Brilliant Mbappe scores three as PSG outclass Barcelona
Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe fired in a stunning hat-trick as his side overcame the absence of Neymar to thrash Barcelona 4-1 away in their Champions League last-16 first ...
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Spain betting on vaccine passports to revive summer tourism
Spain hopes the introduction of vaccination passports combined with pre-travel Covid-19 testing will allow British tourists to return to Spanish destinations this summer, a tourism ministry source told Reuters on ...
Uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully enters Mars orbit
By Ryan Woo, Liangping Gao
An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft on Wednesday successfully entered orbit around Mars after a 6-1/2-month journey from Earth, China’s space agency said, in the ...
Bitcoin smashes through $50,000 as mainstream charge gathers pace
Bitcoin soared above $50,000 on Tuesday to an all-time high, adding steam to a rally fuelled by signs that the world’s biggest cryptocurrency is gaining acceptance among mainstream investors and ...
Dutch PM says curfew needed despite legal order to drop it (Update)
A Dutch court ordered the government on Tuesday to immediately scrap the night-time curfew imposed to fight the coronavirus, ruling that it lacks proper legal basis.
The court order deals ...
Tsitsipas plots Nadal revenge in Melbourne (order of play)
Stefanos Tsitsipas will hope to gain revenge on Rafa Nadal and end the Spaniard’s bid for a record 21st Grand Slam title when they meet in the Australian Open ...
Acropolis covered by rare snow as cold snap hits Athens
A thick blanket of snow covered Greece’s ancient Acropolis on Tuesday as a cold spell swept through Athens, cutting power cables, disrupting travel and halting COVID-19 vaccinations.
Greece has ...
EU adds anti-variant clauses to new vaccine supply deals
The European Union is adding clauses to contracts with COVID-19 vaccine makers which would allow the bloc to gain access to possible upgraded shots that may offer better protection against ...
Djokovic edges out Zverev to reach semi-finals
Reigning champion Novak Djokovic overcame some dips in form to beat Alexander Zverev 6-7(6) 6-2 6-4 7-6(6) and book his place in the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday.
The Serbian ...
Turkey investigates Dutch politician Wilders over Erdogan comments
Turkish prosecutors launched an investigation on Tuesday into remarks about President Tayyip Erdogan by Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders, Turkish state media reported.
Wilders called Erdogan a terrorist on Twitter ...
Serena comes through Halep test to reach semi-finals
Serena Williams came through a huge test of her Australian Open title credentials to beat Simona Halep 6-3 6-3 in a high quality quarter-final and reach the last four at ...
TikTok fails to protect children say EU consumer groups
Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok was hit with multiple complaints from EU consumer groups on Tuesday for allegedly violating the bloc’s consumer laws and for failing to protect children ...
South Africa wants to return 1 mln vaccine doses, eyes Sputnik V
South Africa has asked the Serum Institute of India to take back the one million COVID-19 vaccine doses the company had sent in early February, The Economic Times reported on ...
Nobody has to worry about me, says Liverpool’s Klopp
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on Monday shot down speculation that he could leave the Premier League champions amid a dismal run of form and said he was determined to turn ...
PSG head to Barca with revenge and Messi on their minds
Paris St Germain travel to Barcelona for their Champions League round of 16 clash on Tuesday with the French side’s unrelenting pursuit of Lionel Messi adding intrigue to a rivalry ...
Iraq rocket attack hits U.S. forces, killing contractor
A rocket attack on U.S.-led forces in northern Iraq on Monday killed a civilian contractor and injured a U.S. service member, the U.S. coalition in Iraq ...
NZ PM urges Australia to ‘do the right thing’ over terror suspect’s citizenship
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday accused Australia of abdicating its responsibilities by “unilaterally” cancelling the citizenship of a woman detained in Turkey and accused of having ...
China explores rare earth export curbs to target US defence industry – FT
China is looking into curbing the exports of rare earth minerals that are crucial to US defence contractors such as Lockheed Martin Corp for the manufacture of sophisticated weaponry and ...
UK must raise £60bn to pay for Covid-19 support
British finance minister Rishi Sunak might have to raise a hefty extra £60 billion ($83 billion) in taxes to pay for the Covid-19 hit to the public finances, but his March 3 budget ...
EU recovery project to include natural gas
The EU’s mammoth post-pandemic recovery fund, which is intended to exclude projects that worsen climate change or harm the environment, could in some circumstances be used for investment in ...
Werner finally finds the net as Chelsea beat Newcastle
Chelsea notched up their fourth league win in a row under new coach Thomas Tuchel on Monday and striker Timo Werner ended his goal drought as the Blues beat Newcastle ...
US reassures Turkey over executions after Erdogan calls response ‘a joke’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday reassured Ankara that Washington blames the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) for the executions of 13 kidnapped Turks in northern Iraq, after Turkey called an ...
Johnson wants ‘cautious but irreversible’ path out of lockdown (Update 2)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he would plot a cautious but irreversible path out of the COVID-19 lockdown this week after the vaccination of 15 million vulnerable people.
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UK’s Johnson says world needs pandemic treaty
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that world powers should clinch a global treaty on pandemics to ensure proper transparency after the novel coronavirus outbreak which originated in ...