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Germany’s energy-intensive medium-sized companies must receive new subsidies for their gas and electricity costs as rapidly as possible, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Tuesday. “Now, however, it depends crucially on how quickly we can reach agr…

France World Cup winner Kylian Mbappé can leave Paris Saint-Germain for free in 2024 and not 2025 as first thought, French newspaper L’Equipe has reported. The 23-year-old signed a new deal in May, dashing the hopes of Real Madrid who were desperate to…

Pope Francis departed for a three-day trip to Kazakhstan on Tuesday to attend an international religious gathering, but he will not meet with the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church as the Vatican had hoped for. The head of the Catholic Church flew o…

Sometimes your jog is a slog and your workout a grind. Why? The culprit might be food sitting too heavily on your stomach. Should you eat at all before exercise, and if so, what, how much and how long ahead of time? Ingo Froböse, head of the Institute …

Two months before the football World Cup kicks off, host Qatar is easing its entry regulations. While a five-day quarantine period in a hotel was previously required for travellers who weren’t fully vaccinated or had recovered, this is no longer the ca…

Berlin (dpa) — “Super crash,” “Crypto winter,” “Billions in value destroyed”: The current headlines on the cryptocurrency industry are spreading a bad mood among investors. But it’s not just the falling price of cryptocurrency that’s causing problems. …

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern believes the country will become a republic within her lifetime. However, Ardern had “never sensed the urgency” from people in New Zealand to make that happen, she said at a press conference on Monday. Queen El…

German tennis star Alexander Zverev has trained with 98-year-old Ukrainian player Leonid Stanislavskyi as he boosts his fitness ahead of the Davis Cup this week. The Olympic champion has been out injured since a foot injury at the French Open three and…

A day after the world learned that the reign of Britain’s longest serving monarch had come to an end, political figures, athletes, artists and celebrities continued to offer their praise for Queen Elizabeth II. “Her death is a great loss to the British…

Olympic champion Alexander Zverev said his ligaments are “completely healed” ahead of the Davis Cup on September 13-18 in his home city of Hamburg. He told the Sport Bild newspaper on Wednesday that he still has occasional pain, but his foot is general…