One person is dead and several are still missing after powerful storms swept through many parts of Greece on Saturday. In Crete, a 50-year-old man died after being swept away in his car by the water following heavy rainfall, the Kathimerini daily newsp…
Thousands rally in Tunisia to decry economic woes
Thousands gathered in the Tunisian capital on Saturday to protest against economic woes and the rule of President Kais Saied, amid a long-running political stand-off in the North African country. The rally was organized in the centre of Tunis by the Na…
Germany’s chancellor calls for reform, expansion of European Union
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made a renewed call for reforms of the European Union, to enable the admission of new members, during a conference of European social democrats on Saturday. Scholz also said the principle that requires unanimity for decisi…
Union coach suggests pressure as much on Dortmund in big clash
Union Berlin might be top of the Bundesliga but coach Urs Fischer is still playing the underdog card. They host Borussia Dortmund on Sunday with the fifth-placed visitors needing a win to jump back towards the summit. Union lead the standings by two po…
Outspoken Ukrainian envoy to Germany finishes term, on way home
Ukraine’s outspoken ambassador to Germany, who has spent the last eight months urging more support for his besieged country and pounced on any sign of Germany wavering in its support, is on his way back to Ukraine, he tweeted on Saturday. Andriy Melnyk…
Thousands of Slovakians commemorate victims of gay bar shooting
Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Bratislava on Friday to commemorate the victims of a shooting at a gay bar earlier this week and to take a stand against hatred of sexual minorities. Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova and Prime Minister E…
German chancellor discusses energy with Spanish, Portuguese leaders
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa agreed on the need for a united European response on energy supply at a meeting in Berlin, a spokesperson said on Friday. They said that as …
Kenya’s Kipyokei suspended over anti-doping rule violations
Diana Kipyokei, winner of the 2021 Boston Marathon, has been provisionally suspended for anti-doping rule violations. Her compatriot and fellow marathon runner Betty Lempus was also suspended, the Athletics Integrity Unit said in a statement on Friday….
Pilots’ union announces second strike at Eurowings
German pilots’ union Cockpit has called a fresh strike at Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings. The pilots are to stop working from midnight on Monday until Wednesday. The union said on Friday the reason for the strike was the insufficient offer made by empl…
VW offers special dividend of €19.06 a share after Porsche IPO
Volkswagen will pay a special dividend to its shareholders following Porsche’s initial public offering (IPO). A proposal for €19.06 per share will be voted on at an extraordinary general meeting on December 16 in Berlin, the company said on Friday. At …