Taliban fire warning shots at Kabul protesters
Taliban gunmen fired in the air on Tuesday to scatter protesters in the Afghan capital of Kabul, witnesses said, as video showed scores of people scurrying to escape volleys of ...
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Dutch e-bike maker Van Moof raises $128 million to expand
Dutch electric bicycle maker Van Moof on Wednesday said it has raised $128 million to expand production and speed its growth in an investment round led by private equity firm Hillhouse ...
Bottas to leave Mercedes and race for Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas will leave Mercedes and race for Ferrari-powered Alfa Romeo in a multi-year deal from 2022, the Swiss-based Formula One team said in a statement on Monday.
The Finn’s ...
Greek star Sakkari survives to beat Andreescu in epic
Greek Maria Sakkari emerged triumphant from a gruelling three hour, 30 minute battle with former champion Bianca Andreescu at the U.S. Open on Monday, clinching a 6-7(2) 7-6(6) 6-3 victory ...
Pele recovering in hospital following removal of tumour
Brazil great Pele said that he was recovering in hospital from surgery to remove a tumour from his colon.
Pele, the only player to win three World Cups, did not ...
Talented teens eye semi-final spots at Flushing Meadows
Teenagers have lit up the U.S. Open this year and on Tuesday Leylah Fernandez and Carlos Alcaraz will look to take their dream runs a step further by claiming ...
PM Johnson to hike taxes to pay for social care
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address lawmakers on Tuesday on his plans to fix Britain’s social care system though many in his own party are furious that he wants ...
Bitcoin comes to El Salvador on Tuesday; what will it mean?
El Salvador will on Tuesday become the first country in the world to recognize bitcoin as legal tender, a move President Nayib Bukele says will save Salvadorans living abroad millions ...
Djokovic overcomes flat start to reach U.S. Open quarter-finals
An out-of-sorts Novak Djokovic scraped his way to a 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over American wildcard Jenson Brooksby on Monday to move into the U.S. Open quarter-finals and ...
Brit teen sensation Raducanu’s dream US Open run continues
British teenager Emma Raducanu continued her dream run at the U.S. Open on Monday by overwhelming American Shelby Rogers 6-2 6-1 to reach her first Grand Slam quarter-final.
Going ...
UK to extend Northern Ireland’s Brexit grace periods (Updated)
Britain plans to further extend post-Brexit grace periods on some goods imports to Northern Ireland, Brexit minister David Frost said on Monday, in a move designed to give London and ...
England crumble in record run chase to inspired India
Spinner Ravindra Jadeja combined with his seam bowling team-mates to bowl India to an emphatic 157-run victory over England in the fourth Test on Monday and put the touring side 2...
Flash floods threaten U.S. Southern states deluged by Hurricane Ida
By Barbara Goldberg
U.S. Southern states still grappling with widespread power outages and water-logged homes after deadly Hurricane Ida faced new flash flood threats on Monday from slow-moving rain ...
Brazil game abandonment was ‘crazy’, says Fifa chief
FIFA has opened an investigation into the abandonment of the Brazil v Argentina World Cup qualifier with its president Gianni Infantino labelling the events “crazy” while Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly ...
Top US diplomat slams ‘shameful sentencing’ of Belarus opposition figures
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday condemned the “politically motivated conviction and shameful sentencing” of Belarusian opposition figures Maria Kolesnikova and Maxim Znak.
“These sentencings are further evidence ...
France mourns ‘national treasure’ Belmondo, New Wave cinema star
Jean-Paul Belmondo, a star of France’s New Wave cinema after his breakthrough performance in Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless” in 1959, has died. He was 88.
The death of a leading figure ...
EU watchdog studying data on Covid-19 vaccine booster dose
Europe’s medicines regulator said on Monday it was evaluating data on a booster dose for Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, to be given six months after the second dose ...
Six Palestinian militants escape from high-security Israeli prison
Six Palestinian militants broke out of a maximum security Israeli prison on Monday in a Hollywood-style escape that left their jailors peering through a hole in the floor of a ...
Ryanair leaves talks with Boeing over price dispute
Ryanair (RYA.I) has ended talks with Boeing (BA.N) on a major new order for Boeing 737 jets due to a disagreement over pricing, the Irish airline said on Monday.
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The battle for British supermarket group Morrisons
The battle for Morrisons (MRW.L), Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket group, is the most high-profile looming takeover in the country amid a raft of bids and counter bids, reflecting private ...
Venice prepares to charge tourists, require booking
From a control room inside the police headquarters in Venice, Big Brother is watching you.
To combat tourist overcrowding, officials are tracking every person who sets foot in the lagoon ...
Relax immigration rules to fix jobs squeeze, companies urge UK
Britain must relax its new immigration rules to allow in more foreign workers and ease labour shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic and Brexit, a leading employers group, the Confederation ...
Turkey optimistic inflation will drop below 10 per cent by end of 2022
Turkey expects inflation to fall to 16.2 per cent by the end of the year and hit 9.8 per cent by the end of 2022, according to government forecasts published late on Sunday ...
Former France player Adams dies after 39 years in coma
Former France defender Jean-Pierre Adams has died at the age of 73, almost 40 years after falling into a coma following a medical error, his former clubs, Paris St Germain and Nimes, ...