Nearly 6,000 Argentine fans banned from stadiums at Qatar World Cup
Violent fans involved in illegal associations and even those in debt for food dues are part of a list of 6,000 Argentines who will not be allowed to enter World Cup ...
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Swedish PM seeks Turkey’s approval for NATO bid in Erdogan talks
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will seek Turkey’s approval for his country’s bid to join NATO during talks on Tuesday in Ankara with President Tayyip Erdogan, who has ...
Gap to sell Greater China units to e-commerce firm Baozun
U.S. apparel retailer Gap Inc GPS.N has agreed to sell its Greater China businesses to Baozun Inc 9991.HK, the e-commerce service provider said on Tuesday, as headwinds persists ...
China’s Covid epicentre shifts to Guangzhou, more lockdowns loom
New coronavirus cases surged in Guangzhou and other Chinese cities, official data showed on Tuesday, with the global manufacturing hub becoming China’s latest COVID-19 epicentre and testing the city’...
Eurozone grapples with coordinating energy support plans as recession looms
Measures to support the euro-zone economies against soaring energy prices could complicate 2023 budget plans if they need to be extended into the spring, the region’s finance ministers said on ...
Trump says he will make a ‘big announcement’ on Nov 15
Former U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Monday he would mount a 2024 presidential run as soon as next week, saying at a political rally in Ohio on Monday he ...
Twitter’s ‘massive’ revenue drop adds to heavy debt burden
Elon Musk’s revelation that Twitter has suffered a “massive” revenue drop since he took over 10 days ago underscores the precarious nature of the social media company’s finances after ...
No-boom, no-bust economy dogs Democrats in US midterm elections
Household cash is near record levels in the United States, and consumers are using it to pack restaurants and airplanes and buy new cars. Jobs are there for the taking. ...
Facebook parent Meta is preparing large-scale layoffs this week
Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week that will affect thousands of employees, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday citing people familiar with ...
EDF finds radioactive leak at France’s Civaux 1 reactor, says no safety risk
French utility EDF EDF.PA discovered a radioactive leak last Wednesday in the primary cooling circuit of its Civaux nuclear plant in southwestern France, the company said, adding there was ...
Germany, Belgium pledge funds to tackle climate ‘loss and damage’
Germany and Belgium on Monday joined a small number of wealthy countries to commit funding to help developing nations facing damage and losses caused by climate change, committing 170 million euros ...
Mastodon: What is the social network hailed as a Twitter alternative?
With Twitter in disarray since the world’s richest person took control of it last week, Mastodon, a decentralised, open alternative from privacy-obsessed Germany, has seen a flood of new ...
Euro zone grapples with coordinating energy support plans as recession looms
Measures to support the euro-zone economies against soaring energy prices could complicate 2023 budget plans if they need to be extended into the spring, the region’s finance ministers said on ...
Biden, Trump make final pitches to U.S. voters on eve of midterm elections
One day before midterm elections that could usher in a new era of divided government in Washington, President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump will hold competing rallies in ...
UK, France in “final stages” of deal to tackle illegal migration
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed optimism on Monday about working with France to tackle illegal migration and his spokesman said the two nations were close to a new deal ...
Greece to ban sale of spyware amid wiretapping scandal
Greece will soon ban the sale of spyware, the government said on Monday, after a newspaper report that more than 30 people, including ministers and business people, had been under state ...
Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group would consider new shareholders
Fenway Sports Group (FSG) would consider new shareholders for Liverpool having frequently received expressions of interest from third parties, the English Premier League club’s American-based owners said on Monday.
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Apple warns of lower iPhone shipments as Covid hobbles China plant
Apple expects lower shipments of premium iPhone 14 models than previously anticipated following a significant production cut at a virus-blighted plant in China, dampening its sales outlook for the busy year-end ...
Ukraine says Russian troops loot, occupy Kherson homes as battle looms
Ukraine accused Russia of looting empty homes in the southern city of Kherson and occupying them with troops in civilian clothes to prepare for street fighting in what both sides ...
Ryanair hails ‘very strong’ recovery with record summer profit
Ryanair RYA.I on Monday posted its largest ever after-tax profit for its key summer season and said it expected very strong passenger and fare growth for years to come ...
Barca drawn with Man United in Europa League playoffs
Barcelona and Manchester United will meet in the Europa League play-offs for a place in the competition’s last 16.
Spanish side Barcelona met the 2017 Europa League winners twice in the 2009 ...
Russia’s Prigozhin: I interfered in U.S. elections and will continue in the futuure
Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday he had interfered in U.S. elections and would continue doing so in future, the first such admission from a figure who has ...
COP27: We’re on a highway to climate hell, U.N. boss says
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told countries gathered at the start of the COP27 summit in Egypt on Monday they face a stark choice: work together now to cut emissions ...
Liverpool draw Real Madrid in Champions League last 16
Holders Real Madrid will face English Premier League side Liverpool once again in the Champions League last 16 – a repeat of last season’s final – while Paris St Germain will take ...