Lovin’ it! Russians give Big Mac replacement the thumbs up
The signature sauce has changed and the ingredients have been tweaked, but the ‘Big Hit’, which went on sale in Russia this week, is a tasty alternative to the McDonald’...
Greece’s policies may affect migrant sea routes to Italy – Italian minister
Tough Greek border policies might have contributed to decisions leading to the sinking of a migrant boat off Italy on Sunday, killing more than 60 people, by spurring a journey to ...
Stun grenades, arrests on ‘day of disruption’ protest in Israel
Israeli police fired stun grenades and scuffles broke out in Tel Aviv on Wednesday during a nationwide “day of disruption”, raising the intensity of weeks of protests against a contentious ...
Erdogan indicates Turkey elections to be in May
President Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that elections will be held on May 14, sticking to his previous plan for the vote with a date just over three months after a ...
China scoffs at FBI claim that Wuhan lab leak likely caused COVID pandemic
The FBI has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in the central Chinese city of Wuhan likely caused the COVID pandemic, director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday, a claim ...
Russia tries to close ring on Bakhmut as Ukrainians mount ‘furious resistance’
Russian forces carried out relentless attacks on Bakhmut on Wednesday, trying to encircle the small eastern Ukrainian city and claim their first major prize for more than half a year ...
Two Cypriot nationals on board wrecked train (Update 3)
Two Cypriot nationals were on board one of the two trains that collided in Larissa, northern Greece on Tuesday night, killing at least 36 people and injuring dozens of others.
The ...
OnlyFans loses UK VAT fight at EU top court
OnlyFans, an online platform known for adult content, should pay UK value added tax (VAT) on the full amount paid by subscribers to content creators, not only its 20 per cent ...
“I heard a bang, then chaos” -Greece train crash survivors
It took a bang, and just seconds to turn a long holiday weekend into a nightmare for hundreds of Greeks caught up in a deadly train wreck on Tuesday night.
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At the home of Zara, fast and slow fashion collide
By Corina Pons and Virginia Furness
In Spain’s A Coruna, two contrasting fashion business models collide – pitching the growing demands for the clothing industry to become more sustainable against ...
Britain’s M&S lifts store worker pay by 7 per cent citing rising living costs
British retailer Marks & Spencer will raise hourly pay for over 40,000 store workers by 7 per cent from April a third rise in just over two years that may catch the ...
Two trains collide in Greece, at least 36 killed, 85 injured (Videos)
A Greek passenger train collided head-on with a cargo train late on Tuesday, throwing entire carriages off the tracks and killing at least 36 people, many of them students, in the ...
Britain’s Sainsbury’s to close two depots, 1,400 jobs affected
British supermarket group Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L) plans to consolidate five existing Sainsbury’s and Argos general merchandise depots into three, closing two by 2026, in a move that will impact 1,400 ...
French court dismisses Uganda lawsuit against TotalEnergies
A French civil court on Tuesday dismissed a fast-track lawsuit brought by campaigners against energy major TotalEnergies TTEF.PA over its oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania, saying the case ...
Sandy Hook families get approval to dig into Alex Jones’s finances
A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday allowed victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre to retain a forensic financial investigator to dig into the finances of bankrupt right-wing conspiracy theorist ...
Turkish court sentences journalist to jail under ‘disinformation’ law
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced a journalist to 10 months in prison for spreading disinformation, handing down the first jail term under a new law that critics say threatens free ...
80 Afghan citizens dead in Italian shipwreck – Taliban foreign ministry
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led foreign ministry said on Tuesday that 80 Afghan citizens, including children, had died in Sunday’s shipwreck off the southern coast of Italy.
Rescuers have so far confirmed ...
Sunak pitches new Brexit vision to Northern Ireland and his lawmakers (Update)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was in Northern Ireland and then met with his own lawmakers on Tuesday to sell his new deal with the European Union to ease post-Brexit ...
Toxic smog: Iran criticised for winter ‘air pollution catastrophe’
By Sanam Mahoozi
In Iran this winter, hospital emergency rooms have been full, schools regularly closed, and many people unable to work or even leave their homes due to toxic ...
Portugal’s shoemakers rethink business models, recycle in green push
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira
The factory worker grabbed a handful of worn-out shoes and fed them into roaring machines that chopped and crushed and transformed them into “eco-rubber” – ...
US to crack down on child labour amid massive uptick
The Biden administration announced measures to crack down on child labor on Monday amid a steep rise in violations and investigative reports by Reuters and other news outlets on illegal ...
Putin tells FSB security service to raise game against West
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the FSB domestic security service on Tuesday to step up its activity to counter what he said was increasing espionage and sabotage against Russia by ...
Russians tighten noose on Ukraine’s Bakhmut, situation ‘extremely tense’
Russia forces on Tuesday stepped up their weeks-long drive to encircle the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut where the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces described the situation as “extremely ...
Turkey’s economy grew 5.6% in 2022, pace to slow after earthquakes
Turkey’s economy expanded 5.6% in 2022, official data showed on Tuesday but growth was expected to slow significantly to 2.8% in 2023 after earthquakes this month caused widespread destruction in the south of ...