France starts 6pm curfew to slow coronavirus
People across France started heading home late on Saturday afternoon to meet a new, 6 p.m. curfew intended to help stem the spread of coronavirus infections, especially a more infectious ...
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West Brom come from behind to beat Wolves 3-2 in tight derby
West Bromwich Albion recorded their first win under Sam Allardyce as they beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 in a see-saw Black Country derby in the Premier League on Saturday, with Matheus ...
UK eyes one-off Covid-19 grant instead of permanent benefit hike
British finance minister Rishi Sunak has proposed giving a one-off 500 pound ($679) grant to recipients of the country’s main unemployment and wage support benefit instead of extending a temporary increase ...
Ozil to end Arsenal contract, move to Fenerbahce
Arsenal and midfielder Mesut Ozil have reached an agreement in principle to terminate the German’s contract six months before it expires so he can seal a move to Turkish ...
Laschet succeeds Merkel as German CDU party leader
Centrist Armin Laschet was elected chairman of Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) on Saturday, succeeding Angela Merkel and putting him on course to run as the conservative party’s candidate ...
Overcoming the ‘yuck factor’: Yellow grub becomes EU’s first insect food
Mealworms may soon find their way into Europe’s pasta bowls and dinner dishes, after becoming the first insect approved in the region as a human food.
This weeks decision ...
Swiss set to approve AstraZeneca vaccine this month
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine could win Swiss regulatory approval as early as this month, the NZZ newspaper reported on Saturday, citing two unnamed sources.
It said watchdog Swissmedic plans a ...
Carrefour $20bn bid dropped by Canada’s Couche-Tard
Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard has dropped its €16.2 billion ($19.6 billion) bid to acquire European retailer Carrefour SA after the takeover plan ran into stiff opposition from the French government, two sources ...
WhatsApp mired in privacy backlash
Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp is delaying an update aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform after a storm of concern from users who feared that the messaging platform was ...
Britain tightens borders to keep out new COVID-19 variants
Britain is tightening border controls to block new variants of COVID-19, suspending all “travel corridor” arrangements that had meant arrivals from some countries did not require quarantine.
Prime Minister Boris ...
EU states warn of risks to vaccination credibility as Pfizer slows supplies
European governments said the credibility of their COVID-19 vaccination programmes was at risk on Friday after U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer announced a temporary slowdown of deliveries of its vaccines.
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WHO sees poorer countries getting first Covid vaccines this quarter
The first modest batches of coronavirus vaccines are expected to go out under the COVAX scheme for poorer countries in the first quarter of this year, the top World Health ...
Scottish fishermen land fish in Denmark to avoid post-Brexit red tape
Scottish fishermen have increasingly turned to fish auctions in Denmark in the first two weeks of the year to avoid having their deliveries to the European Union blocked by post-Brexit ...
FBI investigating 37 people in the killing of Capitol police officer
The FBI is investigating 37 people in the killing of Brian Sicknick, a police officer who died a day after physically engaging with a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump ...
Rooney ends playing career to become Derby manager
Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, regarded as one of the best English players of his generation, has called time on his illustrious playing career after being named on Friday ...
Root relief as long wait for Test ton ends in Sri Lanka
Joe Root’s 13-month wait for a Test century, the longest of his career, ended on Friday with a masterful unbeaten 168 on day two of the first Test against Sri ...
Poland targets big tech with anti-censorship law
Social media companies that remove posts they deem offensive could face fines, Poland’s justice minister said on Friday, as a government that allied itself with U.S. President Donald ...
Dutch government quits over childcare scandal
Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s government resigned on Friday, accepting responsibility for wrongful accusations of fraud by the tax authorities that drove thousands of families to financial ruin, often on ...
Fernandes named Player of Month for record fourth time
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has been named Premier League Player of the Month for December, the fourth time the Portuguese has won the award since signing for United last ...
EU nations say vaccine rollout is slow with uncertain timetables
Many European Union nations say they are receiving lower-than-expected supplies of COVID-19 vaccines and complain in internal meetings of uncertainty over future deliveries, EU officials told Reuters, as distribution proceeds ...
Britain denies wanting to reduce workers’ rights post-Brexit
The British government said on Friday it had no plans to lower standards on workers’ rights, rejecting a Financial Times report that a shake-up of EU labour regulations as part ...
Surfers ride out pandemic in paradise ahead of Games debut
Athletes around the world have searched for ways and places to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for the Tokyo Olympics but surfers Brisa Hennessy and Michel Bourez may ...
UK economy contracts in November; ‘double-dip recession’ in view
Britain’s economy shrank in November for the first time since the initial COVID-19 lockdown last spring, hit by a tightening of social-distancing rules.
“A third lockdown means that a ...
Russia to announce exit from Open Skies Treaty
Russia will announce its exit from the Open Skies treaty in the coming days, a pact that allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries, the Kommersant newspaper cited unnamed official ...