Spain sink Croatia 5-3 in extra time thriller
Spain held off a remarkable Croatian fightback to win 5-3 in a pulsating Euro 2020 last 16 knockout match on Monday thanks to goals from Alvaro Morata and Mikel Oyarzabal in extra ...
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Stephens knocks out two-time champ Kvitova at Wimbledon
American Sloane Stephens won the battle of former Grand Slam winners against twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova on Monday, ousting the Czech 10th seed from the All England Club with ...
Britain’s ‘freedom day’ will come on July 19, says government
Britain will lift most of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions on July 19 in what has been dubbed “Freedom Day”, the government said on Monday despite fears that an increase in coronavirus ...
France’s highest appeals court outlaws glue-trapping of songbirds
France’s highest administrative appeals court ruled on Monday that the hunting practice of trapping songbirds with glue was illegal, saying French law that had permitted it was in breach ...
Britain on course to lift Covid restrictions on July 19, Johnson says
Britain is on course to be able to lift most remaining COVID-19 restrictions on July 19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday, in his most confident statement yet that what ...
Lebanon’s economic collapse bites hard in neglected north
Taha Riz has worked just three days in more than a month at his Tripoli bakery, in Lebanon’s neglected north where economic meltdown has hit hardest and plunged thousands ...
ECB member: bank should retain emergency stimulus flexibility
The European Central Bank should retain the exceptional flexibility of its emergency bond buys after the current crisis, ECB board member Fabio Panetta said on Monday, setting the stage for ...
Frankfurt banker headcount to drop despite Brexit boost
Banking jobs in the German financial capital of Frankfurt are on the decline despite a boost from Brexit, according to a study by German lender Helaba.
Headcount at the city’...
Swedish PM Lofven resigns, speaker to look for new leader
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday, handing the speaker of its split parliament the task of finding a new government to deal with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
Lofven ...
Moscow cafes turn away the unvaccinated as Covid cases surge
Customers had to start showing QR-codes to get their coffees in Moscow on Monday, under new rules requiring cafes to only serve people who could show proof of vaccination, immunity ...
Greece offers cash reward to boost vaccination rates in young people
Greece will offer young people a cash reward for receiving their first shot against COVID-19 as part of a government drive to boost vaccination rates ahead of the summer holiday ...
Portugal to quarantine unvaccinated British tourists for 14 days
Passengers arriving in Portugal from Britain must quarantine for 14 days from Monday if they are not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Portuguese government said in a statement late on ...
Injuries pile up for France ahead of Switzerland clash
World champions France are facing mounting injuries ahead of their Euro 2020 Round of 16 match against Switzerland on Monday, with coach Didier Deschamps struggling for options.
The French qualified less convincingly ...
Spain lifted after group struggles but eternal Modric awaits
Spain have finally clicked into gear after a sloppy start at Euro 2020 but will face their sternest test yet in the last 16 from Croatia, led by a sensational Luka Modric ...
Just like old times as Murray headlines Wimbledon’s opening day
The soothing sound of tennis balls thudding off racket strings and applause rippling across the manicured grasscourts return to the All England Club on Monday as Wimbledon regains its rightful ...
Oh deer, nude sunbathers who fled animal fined for lockdown breach
Australian authorities have fined two nude beach sunbathers for breaching a COVID-19 lockdown after they ran into a forest on being surprised by a wild deer and got lost, an ...
Germany seeks to ban British travellers from EU – The Times
Germany will attempt to ban British travellers from the European Union regardless of whether or not they have had a COVID-19 vaccine, The Times reported on Monday.
The German chancellor ...
Macron starts post-Brexit push to attract international finance
President Emmanuel Macron will declare that Paris is back on the map of global finance on Tuesday when he inaugurates JPMorgan’s new trading hub in the French capital which ...
Death toll in Florida condo collapse climbs to 9, with 150 still missing
The official death toll from the partial collapse of a high-rise condominium complex near Miami rose to nine on Sunday, with more than 150 people still missing, as rescue teams picked ...
French far-right falls short in regional elections ahead of presidential vote
The French far right again failed to win a single region in elections on Sunday, exit polls showed, depriving its leader Marine Le Pen of a chance to show her ...
Australia’s Covid-19 response team holds urgent meeting amid new outbreak
Australia‘s COVID-19 response committee is due to hold an emergency meeting on Monday as outbreaks of the highly contagious Delta variant across the country prompted a lockdown in Sydney ...
UK bans cryptocurrency exchange Binance
Britain’s financial regulator has said Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, cannot conduct any regulated activity and issued a warning to consumers about the platform, which ...
Hazard rocket fires Belgium past holders Portugal
Defending champions Portugal were knocked out of Euro 2020 on Sunday with a 1-0 to defeat to Belgium, who will next face Italy in a mouth-watering quarter-final tie.
A 43rd-minute strike ...
Czechs stun 10-man Netherlands to seal quarter-final spot
Striker Patrik Schick scored his fourth goal of the tournament as the Czech Republic stunned 10-man Netherlands with a deserved 2-0 victory in their European Championship last-16 clash in front ...