A large blast has hit a gas pipeline in the Pasvalys region of northern Lithuania, near the Latvian border. Images broadcast by local media showed flames illuminating the night sky,…
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Argentina: Cost of living rises with prices almost doubling
Argentina saw prices almost double last year as the country’s annual inflation rate hit its highest level in more than 30 years. Official figures show consumer prices jumped by 94.8%…
USA: Adidas loses stripes row trademark battle with luxury designer Thom Browne
Adidas has lost a court case to try to stop a fashion designer from using a four-stripe design. The sportswear giant argued that luxury brand Thom Browne Inc’s four stripes…
UK: Man fined for throwing egg towards King Charles III in Luton
A man has been fined after pleading guilty to throwing an egg towards King Charles III during a walkabout. Harry May, 21, was charged with a public order offence after…
Hungary: Budapest police officer dies after alleged Hungary stabbing
A police officer in Budapest has died after a man allegedly stabbed him while trying to escape arrest on Thursday. Police were called to a flat in District XI of…
Japan: Authorities to release radioactive water into sea this year
Japan says it will release more than a million tonnes of water into the sea from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant this year. After treatment the levels of most…
Columbia: Shakira diss track breaks Latin YouTube viewing records
A song by Shakira about her ex-partner Gerard Pique for cheating on her has broken YouTube records. The video for Out of Your League has been watched more than 63…
USA: McDonald’s Former boss Easterbrook fined after staff relationship
The former boss of McDonald’s has been fined by the US financial watchdog for misleading investors about his firing in 2019. Steve Easterbrook has agreed to pay a $400,000 penalty,…
Australia: Melbourne Victory given record fine for violent pitch invasion
Football Australia (FA) has hit Melbourne Victory with an A-League record fine of 450,000 Australian dollars ($380,000) and the threat of a 10-point deduction over a violent pitch invasion that…
Saudi Arabia: Ronaldo set to face Messi’s PSG
Cristiano Ronaldo’s first game in Saudi Arabia is set to be against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and his career-long rival Lionel Messi. PSG said on Monday it will play a January…