Spain’s Garciá-Caro pipped to European race walk bronze after early celebration | European Athletics Championships
On the opening day of the European Athletics Championships, unbridled joy turned to despair for Spanish race walker Laura Garcia Caro when premature celebration cost her her first major medal. Five metres from the finish line in the women’s 20-kilometer race walk in Rome, Garcia Caro let out a triumphant roar and stuck out her […]
New evidence of Albania’s European drug kingdom
That Albania, over the past decade, has become Europe’s focal point for the smuggling of illegal drugs on a massive scale constitutes an open secret — one that I have discussed many times. Unfortunately, most Western media outlets demur from plainly stating the difficult truth that a U.S. ally and NATO member is a full-fledged […]
Former LIV Golfer Laurie Canter wins maiden DP World Tour title at European Open
Laurie Kanter finally broke through. The 34-year-old Kanter from Bath, England, won the Porsche European Open, marking his first victory on the DP World Tour. Kanter broke away from a crowded leaderboard on the back nine, with four players tied for the lead after the turn, but while others faltered late on at Green Eagle […]
‘Once in a lifetime’: UK and European space scientists urged to join Nasa mission to Uranus | Space
European space scientists are being asked to work with NASA to pull off one of the most ambitious space missions scheduled to be launched this century. Astrophysicists say taking part in a robotic spaceflight to the mysterious planet Uranus would offer “the opportunity to take part in a groundbreaking flagship-class mission.” The phone number is […]
‘She just says blah blah’: why Italy’s downtrodden believe Meloni is doing nothing for them | European parliamentary elections 2024
vinegarIn the dark, cramped dining room of their home in Tor Bella Monaca, a densely populated suburb of Rome, Giovanna, 70, has just returned from one of the several cleaning jobs she does to support her family. Her husband works part-time on construction sites. Their youngest son, Cristian, 26, lives at home, and the couple […]
Matthew Hudson-Smith storms to new European 400m record in Oslo | Athletics
Matthew Hudson-Smith set a new European 400m record with a brilliant season-opening run at the Diamond League meet in Oslo. The 29-year-old Briton won in a dominant time of 44.07 seconds, beating his own European record of 44.26 seconds set at the world championships in Budapest last August. On that occasion, Hudson-Smith was leading until […]
European Futures Slip as High Yields Sour Mood: Markets Wrap (Bloomberg) – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — European stocks are set to follow selling pressure from Asia as U.S. Treasury yields hover near this year’s highs, keeping risk sentiment in check. Most read articles on Bloomberg Euro Stoxx 50 futures fell 0.4% and U.S. stock futures also fell. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fell to its lowest in three weeks, […]
Biden administration pushes European allies not to rebuke Iran over nuclear program: Report
Biden administration officials are reportedly trying to prevent European allies from rebuking Iran over its nuclear program at a coming meeting. Britain and France are pushing to censure Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s member-state meeting early next month, although the United States is trying to convince allies to abstain from the vote, the […]
European stocks tick higher; UK and U.S. markets closed – CNBC
52 minutes ago German economic sentiment falls short of expectations What is the German economic outlook? May was stagnant, A survey by the country’s Ifo institute showed improvement for the third consecutive month. “Sentiment among German businesses remains unchanged. The ifo business climate index remained at 89.3 points in May. Companies are not satisfied with […]
Bruce Springsteen cancels European shows over ‘vocal issues’
The boss was once again relegated to a supporting role. Bruce Springsteen postponed at least four shows on his E Street Band’s European tour this week due to “vocal problems,” just months after cancelling US dates due to his battle with digestive ulcers. “Per doctor’s orders, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s concert tonight […]