Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina has announced she is gay and has a partner. In a video interview with a blogger, she also criticized the fact there are so many “taboo topics” in Russia. “For young people facing problems in public, it is very impo…
Ethiopia’s Gebreslase wins women’s world marathon title in quick time
Ethiopia’s Gotytom Gebreslase won the women’s marathon gold on Monday with a new world championship record time of 2 hours 18.11 minutes. The 27-year-old was nine seconds faster than Judith Jeptum Korir of Kenya, who had led for much of the race but wa…
Top EU diplomat stresses bloc’s commitment to Russia sanctions
EU foreign ministers signed off €500 million ($504.3 million) more in military aid for Ukraine as top EU diplomat Josep Borrell stressed the effectiveness of sanctions on Russia on Monday. “The sanctions work, the Russian economy is severely affected,”…
EU health commissioner: Use summer to prepare for coronavirus surge
EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides issued a call to the bloc’s 27 health ministers on Monday to make use of the summer to prepare for an anticipated new wave of coronavirus infections in the autumn and winter. “In view of a possible worsening of …
Germany’s Scholz laments fossil fuel ‘renaissance’ amid Ukraine war
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed concern at a “global renaissance of fossil energy” resulting from a gas shortage caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin on Monday, Scholz said: “No on…
Drought risks rising in Europe as multiple countries battle blazes
More than half of territory in the European Union was at risk of drought at the end of June, researchers from the European Commission warned in a new report on Monday. The report said “that a staggering portion of Europe is currently exposed” to a drou…
Uniper draws down €2 billion credit facility amid gas crisis
Germany’s largest importer of Russian gas, Uniper, has applied for an increase after depleting its €2 billion ($2.03 billion) credit facility from Germany’s state-owned KfW bank, the company said on Monday. This is likely raise the pressure on the Germ…
Macbook Air M2 review: No more wedge, no more compromises
Even someone who knows little or nothing about notebooks will be able recognise Apple’s MacBook Air at first glance. The wedge-shaped design, which is less than half a centimetre thick at its thinnest point, has been considered iconic since Steve Jobs …
Germany’s Scholz concerned at global fossil fuel ‘renaissance’
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed concern at a “global renaissance of fossil energy” resulting from a gas shortage caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin on Monday, Scholz said: “No on…
Researchers: More than half of EU territory at risk of drought
More than half of territory in the European Union was at risk of drought at the end of June, researchers from the European Commission warned in a new report on Monday. The report said “that a staggering portion of Europe is currently exposed” to a drou…