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By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) – Russian state-owned Gazprom is still shipping supplies to Moldova’s indebted separatist enclave Transdniestria without receiving payment purely because it wants to prop up the region, Moldova’s energy minister said on Sunday. Moldova’s pro-European government, bolstered by loans from EU institutions, has been buying its gas from other European sources since last December. Disputes over price and supply cuts imposed by Gazprom generated tension between […]

(Reuters) – Overall leader Remco Evenepoel abandoned the Giro d’Italia on Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19, the Belgian rider said on Sunday. “It is with a heavy heart that I have to announce that I will be leaving the Giro d’Italia due to COVID-19 after taking a routine test, which unfortunately was positive,” Evenepoel, who had regained the Maglia Rosa by winning Sunday’s individual time trial, said in a […]

By Fernando Kallas BARCELONA (Reuters) – Barcelona claimed their 27th LaLiga title on Sunday after two first-half goals from Robert Lewandowski spurred them to a 4-2 thrashing of city rivals Espanyol. Barca moved to 85 points from 34 matches and extended their lead to an unassailable 14 points over second-placed Real Madrid. Barca were the superior side against lowly Espanyol who are second from bottom and fighting to avoid relegation […]

TURIN (Reuters) – Juventus grabbed a comfortable 2-0 win against second-bottom Cremonese in Serie A on Sunday, but the result was soured by another injury to midfielder Paul Pogba. Pogba, who returned to Juventus last summer but has struggled with injury since, began the game well as he started a match for the first time since last April when he played for Manchester United at Liverpool. But the Frenchman only […]

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s opposition parties Move Forward and Pheu Thai won the most seats in Sunday’s election, paving the way for a challenge to the military-backed government, which has been in power for nearly a decade. Parliamentary seats are distributed based on 400 open constituency seats and 100 ‘party-list’ seats – or seats won by parties based on their share of national votes. Below are preliminary results of Sunday’s […]

BERLIN (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy collected the prestigious Charlemagne Prize on behalf of the Ukrainian people on Sunday in honour of services to Europe, capping a visit to Germany in which he secured new military aid and warm support from Berlin. Zelenskiy flew to the western city of Aachen with Chancellor Olaf Scholz following talks in the German capital. He received a standing ovation at a ceremony in the […]

BERLIN (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy collected the prestigious Charlemagne Prize on behalf of the Ukrainian people on Sunday in honour of services to Europe, capping a visit to Germany in which he secured new military aid and warm support from Berlin. Zelenskiy flew to the western city of Aachen with Chancellor Olaf Scholz following talks in the German capital. He received a standing ovation at a ceremony in the […]

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -A tractor trailer and a van crashed on a highway in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas on Sunday morning, killing 13 people, local authorities said. The two vehicles crashed about half an hour outside of the state capital Ciudad Victoria and then caught on fire, the Tamaulipas’ public security ministry said. Once authorities arrived at the site of the crash, they found the truck carrying the […]

By Orhan Coskun, Ece Toksabay and Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey appeared headed for a runoff presidential election with the parties of Tayyip Erdogan and opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu each claiming the lead but sources in both camps admitting they may not clear the 50% threshold to win outright. Early results on Sunday put Erdogan comfortably ahead, but as the count continued his advantage eroded as expected. A runoff on […]