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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has ordered a speedy investigation after a veteran crime journalist was shot dead on Friday. Giorgos Karaivaz was shot at least six times with a silenced weapon by two men on a moped outside his home in Athens. His death “shocked us all,” said a government spokeswoman. Media freedom organisations said it must be established ...

A long-serving performer at Santiago Bernabeu believes he would have more medals to his name if an Argentine icon was not at Camp Nou Sergio Ramos admits that Lionel Messi has made Real Madrid suffer down the years, with the Blancos captain of the opinion that he would have “more titles” to his name had an iconic Argentine not been ...

Under-30s are to be offered an alternative Covid jab to the AstraZeneca vaccine due to mounting evidence linking it to rare blood clots, the UK’s vaccine advisory body says. A review by the drugs regulator MHRA found by the end of March 79 people in the UK suffered rare blood clots after vaccination – 19 of whom died. The regulator ...

Brazil has recorded more than 4,000 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours for the first time, as a more contagious variant fuels a surge in cases. Hospitals are overcrowded, with people dying as they wait for treatment in some cities, and the health system is on the brink of collapse in many areas. The country’s total death toll is now almost ...

Two United Nations agencies say about a third of the entire population of the Democratic Republic of Congo is facing acute hunger and have appealed for urgent additional funding to deal with the crisis. The World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization say it’s never been this bad with more than 27 million Congolese now urgently in need ...

The Red Devils have announced they have made internal promotions for the two new roles which have been created at the club Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of a football director and technical director that will change how the club negotiate transfers. The positions have been widely discussed and rumoured for a while, with a list of big names ...

Zoom founder Eric Yuan has transferred about 18 million of his shares worth more than $6bn (£4.4bn), according to a regulatory filing. Mr Yuan, who is also chief executive of the video-conferencing platform, moved roughly 40% of his stake in the company last week. The shares were shown as gifts to unspecified beneficiaries last week. Mr Yuan has seen his ...

Professional golf legend Tiger Woods was involved in a single-car crash Tuesday morning in a residential area south of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Tuesday afternoon. He was taken to a hospital via ambulance with multiple leg injuries after being extricated from the car by the Jaws of Life. According to the sheriff’s department, Woods was ...

Tiger Woods “hopes” to play in the Masters at Augusta National in April after undergoing fifth back surgery. The 45-year-old American had a microdiscectomy to relieve a pressurized disc fragment in January. “I’m feeling fine – I’m a little stiff,” Woods told CBS Television. “I have one more MRI scheduled so we’ll see then if I can start doing more ...

The man portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about the Rwandan genocide, Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina has appeared in court for the start of his trial. He is facing terrorism charges with 20 others and his lawyers have in the past denied the charges. Mr Rusesabagina, a critic of President Paul Kagame, is accused of supporting the activities ...