Section: Africa&ME
Polish cut in retirement age comes into force, bucking European trend
Poland lowers its retirement age on Sunday, a costly election promise by the ruling conservatives which goes against a European trend of gradually increasing the pension age as people live longer and stay more healthy. Lowering the age to 60 for women and 65 for men is popular in particular among supporters of the governing right-wing Law and...
Note to Correspondents: Voluntary Compact on Preventing and Addressing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Voluntary compact on preventing sexual exploitation and abuse. Secretary-General António Guterres. UN Photo/Mark Garten (file)The United Nations is grateful to the many Member States that have already answered the call by Secretary-General António Guterres to sign onto a Voluntary Compact on preventing and addressing sexual exploitation and...
West’s rift with Russia ‘will last until Vladimir Putin goes’
Outgoing EU envoy to Moscow says Brussels should help Ukraine by offering it a path to membership Relations between Russia and the EU are stuck in a “deep and acute” crisis and are unlikely to improve until President Vladimir Putin leaves office and the conflict in Ukraine is resolved – events that could be many years away, the outgoing EU...
Russia Reacts to Kiev’s Lawsuit Over Kerch Bridge Construction
SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) — The Ukrainian authorities’ lawsuits against Russia over the construction a bridge between Crimea and Russia’s Krasnodar will not be able to hinder the historic construction works, Deputy Vice Prime Minister Dmitry Polonsky said Saturday. On Friday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gave instructions to sue...
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[VIDEO] Kevin De Bruyne’s Brilliant Finish See Man City Beat Chelsea At Stamford Bridge
Kevin De Bruyne scored the only goal in sublime fashion as Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League with a deserved 1-0 win over champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Pep Guardiola’s side made it eight consecutive wins in all competitions and dominated for long periods against Chelsea, whose limited attacking intent was...
Politics: Julian Assange is rallying behind Catalan separatists — and Russia has taken notice
Wikileaks has been a convenient propaganda tool for the Russian regime, and its support of the Catalonia referendum is no exception. Assange, for all intents and purposes, has become the independence movement’s chief international spokesman. The vast majority of his tweets this month, in many cases written in Spanish and Catalan, have...
Pep Guardiola: Manager reveals Spain ambition
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has revealed he wants to coach Spain in the future. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has revealed he wants to coach Spain in the future.Former Spain midfielder Guardiola is in his second season with City after successful spells at Barcelona and Bayern Munich.The 46-year-old failed to win a trophy in his...
Moscow denies Ukraine’s accusation that it left troops in Belarus
Russian troops that took part in war games in neighbouring Belarus have returned to their bases, a Russian general said on Saturday. …read more Source: The Daily...
Moscow Court Authorizes Arrest of Two Russians Suspected of Spying for Ukraine
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Residents of Crimea Anna Sukhonosova and Dmitry Dolgopolov, suspected of spying for Ukraine, were arrested Friday following a ruling by the Moscow District Military Court, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said. The FSB operatives detained Suhonosova and Dolgopolov, who collected and passed on to the Ukrainian security...
Putting out fires: The 13th Fire and Rescue sports championship
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