Spain take on Costa Rica in battle of the generations
The young Spain players at the heart of coach Luis Enrique’s new-look side make their global debut on Wednesday when they face the experienced veterans of Costa Rica in ...
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Manchester United owners consider selling club
The US owners of Manchester United MANU.N have begun looking at options for the 20-time English soccer champions, including a new investment or a potential sale, 17 years after the ...
UK top court says Scotland cannot hold independence referendum without UK government’s approval
The United Kingdom’s top court ruled on Wednesday the Scottish government cannot hold a second referendum on independence next year without approval from the British parliament, dealing a hammer ...
Moldova accuses Russia of energy blackmail, ‘ready for any scenario’
Moldova said on Wednesday Russia had sent no signals that it would stop supplying it with gas next month but that it was ready for any scenario because Moscow was ...
Saudi Arabia says it is close to making $5 billion deposit with Turkey
Saudi Arabia and Turkey are discussing Riyadh placing a $5 billion deposit at Turkey’s central bank, a Saudi Ministry of Finance spokesperson said on Tuesday.
“We are in final discussion ...
Zoom shares down 90 per cent from peak as pandemic boom fades
Shares of Zoom Video Communications Inc (ZM.O) have tumbled about 90 per cent from their pandemic peak in October 2020 as the former investor darling struggles to adjust to a post-COVID ...
Live Nation, Ticketmaster may need breakup, some senators say
Ticketmaster and owner Live Nation Entertainment, the events ticketing giant behind the recently botched sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets, should be broken up by the Department of Justice if ...
Russian foreign ministry slams Kyiv’s ‘godless’ raid on Orthodox monastery
The Russian foreign ministry criticised Ukraine as “godless”, “wild” and “immoral” on Wednesday for raiding an old Orthodox Christian Monastery in Kyiv.
Ukraine’s SBU security service and police raided ...
To save salmon, US approves largest dam removal in history
By Daniel Trotta
A US agency seeking to restore habitat for endangered fish gave final approval on Thursday to decommission four dams straddling the California-Oregon border, the largest dam removal ...
Multiple people dead in Virginia Walmart shooting, including shooter
Several people were killed and injured in a shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Tuesday night, including the shooter, police said, just days after a gunman killed at ...
Twin blasts in Jerusalem kills one, wounds at least 15 (Update 2)
Two explosions at bus stops on Jerusalem’s outskirts killed one person and wounded at least 14 others on Wednesday, health officials said, in what Israeli police said appeared to be ...
Supreme Court clears way for lawmakers to get Trump’s tax returns
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the release of Donald Trump’s tax returns to a House of Representatives committee, handing a defeat to the Republican former president who had ...
Ukraine promises shelters for its people as winter sets in
Ukraine promised shelters with heat and water and encouraged its people to save energy as a harsh winter loomed amid relentless Russian strikes that have left its power structure in ...
Earthquake shakes northwest Turkey, 50 people injured (Update)
An earthquake of magnitude 5.9shook northwest Turkey and was felt in Istanbulearly on Wednesday, injuring 50 people and damaging some buildings in the province of Duzce, a government disaster agency and ...
Europe to be hit hardest in global slowdown
The global economy should avoid a recession next year but the worst energy crisis since the 1970s will trigger a sharp slowdown, with Europe hit hardest, the OECD said, adding ...
Teva and Sandoz make major push to biosimilars
Generic drug makers Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Sandoz say they are planning a significant ramp-up in production of biosimilars – copies of high-priced drugs used to treat illnesses such as rheumatoid ...
Giroud double equals record as holders France crush Australia
Olivier Giroud netted twice to become France’s joint record scorer as they fought back to put Australia to the sword, opening their World Cup defence with a 4-1 Group ...
Bolsonaro files complaint challenging Brazil election results
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has challenged last month’s electionin which he lost to leftist rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, according to a complaint filed with the country’s ...
Lewandowski misses penalty as Poland and Mexico draw 0-0
Poland’s Robert Lewandowski missed a penalty – and his chance to finally claim a World Cup tournament goal – in a 0-0 draw with Mexico on Tuesday that left Saudi Arabia ...
Ronaldo leaves Man United with immediate effect
Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo will leave with immediate effect, the Premier League team said on Tuesday, marking a bitter end to the Portugal captain’s second spell at Old ...
Pope sacks leadership of worldwide Catholic charity, names commissioner
Pope Francis on Tuesday fired the entire leadership of the Roman Catholic Church’s worldwide charity arm following accusations of bullying and humiliation of employees, and appointed a commissioner to ...
UK rail workers to strike before and after Christmas
Thousands of British railway workers will stage further strikes over the next two months in a long-running dispute over pay, the RMT union said on Tuesday, signalling travel disruption before ...
‘Extreme blackmail’ forced federations to drop armbands
Football federations who had planned to wear the ‘One Love’ armbands to make a statement against discrimination during the World Cup in Qatar were faced with “extreme blackmail” that led ...
Ukrainians brace for bleak winter as strikes cripple power capacity (wrapup)
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to Ukrainians to conserve energy amid relentless Russian strikes that have halved the country’s power capacity, as the United Nations health body warned of a ...