Reuters European Union foreign ministers have agreed to suspend a visa agreement with Moscow, making it harder for Russian citizens to obtain entry to the bloc. Ukraine and some member states had called for a blanket ban, but others like France and Germany were opposed. More than a million Russian citizens have travelled to the
Month: August 2022
PA Media The jury in the trial of former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts on any of the charges. The 48-year-old denied headbutting ex-partner Kate Greville, 38, during a row at his home in November 2020. He also denied controlling behaviour, as well as assaulting Ms Greville’s
Getty Images US life expectancy has fallen to the lowest level seen since 1996, continuing a steep decline largely driven by the Covid-19 pandemic. Government data showed life expectancy at birth now stands at 76.1 compared to 79 in 2019. That is the steepest two-year decline in a century. Covid-19 was the main contributing factor,
John Lewis Partnership John Lewis and Waitrose are offering staff free food from October to January to help with the cost of living. The meals, during work hours, are for permanent staff, known as partners, as well as temporary and agency workers. Andrew Murphy, chief operations officer at the John Lewis Partnership, said its workers
Ryan Day is 34-4 as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. He has the No. 2 ranked team entering this season and the current second-rated recruiting class per Rivals. Needless to say, there haven’t been too many bad days on the job for Day. A rare one, the worst one, however, came last
Getty Images Mikhail Gorbachev – the last Soviet leader, who died on Tuesday – had a “huge impact on the course of history”, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says. He had understood reforms were necessary, Mr Putin said – while the head of the UN, António Guterres, hailed a “tireless advocate for peace”. Mr Putin’s spokesman,
AFP A Saudi woman has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for her social media posts, in the second case of its kind this month, activists say. A terrorism court convicted Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani of “using the internet to tear the social fabric” and “violating public order by using social media”, rights group
EPA The cost-of-living crisis is likely to be high on the agenda at the final Conservative leadership hustings on Wednesday evening. But as the pollsters’ favourite to be crowned party leader and prime minister next week, Liz Truss is under particular pressure to spell out her plans in detail – especially after cancelling her interview
US Department of Justice Former US President Donald Trump may have concealed documents during an FBI search of his property in June, Department of Justice officials say. In a court filing, the department said “efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government’s investigation”. They alleged agents were “explicitly prohibited” from searching a storage room at
Getty Images Russia has completely halted gas supplies to Europe via a major pipeline, saying repairs are needed. The Russian state-owned energy giant, Gazprom, said the restrictions on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline would last for the next three days. Russia has already significantly reduced gas exports via the pipeline. It also rejects accusations of
NASA The US space agency says it will try to launch its new Moon rocket on Saturday. An attempt at a lift-off on Monday had to be scrubbed when one of four engines on the vehicle would not cool down to its required operating temperature. After reviewing data, engineers believe they now understand why the
Getty Images Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end, has died aged 91. Mr Gorbachev, who took power in 1985, opened up the then-USSR to the world and introduced a set of reforms at home. But he was unable to prevent the slow collapse of the Soviet
Peyton Manning went out as an NFL champion, retiring after winning the Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos in February of 2016. The Broncos have been looking for a quarterback ever since, cycling through names like Brock Osweiler, Trevor Siemian, Paxton Lynch, Case Keenum, Joe Flacco, Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater. After reading that list,
Shamima Begum, who fled the UK and joined the Islamic State group, was smuggled into Syria by an intelligence agent for Canada. Files seen by the BBC show he claimed to have shared Ms Begum’s passport details with Canada, and smuggled other Britons to fight for IS. Ms Begum’s lawyers are challenging the removal of
2022 was supposed to mark the official coming out party for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance. It still may be. But Monday’s deal to retain Jimmy Garoppolo pumps the brakes on his coronation. After failed efforts to offload the veteran quarterback via trade this offseason, the 49ers reportedly agreed to a one-year, $6.5 million
Reuters Fierce battles have been reported as Ukraine tries to retake the Russian-occupied southern Kherson region – but military experts have told the BBC it “won’t happen quickly”. “Heavy fighting is continuing, our soldiers are working around the clock,” said Vitaliy Kim, who heads the neighbouring Mykolaiv region. Ukraine earlier said it had broken through
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