Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad want their fans to pack the stadium, even if that means not playing until next year. Spain’s football association (RFEF) has said it would grant the request of Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad to reschedule…
Read MoreUK: Black Africans dying at much higher rate than white Britons
Exposure to infection and health risks combined with social inequalities could explain alarming figures, IFS says. Coronavirus patients from Black African backgrounds are dying in United Kingdom hospitals at more than three times the rate of white British people, according…
Read MoreFar-right protesters rally across Spain over coronavirus measures
Anti-government demonstrators call for end to lockdown along with resignation of Spain’s prime minister and his deputy. Thousands of anti-government protesters led by the far-right Vox party have taken to the streets across Spain, demanding an end to the coronavirus…
Read MoreFashion turns to technology to tailor sustainable solutions
At the cutting edge of fashion and science, innovators are setting a new trend with a circular model of consumption. Paris, France – Highlighting the growth of fast fashion – at least in the form of increasing volumes of cheap…
Read MoreMORNING BID-EU rescue proposal, vaccine hope lifts spirits
A look at the day ahead from emerging markets chief correspondent Karin Strohecker. The views expressed are her own. Following two months of hesitation, a joint EU response to the coronavirus pandemic in the shape of a German-French proposal seems…
Read MoreAs China pushes back on virus, Europe wakes to 'Wolf Warrior' diplomacy
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Earlier this month, Europe’s ambassador in Beijing submitted to Chinese censorship. Seeking to mark an anniversary of the European Union’s relations with China on May 6, he and the EU’s 27 ambassadors co-wrote an opinion piece titled…
Read MoreOutrage over plan for Croatian-backed Bleiburg mass in Sarajevo
Croatia, which presides over the Council of the EU, moves this year’s event honouring Nazi-allied soldiers to Bosnia. Bosnia’s Catholic Church is expected to hold a mass in Sarajevo commemorating Croatian Nazi-allied soldiers and civilians killed in Bleiburg, Austria, at…
Read MoreBid to maintain UK food standards in future trade deals fails
Conservative rebels had tried to block ‘chlorinated chicken’ and hormone injected beef in post-Brexit deals. British cuisine may not have the best reputation among either the world’s culinary elite or self-professed “foodies”, but the United Kingdom has long insisted on…
Read MoreGreece extends coronavirus lockdown at refugee camps
Migration and asylum ministry did not say why lockdown at camps for migrants and refugees was being extended. Greece will extend to May 21 a coronavirus lockdown imposed since March on camps for migrants and refugees, authorities have said. “The…
Read MoreGerman ISIL supporter targeted Turkish businesses
Accused detained by chance after being caught without a valid public transportation ticket and found with 10 pipe bombs. Authorities in southern Germany say a 25-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attacking Turkish-owned grocery stores told investigators he considers himself…
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