The European Union faces the risk of falling short of securing enough gas supplies for winter in 2023, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. In a speech to the European Parliament in Brussels, von der Leyen warned that o…
Endo to leave hospital after being knocked unconscious in BL game
VfB Stuttgart and Japan captain Wataru Endo was set to be discharged from hospital later on Wednesday after being knocked unconscious in a Bundesliga game – and his World Cup participation appears not at risk. The Bundesliga club said that Endo “spent …
Zverev set to return to tennis at December exhibition tournaments
Olympic champion Alexander Zverev plans to return to tennis from a severe ankle injury iat exhibition tournaments in the Middle East in December and then plans to start the 2023 season at the new United Cup mixed team event in Australia. Zverev’s broth…
Anti-doping body refers case of Russian skater Valieva to CAS
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has referred the doping case involving Russian Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), WADA president Witold Banka said on Twitter on Tuesday. Banka said that despite putting…
Report: Musk considering putting Twitter behind paywall
Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter seeking new revenue streams for a platform that cost him $44 billion, is reportedly considering making all users pay a fee to use the service. Musk had discussed paywalling the company in recent meetings with his advisor…
Jailed Egyptian dissident hunger striker’s sister fears for his fate
A prominent jailed Egyptian pro-democracy campaigner, whose family says he is on a total hunger strike, could be force-fed to keep him alive amid international pressure on Cairo to free him, his sister said on Tuesday. Alaa Abdel-Fattah, a key figure i…
German minister Habeck hopes that Qatar debate will bring improvement
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck has said that the ongoing debate on Qatar could help towards improvement in the World Cup host nation but that he will have little time to follow the upcoming tournament. Qatar has been criticized on human rights i…
Leverkusen striker Schick doubtful for derby against Cologne
Bayer Leverkusen striker Patrick Schick is doubtful for the regional derby against Cologne on Wednesday, while Florian Wirtz is still unable to make his comeback. “It’s not clear whether he (Schick) can play again, we’ll see tomorrow,” coach Xabi Alons…
Jailed Egyptian dissident hunger striker’s sister fears for his fate
A prominent jailed Egyptian pro-democracy campaigner, whose family says he is on a total hunger strike, could be force-fed to keep him alive amid international pressure on Cairo to free him, his sister said on Tuesday. Alaa Abdel-Fattah, a key figure i…
Messenger app Signal introduces Instagram-like story function
The privacy-oriented messenger app Signal is now letting users post Stories with pictures, videos and texts like on Instagram and other social media platforms. Visible for 24 hours, the so-called Stories can now be posted using both the iOS and Android…