Esther Bejarano: Auschwitz orchestra member dies Esther Bejarano
one among the last survivors of an orchestra formed within the Auschwitz stockade, has died aged 96. She died at a Jewish hospital within the German city of Hamburg on…
Biden vows US action over Russian cyber
attacks President Joe Biden has told President Putin the US will take “any necessary action” to prevent cyber-attacks from Russia, the White House says. A reporter asked Mr. Biden after…
Cannes: Actress Lea Seydoux tests positive for Covid-19
French actress Lea Seydoux may miss the Cannes festival after testing positive for Covid-19. The character star – who is double-vaccinated and asymptomatic – is appearing in four films at…
Euro 2020: How Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline became an accidental football anthem
Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline, a song written over 50 years ago about the daughter of a former US president, has become the unofficial anthem of the Britain team at Euro…
Biden defends decision to finish Afghan operation
US President Joe Biden has defended his decision to withdraw military forces from Afghanistan, saying that US operations will endways 31 August. The fourth US president to oversee the war…
panish ministers clash over a campaign to eat less meat
A Spanish minister has been roasted by members of his own coalition government over his efforts to cut back meat consumption within the country. This week consumer affairs minister, Alberto…
Colombia protests: Rights body criticizes ‘disproportionate’
response An international human rights body has condemned Colombia for “excessive and disproportionate” use of force in response to the current year’s anti-government protests, during which dozens died. The Inter-American…
Easyjet warns travel rules could benefit-rich Travel bosses have given a cautious
Easyjet warns travel rules could benefit-rich Travel bosses have given a cautious welcome to the announcement that fully vaccinated travellers getting back from amber-list countries won’t need to self-isolate after…
German carmakers fined over emissions ‘cartel
VW Group and BMW are fined €875m (£752m) by the ECU Commission for colluding to curb the employment of emissions cleaning technology. Daimler, which was a component of the talks…
River Nile dam: Why Ethiopia can’t stop it being filled The long
running dispute between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia over an enormous hydroelectric dam being built on the River Nile shows no sign of being resolved. On Thursday, the UN SC is…