A few days before the closure of the last nuclear power plants in Germany, the topic is still a matter of controversy. The vice-chairman of the FDP believes that shutting down the plant "is a dramatic mistake". The majority of German citizens oppose the phase-out of nuclear energy.more
The European Football Union (UEFA) has received three applications to host the 2028 and 2032 European Championships, with as many as seven national federations applying in total. The final decision will be taken in October.more
Leaked secret documents from the Pentagon, which include 50 British Special Forces soldiers present in Ukraine, pose a threat to their lives, according to MPs and security experts quoted by 'The Times'.more
Another wave of strikes and demonstrations against the pension reform has been announced by trade unionists for today, the 12th. The Interior Ministry has mobilised 11,500 police and gendarmes across the country, including 4,200 in Paris.more
"I will sign a statement before Wimbledon if necessary. After all, we are athletes and we want to play as much as possible, especially in Grand Slam tournaments," - Russian tennis player Anastasia Potapova stated on the Championat portal.more
The UK imposed sanctions on two Cypriot nationals who helped Russian oligarchs Roman Abramovich and Alisher Usmanov hide assets, as well as family members of several other oligarchs.more
Northwest Australia braces for a tropical cyclone that could hit this evening. Wind gusts of 275 kilometers per hour are expected, the national weather center said.more
US President Joe Biden began a three-day visit to the Republic of Ireland yesterday afternoon, during which he meets with the country's leaders. He will also visit the places where his ancestors come from.more
Real Madrid, defending the trophy, beat Chelsea London 2-0 at home, and Napoli, with Piotr Zieliński, lost 0-1 away to AC Milan in the first legs of the quarter-finals of the Champions League football. The return leg is scheduled for April 18.more
Three rescues after e-bike and e-scooter fires across London over Easter weekend has prompted a warning from firefighters, as cases spike this year. London Fire Brigade (LFB) rescued a man from a home in Dalston after a converted e-bike caught fire in the early hours of Sunday.more
French President Emmanuel Macron will not apologize for his words that Europe should not be "drawn into a crisis" over Taiwan, an anonymous official of the Elysée Palace told reporters. The statement was included in an interview with Macron for the website Politico and the daily "Les Echos".more
The second round of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) will take place on Sunday at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao, Portugal. Robert Kubica will start in the WRT team.more
Relations between the UK and the US are "in great shape", said British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, referring to his very brief meeting with US President Joe Biden, who was visiting Northern Ireland.more
2022 was the twelfth consecutive year of shrinking Japan's population. The number of inhabitants decreased by 556 thousand. and fell below 125 million, government statistics show.more
Sixty percent of company heads in Poland expect a moderate slowdown in the global economy, while 40% expect a strong one, according to a survey by EY. One in two respondents expects the slowdown in Poland to be strong, it stressed.more
The UK is set to be one of the worst performing major economies in the world this year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It says the UK economy's performance in 2023 will be the worst among the 20 biggest economies, known as the G20, which includes sanctions-hit Russia.more
Jannik Sinner will be the rival of Hubert Hurkacz in the third round of the ATP 1000 tennis tournament on clay courts in Monte Carlo. The seventh-seeded Italian eliminated Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, who scratched at 0:6, 1:3.more
British Prince Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, will attend his coronation, but his American wife Meghan will not attend the ceremony, who will stay in California with their children, Buckingham Palace announced on Wednesday.more
In March, inflation in Hungary amounted to 25.2 percent. and is the highest in the entire European Union. Compared to February, the indicators fell only slightly, according to data published by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH).more
More than a third of people from ethnic and religious minorities have experienced racially motivated physical or verbal abuse, according to the biggest and most comprehensive survey of race inequality in the UK for more than a quarter of a century.more
Seventy days before the start of the 3rd European Games Krakow-Małopolska 2023, the sale of tickets for competitions in 18 disciplines has started, the organizers announced.more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that a woman infected with the H3N8 avian influenza virus has died in China, the South China Morning Post reported, emphasizing that this is the first known case of death associated with this type of pathogenmore
The UK Government has set out plans to ensure a clean and plentiful supply of water for the future. In its Plan for Water, the Government wants more investment from water companies, stronger regulation and tougher enforcement against those who pollute.more
Poland proposes a strategic partnership "at all possible levels" with the United States, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in Washington. "This is the best way for Poland for the coming years" - he added.more
