Unlikely Belarusian football heroes FK Slutsk have further endeared themselves to their newly acquired Western fans when defender Egor Semenov received his Player of the Week award from two models wearing raunchyRead More…
Greece ‘to guard border’ as it voices concern over asylum-seekers ‘gathering on Turkey coast’
Officials in Greece expressed concern on Monday that migrants and refugees are gathering on Turkey’s coast with plans to cross the Aegean Sea to Greek islands despite movement restrictions in both countriesRead More…
'No one at Chelsea knew Abramovich so his lawyers just showed them Forbes': Ex-director reveals how billionaire bought club
A former Chelsea director has shared details of how Roman Abramovich swooped in to buy the club in the summer of 2003 – revealing that many at the London team had noRead More…
Russian unemployment may more than TRIPLE as a result of coronavirus lockdown
The economic crisis triggered by Covid-19 can leave up to 8 million Russians out of work and the situation in the labor market may not improve till the end of the year,Read More…
British PM Boris Johnson tested negative for coronavirus before leaving hospital – spokesman
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested negative for the deadly Covid-19 coronavirus before his discharge from hospital, a spokesman has said. The PM will only return to work when cleared by hisRead More…
Indonesia will rapidly expand coronavirus testing, president says after criticism
President Joko Widodo said Indonesia will be able to conduct more than 10,000 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests a day for the new coronavirus. The president rejected criticism that he favored economicRead More…
Singapore prepares ‘floating hotels’ for migrant workers as alternative to dormitories
Authorities in Singapore are preparing to house hundreds of foreign workers in accommodation vessels typically used for offshore and marine industry staff. Tens of thousands of migrant workers, many from South Asia,Read More…
‘The UK is dead’: Near-unanimous disgust after British police threaten to ‘appear from shadows’ to bust rural picnics
Central Bedfordshire police have triggered an avalanche of social media scorn after warning residents that their scenic picnics would be ambushed by eagle-eyed law enforcement tasked with supervising Covid-19 lockdown measures. TheRead More…
US oil storage to hit its limit by mid-May
By mid-May, US commercial oil storage units could be completely filled if drillers don’t scale back production amid the largest oil glut the world has ever seen. By many accounts, EIA crudeRead More…
UN to set up global coronavirus fund to help developing countries, Norway says
The United Nations will create a fund to prevent the spread of coronavirus and support the treatment of patients worldwide, Norway said on Monday. The purpose of the fund is to assistRead More…