Germans fret about Merkel after shaking episodes
“Does Merkel travel too much?” asked mass-selling daily Bild on Friday as Germans fret about the health of their chancellor, who sat rather than stood...
German SPD lists von der Leyen failures in damning paper to EU peers
Germany’s Social Democrats have circulated a damning paper to their European political group in which they call Ursula von der Leyen an “inadequate and inappropriate...
Iran strikes opposition positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Tasnim
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have attacked positions of the Iranian armed opposition in the Kurdistan region of Iraq with drones and missiles, the Iranian semi-official news...
Ireland considering port checks on whole island in case of no-deal Brexit
Ireland is exploring the idea of checking live animals and animal products from Britain as they arrive at ports on the whole island of Ireland...
China vows to tackle dead pig scam amid swine fever epidemic
Criminal gangs in China are faking outbreaks of African swine fever on farms free of the disease and forcing farmers to sell their healthy pigs...
Williams say Kubica safe for 2019, will fight to retain Russell
Williams are determined to keep British Formula One rookie George Russell for the long term and have no plans to replace Polish driver Robert Kubica...
Expectations are low for bank earnings but investors say ‘buy’
Low interest rates and weak trading volume have pushed down Wall Street’s second-quarter estimates for the biggest U.S. banks, yet investors still say they want...
Lionfish invasion puts strain on Lebanon’s seas
The invasion of lionfish, a predatory fish normally found in the waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans, is pushing environmentalists in Lebanon to urge...
Croatia’s drugs wholesalers limit hospital deliveries as debts rise
Croatian drug wholesalers have decided to limit deliveries of medicines to some hospitals in a row over mounting debts and urged the government to pay...
Airbus pulls anniversary book over fraud probe concerns: sources
Airbus has halted sales of a new book that the planemaker had commissioned for its 50th anniversary to avoid hampering the manufacturer’s attempts to win...