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Turkey’s concerns about security should be taken seriously, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday during a visit to Finland, amid Ankara’s lingering objections to Sweden and Finland joining the defence alliance. “We have to address the…

The price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continues to plummet due to investor fears about US interest rate policy. One Bitcoin cost $27,464 on the Bitstamp trading platform on Sunday afternoon, down 3% compared to the previous day. Bitcoin has a…

The first branches of the revamped Russian McDonald’s opened on Sunday under the rebranded name Vkusno i Tochka (“Tasty and That’s It”) after the US fast food chain exited the country and sold its Russian business. Fifteen branches are opening in Mosco…

Former East Germany captain Bernd Bransch has died aged 77 after a long illness, his ex-club Halle said in a statement on Sunday. Bransch played 72 times for East Germany and helped them win the Olympic title in 1976, as well as bronze in 1972. He was …

Three-time Olympic hammer champion Anita Wlodarczyk injured herself when stopping a thief from stealing her car. “I single-handedly caught the thief and handed him over to the police. Unfortunately, I paid for it with a muscle injury,” the Pole wrote o…

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has warned sport federations cannot succumb to government influence to sanction athletes based on their country of origin in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “We need the respect of the gov…

Maritime engineers have launched a “world first” commercially viable workboat that “flies” above the water using electric-powered hydrofoils. The eco-friendly vessels deploy the same foiling technology used by America’s Cup racing yachts, with hydrofoi…