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FILED - Fußball: Champions League, Gruppenphase, Gruppe B, 2. Spieltag, Borussia Mönchengladbach - Real Madrid im Stadion im Borussia-Park. Karim Benzema von Madrid jubelt nach seinem Treffer zum 2:1. Photo: Marius Becker/dpa

Sports

EXTORTION ATTEMPT

Benzema absent as sex tape blackmail trial begins

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He is accused of being complicit in the attempt to blackmail this former France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena

Sports

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Barcelona labour to win, Ronaldo completes Man United fight back

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"This keeps us alive in the Champions League and anything is still possible," said Koeman

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

Lava flowing from La Palma volcano approaches La Laguna village

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People are still hoping that the lava would flow south of La Laguna and bypass its centre

HANDOUT - 20 May 2021, Russia, Moscow: Russian president Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Russian Pobeda (Victory) Organising Committee. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

CORONAVIRUS

Workers in Russia to stay home for a week to stem Covid-19 surge

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Workers across Russia are being told to stay home from October 30 to November 7, but they will continue to be paid their wages

The Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sánchez, at a press conference at the end of the meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Economy & Business

NEW DRIVING FEE

Government confirms: drivers will pay to use Spanish motorways

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The draft of this new model includes that the owners of the most polluting cars - that is, the oldest ones - will pay more

Economy & Business

TECH GIANT

Facebook name change is imminent, report says

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Mark Zuckerberg is expected to announce the decision at the company's Connect conference on 28 October

FILED - King Mswati III (C) watches the Umhlanga dance in Ludzidzini, Swaziland, 31 August 2015. The traditional Umhlanga or Reed dance, in which thousands of young women dance for the Queen Mother and King Mswati III is the cultural highlight of the year in Swaziland and takes place on 31 August. Photo\ Juergen Baetz/dpa Photo: picture alliance / dpa.

World

AFRICA

Amnesty tells Eswatini's defiant monarch 'to stop crushing dissent'

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To date the king remains undeterred, referring to pro-democracy protesters in a speech as drunkards and cannabis smokers

Grass-covered roofs of traditional Icelandic houses. Photo: Pixabay.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Iceland to drop all remaining coronavirus measures from 18 November

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Denmark, Norway and Sweden already lifted most of their restrictions in September; in Finland , too, many coronavirus measures have already been relaxed

HANDOUT - 20 October 2021, North Korea, Sinpo: A photo provided by the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 20 October 2021 shows a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) being fired in waters off the east coast the previous day. Photo: -/KCNA/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

WEAPON TEST

North Korea confirms test of submarine-launched ballistic missile

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The country has tested at least eight missiles this year, including a hypersonic missile

Sports

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Man City crush Brugge, Liverpool win five-goal thriller at Atletico

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/20/21

Real Madrid won 5-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presides over an enlarged politburo meeting of the Workers' Party at the headquarters of the party's Central Committee to discuss key issues, such as nationwide anti-coronavirus measures and farm production. North Korea and South Korea have restored their direct communications lines, a spokeswoman for the Unification Ministry confirmed in Seoul on Monday. Photo: -/YNA/dpa.

World

ASIA

South Korea and Japan report North Korean ballistic missile launch

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/19/21

The launch came after North Korea and South Korea earlier this month restored their direct communications lines

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Saint Petersburg to tighten Covid-19 rules as cases in Russia surge

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/19/21

The Kremlin has emphasized that the decision to tighten coronavirus rules is up to individual regions and that a nationwide lockdown is not planned

15 October 2021, Norway, Kongsberg: Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store (R) lays flowers and lights candles for the victims of a violent armed attack that left five people killed and two injured on Wednesday night. Photo: Terje Bendiksby/NTB/dpa

World

ATTACK

Police: Norway bow-and-arrow attacker stabbed victims to death

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/18/21

He is in custody in a secure medical facility

Remains of the Dachau concentration camp, near Munich. Photo: Pixabay.

Finland

NAZISM

Finnish tourists banned from Dachau after giving Hitler salute

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/18/21

All three have been banned from the Dachau site for life, and the authorities are to press charges

FILED - 28 April 2004, Berlin: Then US Foreign Secretary Colin Powell gestures as he speaks during the anti-Semitism conference which is organised by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Berlin. Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has died aged 84 of Covid-19 complications, his family has announced. Photo: Michael Urban/dpa/Pool/dpa

World

AGED 84

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell died of Covid-19

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The son of the South Bronx who rose to the highest US military ranks was fully vaccinated against the coronavirus

A Swedish police officer. Photo: Pixabay.

World

CRIME

Three injured in a violent attack in Sweden

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/18/21

Among the injured there are two children under the age of 10

FILED - Critics have long warned that the automated selection of Facebook's newsfeed leads to so-called filter bubbles. The social media giant is now giving users more controls over how they see content. Photo: Uli Deck/dpa

Work

TECHNOLOGY

Facebook to create 10,000 jobs in EU to help build 'metaverse'

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/18/21

The US company has been under pressure internationally

Sports

TENNIS

Paula Badosa overcomes Azarenka to take title in Indian Wells

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/18/21

Azarenka never quite had the complete measure of her opponent in their first-ever meeting

20 September 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman stands on the touchlines during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Granada CFat Camp Nou. Photo: Gerard Franco/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Sports

BARCELONA 3-1 VALENCIA

Fati and Depay help ease pressure on Koeman

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/18/21

It took just five minutes for Valencia to take the lead

FILED - 16 February 2014, Berlin: An Airbus aircraft of the Scandinavian Airlines SAS lands at Tegel Airport. SAS recorded huge losses in the last quarter due to the collapse of air travel demand during the coronavirus pandemic, the Scandinavian airline announced on Tuesday. Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa.

Economy & Business

AVIATION

Scandinavian airlines abolish mask requirement on regional flights

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/18/21

At Gardermoen Airport, near the Norwegian capital Oslo, the mask requirement was lifted on Friday

Benzema absent as sex tape blackmail trial begins

Barcelona labour to win, Ronaldo completes Man United fight back

Lava flowing from La Palma volcano approaches La Laguna village

Workers in Russia to stay home for a week to stem Covid-19 surge

Government confirms: drivers will pay to use Spanish motorways

Facebook name change is imminent, report says

Amnesty tells Eswatini's defiant monarch 'to stop crushing dissent'

Iceland to drop all remaining coronavirus measures from 18 November

North Korea confirms test of submarine-launched ballistic missile

Man City crush Brugge, Liverpool win five-goal thriller at Atletico

South Korea and Japan report North Korean ballistic missile launch

Saint Petersburg to tighten Covid-19 rules as cases in Russia surge

Police: Norway bow-and-arrow attacker stabbed victims to death

Finnish tourists banned from Dachau after giving Hitler salute

Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell died of Covid-19

Three injured in a violent attack in Sweden

Facebook to create 10,000 jobs in EU to help build 'metaverse'

Paula Badosa overcomes Azarenka to take title in Indian Wells

Fati and Depay help ease pressure on Koeman

Scandinavian airlines abolish mask requirement on regional flights

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