Berlin, Feb 28, (STATS Perform/dpa/GNA) – Lionel Messi thanked his Argentina team-mates for a “dream” year, after winning the Best FIFA Men’s Player award…
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Tokyo Olympic corruption scandal widens as PR agency indicted
Berlin, Feb 28, (dpa/GNA) – Japanese advertising giant, Dentsu, were indicted on Tuesday over alleged bid-rigging for contracts, related to test events for the…
French football federation president Le Graet resigns
Paris, Feb 28, (dpa/GNA) – Noel Le Graet, has resigned as president of the French Football Federation (FFF), amid an investigation into sexual harassment…
German male babysitter jailed for 14 years for abuse
Cologne, Feb 28, (dpa/GNA) – A court in the western Germany city of Cologne, on Tuesday sentenced a man to 14 years and six…
VW China head sees no evidence of rights violations at Xinjiang plant
Hanover, Germany, Feb 28, (dpa/GNA) – Germany’s Volkswagen Group will continue to use its plant in China’s western Xinjiang region, after finding no evidence…
Austrian policeman held after colleague shot dead during meeting
Vienna, Feb. 27, (dpa/GNA) – An Austrian police officer who shot and killed a colleague during a Monday morning staff meeting at the police station…
Turkish Red Crescent under fire for tent sale
Istanbul, Feb. 27, (dpa/GNA) - The Turkish Red Crescent is under fire for selling tents for earthquake victims to a separate charity instead of distributing them itself…
Death toll in migrant shipwreck off southern Italy rises to 62
Rome, Feb. 27, (dpa/GNA) – The death toll following the weekend shipwreck on the southern Italian coast of a boat carrying migrants rose to 62,…
Bulgarian Interior Minister Demerdzhiev: We Will Spare No Effort to Tighten Border Control as Well as Possible
Gabrovo, Central Bulgaria, Feb 27 (BTA/GNA) – Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev Monday said that his Ministry’s first task in the fight against illegal migration…
5.5-quake strikes Turkey’s Malatya, already hit by earlier earthquake
Istanbul, Feb 27, (dpa/GNa) – An 5.5-earthquake has hit the Turkish province of Malatya, three weeks after a quake that devastated parts of Turkey…
Zelensky sacks senior Ukrainian commander in eastern Donbass area
Kiev, Feb 27, (dpa/GNA) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, dismissed a top army commander in the eastern Donbass in a decree, although no reason…
Italy consumer confidence at 1-year high
Rome, Feb. 27, (dpa-AFX/GNA) - Italy’s consumer confidence strengthened to a one-year high in February, survey results from the statistical office Istat showed on Monday. The consumer…
Tesla’s 10,000 workers producing 4,000 e-cars at factory near Berlin
Potsdam, Feb. 27, (dpa/GNA) – Electric car manufacturer Tesla tweeted on Monday that it now employs 10,000 workers at its plant near Berlin who now churn out…
British supermarket bosses meet minister over fruit and veg shortage
London, Feb. 27, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) - British Food Minister Mark Spencer has summoned supermarket chiefs to explain “what they are doing to get shelves stocked again” amid shortages…
French defence group Thales to recruit over 12,000 new staff in 2023
Paris, Feb. 27, (dpa/GNA) - Thales Group, a French maker of electrical systems and devices, announced on Monday that it is continuing its recruitment initiative in 2023…
Turkey trade deficit widens to $14.2 billion
Istanbul, Feb. 27, (dpa-AFX/GNA) - Turkey’s trade gap increased in January from the previous year as imports rose more rapidly than exports, the Turkish Statistical Institute said…
Sweden retail sales fall 7.5%
Stockholm, Feb. 27, (dpa-AFX/GNA) - Sweden’s retail sales continued its declining trend in January, as sales of both durable and consumer goods contracted, figures from Statistics Sweden…
Bulgaria: Bus Carrying Migrants Crashes on Trakiya Motorway, One Dead
Stara Zagora, Feb. 26, (BTA/GNA) – An undocumented migrant from Afghanistan died in a bus crash on the Trakiya Motorway early on Sunday morning,…
Team Sports with Pets Becoming Increasingly Popular in Bulgaria
Sofia, Feb. 25 (BTA/GNA) – The Mushing Sports Club – Bulgaria offers individual and team sports activities with dogs, for dogs and their owners,…
IOC: plans for Russian Olympic return in line with UN push for peace
London, Feb. 24, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) insists its exploration of a pathway to allow Russian athletes to compete as neutrals at next year’s…