Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki plans to travel to Berlin on Tuesday for a working meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The two politicians will discuss issues related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including possible responses from Europ…
Twitter shares up 5% after reports it is to accept Elon Musk’s offer
Shares of Twitter, Inc are rising almost 5% in pre-market on Monday after reports that the microblogging site’s board is set to accept an offer from Tesla founder Elon Musk as early as Monday. Musk made the non-binding proposal of about $43 billion to …
Flexible working ‘leading to fewer insurance claims for iron burns’
Fewer claims for iron burns have been made as people have dressed for the office less often during the coronavirus pandemic, according to analysis by British insurance giant Aviva. And face masks led to more than 1,000 of the UK home insurance claims i…
Cars top list for EU alert system for dangerous products
The European Union’s rapid alert system for dangerous products received 2,142 alerts over the course of 2021, with the highest number attributed to the motor vehicles category, the European Commission reported in Brussels on Monday. Motor vehicles, wit…
Mainz player Tauer gets one game ban after red card
Mainz player Niklas Tauer has been banned for one Bundesliga match over a red card offence and will miss their date with freshly crowned champions Bayern Munich on Saturday. The German Football Federation (DFB) sanctioned Tauer for a last-man foul on L…
Victorious Macron faces next hurdles: cabinet choice, June elections
Newly re-elected French President Emmanuel Macron began the work of forming a new government on Monday, the day after seeing off an electoral challenge from far-right leader Marine Le Pen. The next hurdle for the centrist president is parliamentary ele…
Women’s tennis chief hopes for 2023 return to China
The women’s tennis tour WTA will definitely not hold events in China this year but aims for a 2023 return if there is a solution with the country in connection with the Peng Shuai case, according to WTA chief Steve Simon. The WTA cancelled all 2022 eve…
Risk of heart muscle inflammation after Covid vaccine limited
Among the potential side effects from a Covid vaccination that have prevented some from getting the jab is myocarditis. This heart muscle inflammation, which can hit people of any age, had been reported in a slightly higher number of people after vacci…
Germany’s Scholz hosts summit on integration of Ukrainian refugees
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosted a summit in Berlin on Monday to organize the distribution, accommodation and labour market integration of Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in Germany since the start of Russia’s war on its neighbour. The event, w…
Blinken after Kiev visit: ‘Russia is failing, Ukraine is succeeding’
Russia is coming up short in its attempts to conquer Ukraine, says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “When it comes to Russia’s war aims, Russia is failing, Ukraine is succeeding,” he said, speaking in Poland after a three-hour visit to Ukrainian P…