Teams will be allowed to select a 26-player squad instead of the usual 23 at this summer’s European Championship. The change has been implemented to lessen the load on players…
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Portugal: Andre Villas-Boas: Former Chelsea and Spurs manager enters Rally Portugal
Former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas will make his World Rally Championship debut in Portugal. Villas-Boas, who dramatically departed Marseille in March, will drive a Citroen C3 in…
USA: Pfizer expects Covid vaccine demand for years
Demand for Pfizer’s Covid vaccine could bolster its revenues for years, the US drugs giant has said. Pfizer said it was expecting “durable demand” for the vaccine, in a similar…
India: Twitter suspends Bollywood actress account
Twitter has suspended the account of contentious Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut over a tweet that allegedly incited violence. In it, she asks Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “tame” an opposition…
Iran: Senior Swiss diplomat ‘dies in fall from high-rise building’
A senior member of staff at the Swiss embassy in Tehran has died after falling from the high-rise building where she lived, Iranian media report. An emergency services spokesman told…
Colombia : At least 17 dead in tax protests
Colombia’s office of the ombudsman has confirmed that at least 17 people were killed in five days of protests against a proposed tax reform. At least 800 people were injured…
Belgium: Farmer accidentally moves French border
A farmer in Belgium has caused a stir after inadvertently redrawing the country’s border with France. A local history enthusiast was walking in the forest when he noticed the stone…
Italy: Jose Mourinho named Roma boss from start of next season
Jose Mourinho has been appointed Roma manager from the start of next season. The 58-year-old will replace fellow Portuguese Paulo Fonseca, who Roma announced earlier on Tuesday would leave at…
Mexico: Metro overpass collapse kills 23
A metro overpass has collapsed in Mexico City as a train was travelling over it, killing at least 23 people, including children, the mayor said. Two train carriages were seen…
USA: Hillary Clinton warns of ‘huge consequences’ in Afghan US troop withdrawal
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned of “huge consequences” of President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. Mrs Clinton told CNN there was a…