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Football Soccer – Manchester United visit the Friends Arena ahead of the the Europa League Final – Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden – 23/5/17 General view of the Manchester United logo ahead of the Europa League final Reuters / Phil Noble LivepicTwelve of Europe’s top football clubs announced on Sunday they were launching a breakaway Super…

A senior citizen receives her first dose of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, at a covered court in Manila, Philippines, March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File PhotoThe Philippines will resume administering AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine to people below 60 years of age, health officials said on Monday, ending a temporary suspension over reports of rare…

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Twelve of Europe’s top football clubs announced on Sunday they were launching a breakaway Super League in the face of widespread opposition from within the game and beyond.The move, which has been heavily criticised by soccer authorities and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron, sets up a…

It will be “very hard” for President Joe Biden’s administration to meet a previous goal that would have raised the cap to 62,500 refugee admissions this fiscal year, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a television interview broadcast on Sunday.”It’s going to be very hard to meet the 62,000 (goal) this fiscal year.…

President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that the U.S. government has told Russia “there will be consequences” if Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison.”We have communicated to the Russian government that what happens to Mr. Navalny in their custody is their responsibility and…

The New York Times reported that about a dozen staffers have recently exited One America News. According to the report, some One America News employees are skeptical of their own network’s reporting.    The network leans heavily in favor of ex-President Donald Trump and has peddled false claims. See more stories on Insider’s business page.…

Former House Speaker John Boehner dismissed the idea of running for office in the future. “I’d rather set myself on fire than to run for office again,” Hoehner said on “Meet the Press” Sunday. Boehner also recalled the Jan. 6 insurrection calling it “one of the saddest days in my life.” See more stories on…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A chapel is seen in front of the cooling towers of the Czech nuclear power plant at Dukovany PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Republic’s security row with Russia could influence a decision on whether Russia is invited to bid on building a new unit at the Dukovany nuclear power plant, Industry…

A Boeing 747-8, one of two that had originally been ordered by a now-bankrupt Russian airline and later earmarked for an Air Force One replacement project, is seen parked at Victorville Airport in Victorville, California, U.S., March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File PhotoAir Force One subcontractor GDC Technics countersued Boeing Co (BA.N) on Friday seeking at…

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asked U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) on Saturday to provide additional supplies of COVID-19 vaccine to Japan this year, Nikkei reported.Pfizer confirmed in an email that Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla met with Suga virtually to discuss vaccine supply on the last day of Suga’s three-day visit to Washington. The Pfizer/BioNTech…