The mayor of a Siberian city has ordered his subordinates to take public transportation to work amid complaints about the quality of the service. Vadim Shuvalov, who runs Surgut, one of Russia’s wealthiest cities, asked residents on February 12 via his social media page which transportation lines city officials should inspect. Citizens responded that buses […]
Issued on: 20/02/2020 – 18:31Modified: 20/02/2020 – 18:55 Often called “the world’s most beautiful avenue”, the Champs-Élysées in Paris draws millions of visitors to its glamour-lined pavements each year. But with most Parisians shunning the area, residents of the French capital have been invited to pitch in on an ambitious “re-enchantment” plan aimed at luring them […]
Turkey has said two of its soldiers were killed and another five were wounded in Russian air strikes near the northwestern region of Idlib in Syria on February 20, signifying an escalation in the civil war in which Ankara and Moscow support opposing sides. The Russian Air Force, which is backing Syrian government forces, carried […]
Tangier – The President of the Valencian Government in Spain, Ximo Puig, stated that strong cooperation between Morocco’s Tangier Med Port and the Port of Valencia will draw the African and European continents closer. Puig remarked yesterday that the Tangier Med Port, as the largest in Africa, has an important role to play in the […]
Issued on: 20/02/2020 – 11:57Modified: 20/02/2020 – 11:57 Paris Saint-Germain chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi and FIFA’s disgraced former secretary general Jerome Valcke have been indicted in Switzerland for alleged corruption in the attribution of football broadcasting rights. Advertising Read more The Swiss attorney general’s office (OAG) said in a statement on Thursday that the two had […]
DUSHANBE — A former Tajik commander extradited to Dushanbe from the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) in recent days may face more charges, the Central Asian country’s Interior Ministry said on February 20. Khuja Karimov — who was a commander of government troops during Tajikistan’s five-year civil war — has been charged with banditry, murder, hostage-taking, […]
Issued on: 20/02/2020 – 08:37Modified: 20/02/2020 – 08:37 The Japanese government on Thursday said two people from the cruise ship Diamond Princess berthed in Japan, both in their 80s, have died from coronavirus infections and that another two government officials have tested positive for the infection. Advertising Read more More than 620 passengers aboard the […]
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Saudi Arabia’s leadership on February 20 for talks expected to focus on Iran — a bitter rival to both the United States and Saudi Arabia. State Department officials said that Pompeo, who arrived in Riyadh on February 19, is to meet with King Salman and his son, […]
Mikel Arteta takes charge of Arsenal in Europe for the first time on Thursday night. On the back of Sunday’s morale-boosting 4-0 thumping of Newcastle United, the Gunners face Olympiacos in the first leg of their Round 32 Europa League showdown. The North London side face a tough test in Greece however. Arsenal have won […]
Is it really possible that the residents of a country envied worldwide for its “italianità,” for its vigor, elegance and culture, are actually, deep inside, unhappy? Almost every second Italian makes precisely that claim, the highest such value in Europe. Between the Brenner Pass in the far north and the island of Lampedusa in the […]