Bluetongue outbreak in a Portuguese sheep farm has broken out
Portugal reported an outbreak of bluetongue on a sheep farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health said. Bluetongue can be fatal to domestic ruminants such as sheep, cattle and goats.
Roma sack coach Daniele De Rossi
AS Roma sacked coach Daniele De Rossi after the club failed to win their first four league games of the season. De Rossi took over as coach in January following…
Netherlands wants to opt out of EU migration rules
The Dutch government said it had asked the EU for an exemption from migration rules so that it could clamp down on unwanted arrivals. The government intends to declare a…
Austria says disaster fund to rise to 1 billion euros
Austria's federal disaster fund will be tripled to €1 billion and businesses severely affected by the floods will be able to postpone paying taxes, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said. The package…
FIFA and WHO team up for concussion awareness campaign
FIFA and the World Health Organization have launched a global concussion awareness initiative developed with brain health experts. The programme ‘Suspect and Protect: No coincidence is worth the risk’ aims…
Mitsubishi to supply H3 rockets to France’s Eutelsat from 2027
Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has agreed to provide multiple H3 rocket launches for French satellite company Eutelsat Group from 2027, the company said. The deal is a major triumph for…
European Court upholds Qualcomm antitrust fine
The European Court upheld an EU antitrust fine imposed on US chipmaker Qualcomm. The only difference with the original ruling is that the fine is lowered to €238.7 million from…
Google wins appeal against $1.66 billion antitrust fine imposed by EU
Google won its challenge against a $1.66bn antitrust fine imposed five years ago for hindering rivals in online search advertising. In its 2019 decision, the European Commission said Google had…
Raducanu beats Stearns at Korea Open
Emma Raducanu said she was proud of her performance as she beat American Peyton Stearns 7-6 (4) 7-6 (5) in the first round of the Korea Open in Seoul. ‘I'm…
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk released after detention in Poland
World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk was released after being detained at the airport in Krakow, Poland, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. ‘I was outraged by this attitude towards our citizen…
