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23 February 2022, Spain, Madrid: Atletico Madrid's Joao Felix celebrate scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Manchester United at Wanda Metropolitano. Photo: Ruben Albarran/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

LA LIGA

Atletico Madrid 2-1 Cadiz: below-bar champions third in La Liga

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/12/22

Atletico will now switch their focus to Europe, as they travel to Old Trafford to face Manchester United on Tuesday

04 October 2021, Bavaria, Kempten: A view of the icons of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp displayed on a screen of a smartphone. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp went offline for users across the globe, the social media giant said on Monday. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Facebook relaxes rules to allow hate speech against Russians

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/11/22

Instagram was also blocked in Russia on Friday, just like fellow social media platforms Facebook and Twitter

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

China confines city of 9 million inhabitants due to Omicron variant

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/11/22

Only one person per household is allowed to leave his or her home for shopping every two days

10 March 2022, France, Versailles: French President Emmanuel Macron (R) receives Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at the Palace of Versailles for the meeting of European Union EU leaders at an informal two-day meeting. The topic is the current development after the Russian attack on Ukraine. Photo: Eric Lalmand/BELGA/dpa.

Economy & Business

ENERGY

Netherlands cuts taxes on fuel and energy amid record high costs

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/11/22

In addition, people with low incomes will receive subsidies to compensate for high electricity and gas prices

17 February 2022, Syria, Idlib city: Fighters from the Popular Resistance Brigades take part in a military parade in Idlib city during their graduation from a military course in the presence of the Prime Minister of the Syrian Salvation Government. Photo: Anas Alkharboutli/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin advocates sending Middle Eastern volunteer fighters to Donbass

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/11/22

Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that more than 16,000 people had already come forward from the Middle East alone to fight for the "liberation movement" of the self-proclaimed Luhansk and Donetsk…

11 March 2022, France, Versailles: French President Emmanuel Macron (R) speaks to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) at the start of the second day of the EU Summit, where the heads of states and governments of the EU are meeting to discuss the current developments after the Russian attack on Ukraine. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa.

World

INFORMAL MEETING

Ban on Russian energy imports divides EU leaders at Versailles summit

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/11/22

Ukraine's hopes for quick entry to the European Union were dealt a fresh blow at the start of the summit, with the leaders of Germany and the Netherlands among those to dismiss them as unrealistic…

10 March 2022, Spain, Seville: Sevilla's Munir El Haddadi (R) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with teammate Jules Kounde during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 first leg soccer match between Sevilla FC and West Ham United at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium. Photo: Daniel Gonzalez Acuna/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

FOOTBALL

Sevilla beat West Ham in the Europa League while Barcelona drew

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/11/22

RB Leipzig are already in the quarter-finals as opponents Spartak Moscow have been banned from European matches following the invasion of Ukraine

HANDOUT - 10 March 2022, Russia, Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with members of the Government via videoconference. Photo: -/The Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Putin says Western sanctions will make Russia more independent

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/10/22

The Russian government said it was planning to confiscate assets belonging to foreign firms who decided to quit the country

FILED - 02 November 2021, Saxony, Leipzig: Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino speaks at the press conference before the UEFA Champions League soccer match between RB Leipzig and Paris Saint-Germain. Argentinian coach Mauricio Pochettino has criticized the referee of his team's match against Real Madrid and condemned the failure to use the video assistant referee (VAR) to cancel the first goal of the royal club. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB.

Sports

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Pochettino slams VAR after PSG's Champions League exit to Real Madrid

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/10/22

"The rest of the season is going to be very difficult, the Champions League has been PSG's goal for years," said the manager

23 February 2022, China, Hong Kong: An elderly man in a wheel chair enters a mobile sample collection for Covid-19 testing in Hong Kong's Central district. Hong Kong is facing the 5th wave of Covid-19 and it's the worst since the start of the epidemic with more than 6,000 daily cases. Photo: Emmanuel Serna/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

China reports highest coronavirus infection figures in two years

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/10/22

New infections were reported from seven provinces and regions on Wednesday

07 March 2022, US, Washington: White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House. Photo: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

White House denies claims of weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/10/22

The Russian Defence Ministry has claimed there was a network of bio-labs in Ukraine working on behalf of the US Defence Department, a claim long dismissed as inaccurate

06 March 2022, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhia: Anti-tank obstacles, known as Czech hedgehogs, block a street near a convoy of buses ready to take off for besieged Mariupol to deliver humanitarian aid and evacuate people. Photo: -/Ukrinform/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Russian troops advance as Zelensky signals willingness to compromise

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/10/22

Kiev said Russian forces had bombed a maternity hospital in Mariupol, injuring 17 people. The United Nations and aid organizations condemned the attack, which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…

09 March 2022, Spain, Seville: Betis goalkeeper Claudio Bravo (R) saves a shot from Eintracht Frankfurt's Rafael Borre (L) during the UEFA Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Real Betis Balompie and Eintracht Frankfurt at Estadio Benito Villamarin. Photo: Daniel Gonzalez Acuna/dpa.

Sports

EUROPA LEAGUE

Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo keeps Betis alive despite defeat v Frankfurt

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/10/22

The remaining first leg ties, including Barcelona v Galatasaray, are on Thursday

Sports

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Brilliant Benzema rescues Real Madrid in comeback win over PSG

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/10/22

In Manchester, Sporting Lisbon restored some order with a defensive display earning a goalless draw after their debacle in Lisbon

HANDOUT - 09 March 2022, ---: An undated handout photo issued by Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust shows the stern of the wreck of Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, which has not been seen since it was crushed by the ice and sank in the Weddell Sea in 1915. Endurance was found at a depth of 3008 metres in the Weddell Sea, within the search area defined by the expedition team before it departs from Cape Town and approximately four miles south of the position originally recorded by Captain Worsley. Photo: -/Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust via PA Media/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

POLAR HISTORY

Schackleton ship Endurance, sunk off Antarctica in 1915, found

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/9/22

Shackleton and his crew set out to achieve the first land crossing of Antarctica, but Endurance did not reach land and became trapped in dense pack ice, forcing the 28 men on board to…

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Electricity supply to Chernobyl nuclear power plant cut

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/9/22

Power lines were damaged by shelling, according to Ukrainian grid operator Ukrenerho and fighting north of Kiev is currently preventing any repair work

04 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Barcelona's Xavi Hernandez stands on the touchline during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Betis at Camp Nou. Photo: Gerard Franco/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

EUROPA LEAGUE

Xavi on Haaland rumours: I never met a player who's said no to Barca

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/9/22

Barca host Galatasaray on Thursday for the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie boasting an eight-match unbeaten run in all competitions

The letter 'Z', as shown in a Russian propaganda video. Image: Twitter.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Why Russians use the letter Z to show support for the war on Ukraine

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/9/22

Now, Ukraine's armed forces have also started painting around the letter Z on the Russian tanks they manage to capture. Many have written crude insults such as 'Putinu pizdez' on tanks they have…

23 February 2022, US, Arlington: Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby speaks during a press conference at the Pentagon. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered about 800 soldiers to deploy from Italy to the Baltic region. Photo: Lisa Ferdinando/Dod/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Pentagon says offer of Polish jets for Ukraine military 'not tenable'

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/9/22

According to a statement by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs published on Tuesday, Poland is ready to move all MiG-29 combat aircraft to the US Ramstein Air Force Base in south-western Germany…