Villa fume over ‘farcical decision’ in City defeat
Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan struck late on as Manchester City maintained their title charge with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Aston Villa.
The hosts spurned a succession of great ...
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China imposes sanctions on 28 Trump-era officials including Pompeo
China said on Wednesday it wanted to cooperate with President Joe Biden’s new U.S. administration, while announcing sanctions against “lying and cheating” outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ...
Mercedes unveils electric compact SUV in bid to outdo Tesla
Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday unveiled the EQA, a new electric compact SUV as part of plans to take on rival Tesla Inc and offer more emission-free vehicles to ...
UK’s Johnson resists pandemic inquiry as hospitals likened to war zone
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resisted calls for an inquiry into his government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday as the country’s death toll neared 100,000 and his ...
Assuming U.S. presidency, Biden calls for end to ‘uncivil war’
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Patricia Zengerle and Jarrett Renshaw
– Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States on Wednesday, vowing to end the ‘uncivil war’ in a ...
Greek Olympic champion calls for more to come forward on sexual abuse
Former Olympic sailing champion Sofia Bekatorou told Greek prosecutors on Wednesday about the sexual assault she said she faced from a sailing federation official more than 20 years ago and called ...
‘We will be back in some form,’ Trump promises at end of tumultuous term
By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason
President Donald Trump left the White House and Washington for a final time as commander-in-chief on Wednesday after a tumultuous presidency stained by two ...
WHO plans slew of Covid-19 vaccine approvals for global rollout
The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to approve several COVID-19 vaccines from Western and Chinese manufacturers in the coming weeks and months, an internal document seen by Reuters shows, as ...
King toppled from throne by gender-neutral card deck
Indy Mellink, a Dutch card fan, was explaining a game to her cousins last summer when she asked herself: why should a king be worth more than a queen?
Indy ...
Klopp: Liverpool performance has not dropped despite goal drought
Liverpool’s performance level has not dropped despite the team slipping to fourth place and not scoring in the last three Premier League games, manager Juergen Klopp said on Wednesday.
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At least three dead after blast wrecks building in central Madrid (Video)
At least three people died and six were injured on Wednesday when a building in central Madrid belonging to the Catholic Church was blown apart by an explosion, local authorities ...
All February matches to be broadcast live in UK, says Premier League
All Premier League matches scheduled to be played in February will be broadcast live in Britain, the league announced on Wednesday.
Games in England’s top-league are being played without ...
Pressure mounts on Chelsea’s Lampard after latest defeat
The pressure is on Chelsea manager Frank Lampard after his expensively assembled team fell to eighth place in the Premier League with a 2-0 defeat to Leicester City on Tuesday.
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Don’t feed the mice, minister tells quarantined tennis players
Australian Open players have been told not to feed mice at their quarantine hotel in Melbourne after world number 28 Yulia Putintseva complained she could not sleep for the rodents scurrying ...
Greece optimistic over talks with Turkey but won’t discuss sovereignty
Greece will approach talks with Turkey next week over their disputed territorial claims in a hopeful spirit but will not discuss issues it considers as sovereign rights, Prime Minister Kyriakos ...
Chinese scientists develop gene therapy which could delay ageing
Scientists in Beijing have developed a new gene therapy which can reverse some of the effects of ageing in mice and extend their lifespans, findings which may one day contribute ...
Biden plans to reverse Trump policies during first days in office
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to sign dozens of executive orders and send sweeping bills to Congress in his first days in office, aiming to roll back some of ...
EU hails Biden’s ‘new dawn’ but wants tough tech rules
The European Union hailed Joe Biden’s inauguration later on Wednesday as U.S. president as a “new dawn” for Europe and the United States, while insisting U.S. technology ...
Paris hospital executives warn of tough months ahead
The spread of the coronavirus in France could sharply accelerate in the coming months due to the emergence of a more contagious variant, two Paris hospital executives said on Wednesday, ...
UK death toll is ‘horrendous’, minister says, as grim milestone of 100,000 looms
As the United Kingdom’s COVID-19 death toll approaches 100,000, Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Wednesday that the numbers were horrendous but that it was not the time to look ...
Yellen says ‘act big now, worry later’
Janet Yellen, US President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, urged lawmakers on Tuesday to “act big” on coronavirus relief spending, arguing that the economic benefits far outweigh the ...
Fernandes in need of a rest? No chance, says Solskjaer
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has dismissed suggestions Portugal playmaker Bruno Fernandes needs a rest.
The Premier League’s Player of the Month for December has bagged 27 goals and ...
German government support keeps 10% of companies in business
Government support is keeping roughly one in ten German companies afloat that would otherwise have gone bust during the coronavirus pandemic, the International Monetary Fund has found.
In a report ...
Secretary of State nominee accuses Turkey of not acting like an ally
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s choice for secretary of state, Anthony Blinken, accused NATO member Turkey of not acting like an ally and said Washington would review if further ...