandemic led to tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths, and officials even feared he would ask to be injected ...
EU seeks large AstraZeneca fine for alleged contract breach
A lawyer for the European Union accused AstraZeneca on Wednesday of failing to respect its contract with the 27-nation bloc for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines and asked a Belgian ...
China bars U.S. evangelical in response to sanctioning of Chinese official
China said on Wednesday it had blocked an American evangelical leader and businessman and his family from visiting following the U.S. sanctioning of a Chinese official for alleged religious ...
Man United fans attacked ahead of Europa League final in Gdansk
A group of Manchester United fans visiting Gdansk for the Europa League final were attacked on a restaurant terrace late on Tuesday, Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper reported, citing local police.
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UEFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Real, Barca and Juve
UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus over their attempts to launch a breakaway Super League, European football’s governing body said.
The clubs are the ...
Erdogan dismisses allegations of mob boss, vows justice
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday dismissed mob boss Sedat Peker’s allegations of corruption and other crimes against his top officials and allies, and he defended the interior minister ...
Busy skiing and unprepared: UK PM’s ex-adviser lists Covid failings (Update 3)
Dominic Cummings, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former top adviser, accused government on Wednesday of failing the British public in its early response to the coronavirus pandemic, apologising to the ...
Belarus leader accuses West of using plane incident to try to undermine him
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday accused the West of trying to use the diversion of a Ryanair plane at the weekend to wage hybrid war against him and said ...
Solskjaer: Europa League win can kick-start success
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopes that winning the Europa League would be the start of “something more” for the club.
United take on Spanish side Villarreal in Wednesday’...
UN: EU has its share of blame for Med migrant deaths
The European Union is partly to blame for deaths of migrants taking boats across the Mediterranean due to unanswered distress calls, obstruction of humanitarian rescue efforts, and so-called “pushbacks” to ...
South Koreans no longer need masks outdoors if vaccinated against Covid-19
South Korea on Wednesday said masks will no longer be required outdoors from July for those vaccinated with at least one COVID-19 shot.
The move is a bid to encourage ...
Euro on the rise; dollar on the fritz
The fundamentals for the dollar remain bearish, analysts say.
The euro is up 4 per cent against the dollar, the Brazilian real has risen 6 per cent and the Chinese yuan by ...
Epstein’s jail guards avoid prison as judge approves pact with prosecutors
Two jail guards who admitted to falsifying records on the night Jeffrey Epstein killed himself on their watch won a federal judge’s approval on Tuesday for an agreement to ...
Muslim countries seek UN probe into possible crimes in Gaza conflict
Muslim countries are calling on the United Nations to investigate possible crimes committed during the 11-day conflict between Israel and the Palestinian military group Hamas and to establish command responsibility.
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Flick to take over as Germany coach after Euro 2020
Former Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick signed a three-year contract on Tuesday to take over Germany after the end the European Championship this summer, the German Football Association (DFB) said.
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Europe weighs risks, benefits of Covid-19 jab for kids
European countries are still deciding if and when to inoculate children against COVID-19 amid questions around safety, supply and the desperate call for more vaccines from hard-hit regions around the ...
Biden, Putin to meet in Geneva on June 16 amid disputes
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Geneva on June 16, the White House and the Kremlin said on Tuesday amid sharp disputes over election ...
EU leaders tussle over emissions target in climate change talks
By Kate Abnett and Sabine Siebold
A meeting of European Union leaders on Tuesday could end without a declaration on how to meet the bloc’s new goal to cut ...
England play for time with 33-man provisional Euro squad
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold earned a recall in a 33-man provisional England squad for Euro 2020 on Tuesday as manager Gareth Southgate played for time before whittling the numbers down.
The ...