Europe
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Euro zone’s economic recovery gathers pace in April with France returning to growth
A cargo barge on the River Rhine near the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters at sunset in the financial district…
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Russia starts pulling troops from Crimea, reports say | DW | 23.04.2021
Russia has started pulling its troops back from Crimea, local news agencies reported on Friday. The Ukrainian region was annexed by Moscow in…
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West needs to do more to help Ukraine fend off Putin threat, ex-US diplomat says | DW | 23.04.2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power-play near the Ukrainian border is a way of warning Kyiv to “watch out” as the West…
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Chernobyl radiation damage ‘not passed to children’
A study found no mutations associated with a parent’s exposure in the 1986 nuclear accident. Source
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Football in Germany: ‘The fans own the club’
There’s growing interest in the UK in a different model of football club ownership, following anger over the proposal to…
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Doctors urge Alexei Navalny to end hunger strike now | DW | 22.04.2021
Alexei Navalny’s medical team on Thursday urged him to “immediately” bring an end to his hunger strike as the jailed Kremlin…
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Overlooked No More: Bhanu Athaiya, Who Won India Its First Oscar
This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported…
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Russia’s Ties With West Fray Further After Czech Republic Expels Its Diplomats
PRAGUE — Russia’s unraveling relations with the West took a dramatic turn for the worse on Thursday when the Czech…
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Turkish cryptocurrency platform founder vanishes, fraud suspected | DW | 22.04.2021
Prosecutors in Istanbul on Thursday launched a probe into Turkish cryptocurrency exchange platform Thodex after its founder shut down its…
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Belgian ambassador to South Korea apologises after wife slaps shop worker
Peter Lescouhier says his wife’s reaction to being suspected of shoplifting was unacceptable. Source
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Russia Orders Partial Pullback From Ukraine Border Region
MOSCOW — Russia’s Defense Ministry ordered a partial pullback of troops from the border with Ukraine on Thursday, signaling a…
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European Super League: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says plans are not ‘dead’ despite withdrawals
Florentino Perez, President of Real Madrid pictured on February 18, 2020 in Madrid, Spain. Mateo Villalba | Quality Sport Images…
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Malta golden passports: ‘Loopholes’ found in citizenship scheme
After the EU announced it would begin legal action against Malta last year, Prime Minister Robert Abela said: “We will…
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Jaguar Land Rover, Daimler production scaled back due to global chip shortage
2020 Land Rover Defender Source: Land Rover LONDON – The global chip shortage is continuing to wreak havoc at some…
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Italian hospital worker reportedly took home nearly $650,000 despite skipping work for 15 years
CATANZARO, CALABRIA, ITALY — 2020/09/18: A view of the Arnaldo Pugliese Ciaccio Hospital in Catanzaro. Alfonso Di Vincenzo | KONTROLAB…
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European Central Bank holds fire ahead of crunch June meeting
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde addresses European lawmakers during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels, on…
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Ohio officials release more body cam video of fatal police shooting of Black teen and urge community to await the facts
“We don’t yet have all of the facts but we do know that a 16-year-old girl, a child of this…
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Super League ‘on standby’ – Perez
The power of football supporters was clear on Tuesday as Chelsea fans gathered outside Stamford Bridge to protest against their…
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Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Britain’s Town Criers Put It in Writing
LONDON — Long before newspapers and cable television, it was town criers, with their ringing bells and cries of “Oyez!…
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Credit Suisse reports $275 million first-quarter loss after Archegos hedge fund scandal
LONDON — Credit Suisse reported Thursday a net loss of 252 million Swiss francs ($275 million) for the first quarter,…
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