Arsenal reach last eight despite defeat by Olympiakos
Arsenal endured a nervous night as they lost 1-0 to Greek side Olympiakos on Thursday but progressed into the Europa League quarter-finals 3-2 on aggregate.
After a 3-1 victory in ...
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Biden weighing new sanctions to block Russian gas pipeline
President Joe Biden’s administration is weighing additional sanctions to block construction of the nearly completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany, potentially including the project’s parent company ...
Macron imposes lockdown on Paris as virus spreads faster
France’s prime minister on Thursday imposed a month-long lockdown on Paris and several other regions after a faltering vaccine rollout and spread of highly contagious coronavirus variants forced President ...
Coronavirus: Boris says Astra jab is safe, ‘I’m getting mine tomorrow’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that the Oxford/AstraZeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out in Britain were safe and he was due to have his ...
Coronavirus: Cyprus to resume AZN jabs Friday after EMA backing (Updated)
Following the opinion from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which clarified that, after a thorough investigation, there was no link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and the thromboembolic events reported by ...
EU halts sanctions on Turkey oil executives as ties improve
The European Union has frozen plans to blacklist more senior executives at Turkey‘s state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), four diplomats said, in the clearest sign that a diplomatic offensive ...
Wimbledon to go ahead without famous queue
Wimbledon’s famous ticket queue will not operate this year and the number of fans inside the grounds at the grasscourt Grand Slam is likely to be reduced, the All ...
EU to send letter to AZ in possible first step of legal action
The European Commission will send a letter to AstraZeneca as part of efforts to resolve a dispute with the Anglo-Swedish company over its supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to the bloc, ...
Turkey’s history of banning parties
Turkey’s top appeals court prosecutor has filed a case with the Constitutional Court to close the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the third largest party in parliament.
Turkey has ...
EU to send letter to AstraZeneca as part of conflict resolution on vaccine contract
The European Commission will send a letter to AstraZeneca as part of its strategy to resolve the dispute with the Anglo-Swedish company over its supplies of COVID-19 vaccines to the ...
Probe into killing of 6 Asian women, 2 others ‘far from over,’ Atlanta police say
Police in Georgia sought clues on Thursday to what sparked the fatal shootings of eight people, six of them Asian woman, in a string of Atlanta-area attacks that heightened fear ...
Russia demands apology from US after Biden called Putin a killer
Russia wants an apology from the United States after President Joe Biden said he thought Vladimir Putin was a killer and may retaliate against Washington unless it gets one, a ...
Britain suddenly faces vaccine supply delays
Britain said on Thursday that there were lumps and bumps in the global vaccine supply chain that were causing slower deliveries than expected and scolded the European Union for threatening ...
PM Rutte projected to land fourth Dutch election win
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will begin initial talks to form a new government on Thursday, after a national election dominated by the coronavirus pandemic in which his conservative VVD ...
Four killed in bombing of Afghan government bus, nine die in helicopter crash
Four people were killed and nine wounded when a roadside bomb hit a bus carrying Afghan government employees in Kabul on Thursday, while nine Afghan security force members died in ...
Home nesting and online shopping to keep rising, McKinsey report finds
With many high-earning employees not expected back in the office full-time, the ‘home nesting’ that became a feature of the pandemic is set to continue – leading to sustained higher spending ...
Coronavirus: Reinfection threat higher in older people
The majority of people who have had COVID-19 are protected from getting it again for at least six months, a study published on Wednesday showed, but older people are more ...
Top prosecutor files case to close Turkey’s third biggest party, US and EU condemn move
A top Turkish prosecutor filed a case with the constitutional court on Wednesday demanding the closure of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), in the culmination of a years-long clampdown ...
Euro jumps to one-week high, pound is higher on dovish Fed announcements
The euro eased to $1.19655, but was hovering close to its one-week high of $1.19900 after rallying 0.6% on Wednesday.
The British pound traded at $1.3946, having gained about 0.5 per cent overnight against the ...
UK to hold directors responsible when companies go bust
Britain proposed weakening the market grip of “Big Four” auditors on Thursday and making company directors responsible for spotting fraud after the collapses of retailer BHS and builder Carillion.
Directors ...
Chelsea beat Atletico Madrid to reach Champions League quarters
Chelsea beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2014 as Hakim Ziyech and Emerson Palmieri were on target to give coach ...
Bayern complete job against Lazio to ease into last eight
Holders Bayern Munich cruised through to the Champions League quarter-finals for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons after beating Lazio 2-1 at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday to secure ...
Another two fined for taking part in carnival party
Police fined two women aged 40 and 25, €300 each for participating in the carnival party last Sunday in Limassol.
The 40-year-old was identified through a photo posted on social media while the 25...
Meet the woman shaping post-pandemic cybersex
Interest in cybersex is soaring as the pandemic has left people subject to lockdowns and travel bans and unable to seek intimacy in the usual ways, according to experience designer ...