‘I didn’t even want to get out of bed’: Ex-Chelsea flop Alvaro Morata laments the blame he gets for Juventus’ struggles – as he admits the pressure has piled on after Cristiano Ronaldo left Alvaro Morata has struggled for form in front of goal for Juventus this season It has …
Read More »European stocks rise on AstraZeneca, ASM strength
European stocks rose on Wednesday after one of the worst market routs this year as AstraZeneca lifted healthcare stocks on a deal to buy a rare disease drugmaker, while chip equipment producer ASM gained on an upbeat earnings forecast. British drugmaker AstraZeneca jumped 4.2% after saying it will take …
Read More »European stocks rally for third day, business surveys awaited
(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) Sept 23 (Reuters) – European stocks rallied for a third day as the global mood brightened on easing concerns about cash-strapped developer China Evergrande, while investors awaited the latest …
Read More »World Debt Reaches Record $281 Trillion
The world has never been more indebted after a year of battling Covid-19. And there’s even more borrowing ahead. Governments, companies and households raised $24 trillion last year to offset the pandemic’s economic toll, bringing the global debt total to an all-time high of $281 trillion by the end of …
Read More »Spanish royal family denies claims former king Juan Carlos, 83, ill
The Spanish royal family has been forced to deny that scandal-hit former king Juan Carlos is ‘seriously ill’ after rumours began circulating in the country’s media. Pilar Eyre, regarded as a leading expert on the Spanish royal family, sparked concern on Monday when she tweeted that the 83-year-old ‘is in …
Read More »Anger of 10,000 lorry drivers ‘held hostage’ in Covid Christmas standoff | UK news
Juan Andrés had braced himself for what promised to be an atypical holiday season. But the lorry driver from southern Spain never imagined that Christmas Day would be spent in his cab tucking into a ham and cheese sandwich – among provisions handed out by the British military – as …
Read More »Covid-19: Sweden now has a higher infection rate than France or UK
Sweden now has a higher Covid-19 infection rate than both France and Britain after shunning lockdowns in favour of a ‘herd immunity’ approach to the pandemic. Hospital admissions for coronavirus patients have almost doubled each week in Sweden, with the country recording 208,295 cases and 6,406 deaths since the outbreak began. Though this is …
Read More »Daily infections exceed 50,000 in France – as it happened | World news
Israel will begin human trials for a potential Covid-19 vaccine developed by a research institute overseen by the Defence Ministry on 1 November after receiving regulatory approval. The Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) began animal trials for its “BriLife” vaccine in March. The health ministry and an oversight committee …
Read More »Queen Letizia of Spain stuns in striking A-line dress
Queen Letizia of Spain stunned in a red dress yesterday as she joined her husband King Felipe at the Royal Theatre in Madrid. The royal, 48, donned a face mask and striking lace A-line dress as she attended the inaugural theatre opening for the 2020/21 season. The mother-of-two, who recently …
Read More »European equities sapped by Brexit fears, energy and tech stocks slide
(Reuters) – European shares fell on Tuesday on fears that Britain was in danger of leaving the European Union without a trade agreement, with energy firms and technology stocks among the biggest decliners. FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, …
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