Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon Magnus and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre visited the site of a shooting in Oslo that targeted a gay bar, leaving two people dead and 21 others injured. They placed a bouquet of flowers at the popular London Pub, which bi…
Scholz ‘deeply’ shocked by terrorist attack on Oslo gay bar
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the deadly attack on a gay bar in Oslo, which Norwegian authorities are treating as an act of Islamist terrorism. “The attack against the queer community in Oslo shocks me deeply. My thoughts are with the familie…
France’s Garcia claims WTA title in Bad Homburg
Caroline Garcia of France fought back from a set down to defeat former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu on Saturday and seal the WTA grass-court title in Bad Homburg. The 28-year-old Garcia claimed her eighth career title 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4 against A…
Pfizer, BioNTech report promising results from Omicron vaccine trial
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE have announced positive results from their trial of a vaccine candidate adapted to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. Pfizer and BioNTech announced positive data from the phase …
Spain plans to spend extra €9 billion to soften Ukraine war’s impact
The Spanish government agreed on Saturday to an extra €9 billion ($9.5 billion) in new spending to tackle the economic effects of the war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said after an extraordinary Cabinet meeting that it had been decided to e…
Serena Williams on future: who knows where I’ll pop up next
Tennis superstar Serena Williams has left her future in singles open as she prepares to make her return to court at Wimbledon next week. “I don’t know,” she told reporters on Saturday. “I can only tell you that I’m here. Who knows where I’ll pop up nex…
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko demands clarification after deep fakes
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko issued a demand for clarification after a slew of deep fake videos fooled mayors in Vienna, Berlin and Madrid into thinking they were talking with him. “This is criminal energy. It must be urgently investigated who is behind…
Only 4,000 protesters show up to major G7 demonstration in Munich
Only 4,000 people came to the most important demonstration held ahead of the G7 summit on Saturday, far fewer than expected, Munich police spokesperson Andreas Franken said two hours after the event began. Ahead of the demonstration, billed as a large-…
Norway raises terror alert level to highest level
After the deadly shootings in Oslo, the Norwegian secret service has raised the terror alert level to the highest level. The danger of a terrorist threat is assessed from three to five and thus to “exceptionally” high, the Norwegian secret service PST …
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko demands clarification after deep fakes
Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko issued a demand for clarification after a slew of deep fake videos fooled mayors in European capitals into thinking they were talking with him. “This is criminal energy. It must be urgently investigated who is behind it,” Kl…