German lawmakers have agreed on a regulation that will allow gas companies to pass on higher prices to customers, after the government stepped in to bail out a supplier earlier this year. Thursday’s agreement by the Cabinet was accompanied by a demand …
Pope Francis promotes nurse credited with saving his life
Pope Francis has promoted a nurse who he said saved his life last year to his personal health assistant, the Holy See announced in a short statement on Thursday. In the summer of 2021, Massimiliano Strappetti, an employee of the Vatican’s medical servi…
Amnesty criticizes Ukrainian military practice, outraging Kiev
Human rights group Amnesty International accused the Ukrainian army on Thursday of putting civilians in danger by setting up military bases in residential areas as it fends off Russia. “Ukrainian forces have put civilians in harm’s way by establishing …
Norway’s King Harald, 85, admitted to hospital in stable condition
Norway’s 85-year-old King Harald V has been brought to hospital where he’s being examined due to a fever, the Royal House said in a statement on Thursday. The monarch’s condition is stable, it added. Harald had recently participated in a sailing world …
Reports: Juventus raise offer for Frankfurt winger Kostic
Juventus have raised their offer for Eintracht Frankfurt winger Filip Kostic who is also sought by West Ham United, according to Italian news reports Thursday. The reports said that the Turin club are now ready to pay €12 million ($12.2 million) plus a…
ING Group’s Q2 earnings decline amid rise in operating expenses
The ING Group (ING), a Dutch banking and financial services provider, on Thursday posted a decline in earnings for the second quarter amidst a rise in operating expenses. In addition, the lender has declared an interim dividend over the first-half of €…
Ukrainian grain shipment on way to Lebanon after passing inspection
The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain for export since the Russian invasion began in February has successfully passed an international inspection on Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait, and is now continuing its journey to the Lebanese port of Tripoli. Repres…
Eight injured in France after chemicals factory blast in Bergerac
Eight people were injured, one of them seriously, after an explosion and a fire at a chemical plant in south-western France on Wednesday, officials in Dordogne department have said. Media reports said the factory in the town of Bergerac made cellulose …
Influential Iraqi cleric demands early polls, sit-in to continue
Iraq’s influential cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday called for early parliamentary elections and told his loyalists to continue their protest sit-in, a move likely to prolong the country’s political crisis. His followers have staged a sit-in since S…
Jena file criminal complaints over fan abuse of Wolfsburg players
Carl Zeiss Jena have filed criminal complaints against four people who are suspected to have abused and assaulted Wolfsburg players after the teams’ German Cup match on the weekend. Fourth-division Jena said on Wednesday they have also imposed a ban on…