The Spanish airline Air Europa remains optimistic about the future despite the failure of a planned takeover by the IAG group, according to a communiqué issued on Friday. Despite market instability, Air Europa said its business model remained “solid an…
Venice’s mayor under pressure in corruption scandal
The mayor of Venice, Luigi Brunaro, is coming under increasing pressure over a corruption scandal in the city hall of the Italian lagoon city. At a turbulent meeting of the city council on Friday, he rejected all demands for his resignation, after it e…
Young actors to star in The Trials at Nottingham Playhouse
A gripping production of Dawn King’s The Trials is set for the stage — starring young actors from the county. Imagine a world where the air is unbreathable, your choices from years ago are now criminal acts, and where teenagers hold your fate in their …
Residents of Hezbollah stronghold leave homes, fearing onset of war
Residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold on the outskirts of the capital, began leaving their homes and looking for other places to stay, fearing a war with Israel, Lebanese security sources and locals told dpa on Friday. “I am no…
Dolphin found dead on Grenham Bay in Birchington-on-Sea
A council is “monitoring the situation” after a dolphin was found dead on a Kent beach. The mammal was discovered by a member of the public at Grenham Bay in Birchington-on-Sea at about 7.15am yesterday. Due to the inaccessible location of the body, Th…
Negotiations on exchange between Russia and West lasted 2 years – Reuters
Negotiations on the prisoner exchange between Russia and the West lasted more than two years. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was supposed to be released as part of the exchange, Reuters reports. The news agency, citing its sources, notes that…
Negotiations on exchange between Russia and West lasted 2 years – Reuters
Negotiations on the prisoner exchange between Russia and the West lasted more than two years. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was supposed to be released as part of the exchange, Reuters reports. The news agency, citing its sources, notes that…
Negotiations on exchange between Russia and West lasted 2 years – Reuters
Negotiations on the prisoner exchange between Russia and the West lasted more than two years. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was supposed to be released as part of the exchange, Reuters reports. The news agency, citing its sources, notes that…
Father of Olympic judo champion investigated for alleged forced kiss
The father of a judo star is under investigation by French authorities for allegedly forcibly kissing a volunteer working at the Olympic Games. Immediately after his daughter’s gold medal win this week, the father allegedly kissed the 24-year-old volun…
Navalny supporters welcome prisoner swap as Russia seeks to free more
Activists close to Alexei Navalny, a prominent critic of the Kremlin who died in a Russian prison camp earlier this year, have said they are happy about the historic prisoner exchange that took place on Thursday between Western states and Russia. Numer…