The Irish authorities announced this Friday that they would ease measures against the coronavirus in the country in the face of the Christmas festivities, so that shops and some restaurants can open from next week.
The European Union signaled on Tuesday that Turkey must seize the opportunity offered by the bloc to improve relations before an agenda can be forged to strengthen economic cooperation and renew the 2016 migration deal. After the meeting this Tuesday in Ankara with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of the European Council,…
BEIRUT — Noura Ghazi Safadi fell for Bassel Khartabil at a pro-democracy protest in the Syrian town of Douma, near Damascus, in April 2011. “He had this kindness and smartness,” Safadi said. “I felt like my heart started beating so strong!” Three months later, in July, they got engaged. advertisement Their love was born in…
Dom Parsons takes skeleton bronze in dramatic fashion to win Team GB’s first medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. WATCH MORE: Yun wins skeleton gold by ‘biggest margin in history’ READ MORE: Parsons wins skeleton bronze medal Winter Olympics 2018: Dom Parsons wins skeleton bronze Watch the 2018 Winter Olympics live on BBC…
The cost for China, though, is high. The cultural and political divides between China and Taiwan are only deepening. Although many in Taiwan are descendants of Chinese who, along with the Republic of China government, fled the civil war that ended with the Communist takeover in 1949, the potential appeal of unification has waned here,…
Chris Froome (left) has won four Tours de France and the Vuelta during Dave Brailsford’s time in charge of Team Sky Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome says he completely backs Sir Dave Brailsford staying on as Team Sky principal after he was criticised in an MPs’ report. A select committee report published this…
The NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans has denounced that the authorities have “de facto” blocked their ship ‘Mare Jonio’ because the port authorities of Pozzallo did not approve the embarkation of two crew members on Thursday evening. The organization has stated in a statement that the crew members affected are paramedics and experts in rescue operations…