Berlin, Aug 24, (dpa/GNA) – Brazilian FIFA referee Igor Benevenuto believes “an infinite number” of people in football are keeping their homosexuality hidden. “If…
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Fury sets seven-day deadline for unification fight with Usyk
London, Aug 24, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Tyson Fury has set a seven-day deadline, to arrange a unification fight with Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk retained his…
Prominent Russian opposition figure arrested
Moscow, 24 Aug, (dpa/GNA) – Prominent Russian opposition politician and former mayor of Yekaterinburg, Yevgeny Roizman, has reportedly been arrested. He stands accused of…
US announces $3bn military aid package on Ukraine’s Independence Day
Washington, Aug 24, (dpa/GNA) – US President Joe Biden, on Wednesday announced just under $3 billion in new aid to support Ukraine’s war effort.…
Macron urges French to face up to ‘upheaval’ during multiple crises
Paris, Aug 24, (dpa/GNA) – President Emmanuel Macron, issued a call to the French population to face up to disruption and show commitment in…
Concern over rubbish build-up in Scottish cities as strikes escalate
London, Aug 24, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Scotland’s deputy first minister has said the piles of rubbish building up throughout Edinburgh are “deeply concerning” for…
Bulgaria’s Thracian Wine Exhibition in Kazanlak: Guests to be treated to rich wine
Kazanlak, Central Bulgaria, Aug. 24 (BTA/GNA) – Within this year’s edition of Holidays in the Valley of the Thracian Kings, Kazanlak Municipality organizes a…
US urges citizens to leave Ukraine ahead of anniversary
Kiev, Aug 23, (dpa/GNA) – The US has urged its citizens in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, amid fears of increasing Russian attacks.…
Inflation wipes away savings Germans accumulated during pandemic
Munich, Aug. 23, (dpa/GNA) - Inflation has wiped away the savings accumulated by Germans during the pandemic, the Munich-based Ifo Institute said on Tuesday. Private households in…
French hotel room rates rising as tourists flock back
Paris, Aug. 23, (dpa/GNA) - The French hotel industry is benefiting from tourists flocking back with room prices across the country rising by around one-fifth on average,…
Eurozone private sector shrinks for second month
Brussels, Aug. 23, (dpa-AFX/GNA) - Eurozone private sector output contracted for the second straight month in August as a downturn in manufacturing continued and the service sector…
Ex-Bundesliga referee slams video review system
Berlin, Aug 23, (dpa/GNA) – Former Bundesliga referee, Jürgen Jansen, has heavily criticized the use of the video assistant review system (VAR) in Germany.…
Ukrainian Premier League resumes six months after invasion
Kiev, Aug 23, (dpa/GNA) – Half a year after Russia’s invasion, the Ukrainian men’s football Premier League resumed on Tuesday, when Shakhtar Donetsk took…
Bulgarian Company Wins Award for Device for Blind and Visually Impaired People
Sofia, Aug. 23, (BTA/GNA) – Scalefocus, the Bulgarian software development and digital services company, won the Grand Stevie Award of the 19th Annual International…
Investment Funds Operating in Bulgaria Reach BGN 8,282.3 Mln in June
Sofia, Aug. 22, (BTA/GNA) – The assets managed by resident and non-resident investment funds operating in Bulgaria totaled BGN 8,282.3 million as of end-June…
France to assign police officers to chase down arsonists
Paris, Aug. 21, (dpa/GNA) - France plans to assign 3,000 police officers to chase down arsonists amid the fight against devastating forest fires. The “green policemen” are…
Polish government accuses Germany of ‘fake news’ over fish die-off
Warsaw, Aug. 21, (dpa/GNA) - The Polish government has accused Germany of spreading ‘fake news’ over potential causes of a massive fish die-off in the Oder river…
Mild earthquake shakes Sicily, no injuries reported
Rome, Aug. 21, (dpa/GNA) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 was registered on the Italian island of Sicily on Sunday morning. The quake’s epicentre was…
At least 35 dead in two traffic accidents in southern Turkey
Istanbul, Aug. 21, (dpa/GNA) - At least 35 people were killed and dozens more wounded in two major traffic accidents in southern Turkey on Saturday. At least…
Daughter of right-wing Putin ally Dugin dies in car bombing
Moscow, Aug 21, (dpa/GNA) – The daughter of a right-wing ideologue, linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has died in a suspected assassination attempt…