Former Italy PM Berlusconi being treated for leukaemia
Four-times Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been diagnosed with leukaemia, a source close to the matter said on Thursday, a day after he was admitted to intensive care with ...
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Chelsea reappoint Lampard as interim manager until end of season
Frank Lampard has returned to Chelsea as caretaker manager until the end of the season following the sacking of Graham Potter, the Premier League club confirmed on Thursday.
The club’...
Oil heads for third weekly gain after shock OPEC+ cuts
Oil remained on track for weekly gains on Thurday, with further production cuts targeted by OPEC+ and a drop in US oil inventories overshadowing fears over global economic growth.
Brent ...
Tory MP Benton suspended after newspaper sting
A lawmaker in Britain’s governing Conservative Party has been suspended after he was filmed in a newspaper sting offering to lobby ministers and leak market-sensitive information on behalf of ...
N. Korea: US – S. Korea drills push tension to brink of nuclear war
North Korea accused the U.S. and South Korea of escalating tensions to the brink of nuclear war through their joint military drills, vowing to respond with “offensive action,” state ...
Ukrainian forces cling on in Bakhmut, Macron lobbies Xi to help end war
Ukrainian and Russian forces battled on Thursday in the streets of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine’s devastated “fortress” city, and Ukrainian soldiers said they were ready to launch their long-anticipated counter-offensive ...
After recent banking crisis US banks trying to keep hold onto depositors cash
For months, consumers have clamored for banks to pay out more for deposits as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. Now analysts say after the banking crisis shook markets last ...
Swedish prosecutor says may be difficult to determine who blew up Nord Stream pipelines
It will likely be difficult to determine who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines connecting Russia and Germany in the Baltic Sea last year, Sweden’s prosecution authority, which is ...
Crypto exchange Binance expands in Argentina
Crypto exchange Binance, which has been sued by US regulators, said this week that it is expanding services in inflation-hit Argentina, allowing users to buy and sell digital currencies directly ...
German banks hit by wave of complaints from savers
Complaints from consumers about banks and other financial firms in Germany rose by a fifth last year, official data shows, as regulators flex their muscles to shore up trust in ...
Southern hospitality to be put to the test at the Masters
Southern hospitality will be put to the test at Augusta National this week when golfers from the feuding LIV Golf and PGA Tour come together for the Masters amid an ...
Barcelona stunned as Benzema hat-trick sends Real into Copa final
Karim Benzema struck a hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed arch-rivals and league leaders Barcelona 4-0 to reach the Copa del Rey final in stunning fashion on Wednesday.
Barca, bidding for ...
France braced for a new round of protests and strikes after government, union talks fail
France braced for a new round of nationwide protests and strikes on Thursday after a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break a political stalemate over ...
Exxon says its decarbonization business could outgrow oil, in multi-trillion market
Exxon Mobil Corp’s (XOM.N) Low Carbon business has the potential to generate hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue and outperform the company’s traditional oil and gas ...
Walmart aims for 65 per cent of stores to be automation serviced by 2026
Walmart Inc (WMT.N) on Tuesday said it expects about 65 per cent of its stores to be serviced by automation by the end of its fiscal year 2026, just days after ...
Newcastle thrash West Ham, Man United back in top four
Newcastle United bolstered their place in the Premier League’s top four as Callum Wilson’s double helped them to a 5-1 defeat of relegation-haunted West Ham United on Wednesday.
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Blinken says U.S. working on ‘wrongful detention’ label for WSJ reporter
The United States is working through a formal process to determine whether a Wall Street Journal reporter’s detention by Russia is “wrongful”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on ...
‘Operation Cookie Monster’: International police action seizes dark web market
International law enforcement agencies have seized a sprawling dark web marketplace popular with cybercriminals, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Wednesday, in a multinational crackdown dubbed “Operation Cookie ...
Ronaldo overshadowed by prolific Al-Nassr team-mate Talisca
Cristiano Ronaldo continues to find the net in Saudi Arabia, scoring two goals to reach 11 in nine league games – but still can’t step out of the shadow of team ...
‘Historic strength’: Ukraine’s Zelenskiy hails ties as Poland vows further support
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited neighbouring Poland on Wednesday and thanked the country for its “historic” help, saying it should become a key partner in the vast reconstruction effort needed ...
Husband of ex-Scottish leader Sturgeon quizzed by police in SNP funding probe
The husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon washeld by police on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the funding of the governing pro-independence Scottish National Party before later ...
Inter’s Lukaku wants action from Serie A on racist abuse
Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku has urged Serie A to take action after he was subjected to racial abuse during Tuesday’s Coppa Italia draw with Juventus, with the Turin ...
Putin berates US and EU ambassadors at Kremlin ceremony
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday told the new U.S. and EU ambassadors in blunt language that their countries were responsible for a dramatic deterioration in relations since Russia ...
Biden to visit Ireland, Northern Ireland next week
US President Joe Biden will visit Ireland and Northern Ireland on April 11-14 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday peace accord on one side of the Irish ...