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Ukraine's Zelensky announces mandatory evacuation of Donetsk region

Ukraine's Zelensky announces mandatory evacuation of Donetsk region

-- 2022-07-31 12:28:42

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday his government was ordering the mandatory evacuation of people in the eastern Donetsk region, scene of fierce fighting with Russia, Reuter...

Russia's Gazprom halts gas supplies to Latvia

Russia's Gazprom halts gas supplies to Latvia

-- 2022-07-30 21:33:51

Russian gas producer Gazprom said on Saturday it had stopped sending gas to Latvia after accusing it of violating supply conditions, a move the Baltic country said would have little impact on its gas...

High temperatures across Europe unleash marine heatwave in Mediterranean Sea

High temperatures across Europe unleash marine heatwave in Mediterranean Sea

-- 2022-07-30 20:19:57

High temperatures across Europe this month have unleashed a prolonged marine heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea that could ravage ecosystems and kill off several species in the coming weeks, scientists...

Spain reports second monkeypox-related death

Spain reports second monkeypox-related death

-- 2022-07-30 19:11:47

Spain reported its second monkeypox-related death on Saturday, in what is thought to be Europe's second death from the disease and only the third outside of Africa in the current outbreak. Spain had...

Russia bars entry to 32 NZ in sanctions response

Russia bars entry to 32 NZ in sanctions response

-- 2022-07-30 18:21:54

Russia's foreign ministry on Saturday announced sanctions against 32 officials and journalists from New Zealand for supporting what it called the country's "Russophobic agenda", reports Reuters. The...

Will Lisandro Martinez make United's defence strong?

Will Lisandro Martinez make United's defence strong?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-07-30 14:47:47

Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Lisandro Martinez for a fee of £56.7m from Ajax with €10m (£8.4m) in add-ons.  The transfer will see Martinez reunite with his bo...

Ukraine says scores of Russians killed in Kherson fighting

Ukraine says scores of Russians killed in Kherson fighting

REUTERS 2022-07-30 10:50:41

The Ukrainian military said on Saturday it had killed scores of Russian soldiers and destroyed two ammunition dumps in fighting in the Kherson region, the focus of Kyiv's counter-offensive in the sout...

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of carrying out missile attack

Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of carrying out missile attack

-- 2022-07-29 18:18:55

Russia said on Friday that Ukraine struck a prison in separatist-held territory with US-made HIMARS rockets, killing 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war and wounding 75. Ukraine said Russia carried out the...

Zelenskyy observes first grain exports leaving

Zelenskyy observes first grain exports leaving

-- 2022-07-29 17:20:37

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday visited the Odesa region to observe the loading of grain as exports resume for the first time since the start of the Russian invasion. Zelenskyy obse...

40 Ukrainian POWs killed by Ukrainian missile strike on Donetsk prison: Russia

40 Ukrainian POWs killed by Ukrainian missile strike on Donetsk prison: Russia

-- 2022-07-29 15:19:43

Russia's defence ministry said Ukraine struck a prison in separatist-held territory with US-made HIMARS rockets on Friday, killing 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war and leaving 75 wounded, Reuters reports...

EU gas solidarity complicated by lack of fuel sharing deals

EU gas solidarity complicated by lack of fuel sharing deals

-- 2022-07-29 13:23:05

The European Union clinched a deal this week to cope with a gas supply crisis, but to make it work member states need to establish bilateral pacts to share gas and, right now, most have no such agreem...

Germany set to impose gas levy on consumers to support ailing importers

Germany set to impose gas levy on consumers to support ailing importers

-- 2022-07-28 19:04:48

Germany is set to impose a levy on all gas consumers from Oct 1 aimed at helping suppliers grappling with soaring gas import prices, a draft law showed on Thursday, news agency Reuters reported. ...

WHO says more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox reported globally

WHO says more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox reported globally

-- 2022-07-28 11:41:51

There have been more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox reported globally from 78 countries, with the majority in Europe, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. The WHO declared the outbreak a...

Coordination centre opened in Istanbul to oversee exports of Ukrainian grains

Coordination centre opened in Istanbul to oversee exports of Ukrainian grains

-- 2022-07-27 19:21:16

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar on Wednesday unveiled a centre in Istanbul to oversee the export of Ukrainian grains after a landmark UN deal last week, with the first shipment expected to depart...

Europe agrees compromise gas curbs as Russia reduces supply

Europe agrees compromise gas curbs as Russia reduces supply

-- 2022-07-26 20:41:48

European Union countries approved a weakened emergency plan to curb their gas demand on Tuesday, after striking compromise deals to limit the cuts for some countries, as they brace for further Russian...

What are Liverpool's attacking options next season without Mane and Firmino?

What are Liverpool's attacking options next season without Mane and Firmino?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-07-26 17:02:01

Liverpool lost Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich this summer. Mane has been one of the most instrumental players for Klopp’s team ever since the 2015-16 season when he was signed from Southampton.&nbs...

Ukraine hopes grain export deal to be implemented this week

Ukraine hopes grain export deal to be implemented this week

-- 2022-07-25 18:34:35

Ukraine said on Monday it hoped a UN-brokered deal aimed at easing global food shortages by resuming grain exports from the Black Sea region would start being implemented this week. Senior government...

France to issue decrees to save energy

France to issue decrees to save energy

-- 2022-07-25 15:58:12

French Minister for Energy Transition Agnes Pannier-Runacher announced on Sunday future decrees to force air-conditioned stores to keep their doors closed and to ban illuminated advertisements during...

Ukraine works to resume grain exports, flags Russian strikes as risk

Ukraine works to resume grain exports, flags Russian strikes as risk

-- 2022-07-25 13:07:42

Ukraine pressed ahead on Sunday with efforts to restart grain exports from its Black Sea ports under a deal aimed at easing global food shortages but warned deliveries would suffer if a Russian...

700 migrants, including five dead bodies, rescued off Italian coast

700 migrants, including five dead bodies, rescued off Italian coast

-- 2022-07-24 19:29:01

Almost 700 migrants, including five dead bodies, were rescued on Saturday off the southern coast of Italy, a coastguard statement said on Sunday, as flows of migrants crossing the Mediterranean increa...

European Union seeks additional gas supplies from Nigeria

European Union seeks additional gas supplies from Nigeria

-- 2022-07-24 18:32:55

The European Union is seeking additional gas supplies from Nigeria as the bloc prepares for potential Russian supply cuts, Matthew Baldwin, deputy director general of the European Commission's energy...

Britain's PM hopefuls promise to get tough on illegal migration

Britain's PM hopefuls promise to get tough on illegal migration

REUTERS 2022-07-24 15:49:28

Britain's two contenders to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister promised on Sunday to tackle illegal immigration as a priority, with both backing the government's policy of sending migrants to Rwa...

Russian missiles hit Ukraine port; Kyiv says it is still preparing grain exports

Russian missiles hit Ukraine port; Kyiv says it is still preparing grain exports

-- 2022-07-24 11:09:56

Russian missiles hit Ukraine's southern port of Odesa on Saturday, the Ukrainian military said, threatening a deal signed just a day earlier to unblock grain exports from Black Sea ports and ease glob...

Ukraine takes preparations to restart grain exports despite Russian strike

Ukraine takes preparations to restart grain exports despite Russian strike

-- 2022-07-23 20:21:05

Ukraine continues to prepare to restart grain exports from its Black Sea ports despite a Russian missile strike that hit the port of Odesa on Saturday, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubr...

No trash goes to waste on Greek islands

No trash goes to waste on Greek islands

-- 2022-07-23 19:38:15

Before the tiny Greek island of Tilos became a big name in recycling, taverna owner Aristoteles Chatzifountas knew that whenever he threw his restaurant's trash into a municipal bin down the street it...

Ukraine says Russian missiles hit Odesa port; grain deal at risk

Ukraine says Russian missiles hit Odesa port; grain deal at risk

-- 2022-07-23 18:14:05

Russian missiles hit the major port of Odesa in southern Ukraine on Saturday, the Ukrainian military said, dealing a blow to a deal that was signed on Friday to unblock grain exports from Black Sea po...

US pledges more military aid to Ukraine, peace seems far off

US pledges more military aid to Ukraine, peace seems far off

-- 2022-07-23 10:22:57

The United States promised more military support for Ukraine, including drones, and is doing preliminary work on whether to send fighter aircraft, as fighting raged on in the east of the country five...

Deal signed to unblock exports of grain from Ukraine

Deal signed to unblock exports of grain from Ukraine

-- 2022-07-22 20:38:34

A deal to allow Ukraine to resume exports of grain was signed in Istanbul on Friday, raising hope to ease an international food crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

Wildfires: Europe's latest economic headache

Wildfires: Europe's latest economic headache

-- 2022-07-22 19:49:57

When the blaze tore through a forest in Greece last August, swallowing up pine trees and scorching the earth, Stathis Albanis knew his beekeeping trade would suffer. A year on, long after the flames...

French lawmakers back Macron's promised inflation relief

French lawmakers back Macron's promised inflation relief

-- 2022-07-22 19:24:09

French President Emmanuel Macron's government honoured on Friday a re-election promise to boost household purchasing power amid soaring inflation as the National Assembly passed a bill lifting pension...