ICRC team detained in Mangush released

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) team detained in Mangush in Ukraine was released overnight from Monday to Tuesday. The organization told Geneva ‘its great relief and that of the families’. The team now wants to continue preparations for possible evacuations from Mariupol. This incident ‘shows how volatile and complicated the operation is’ … Read more

The Lakers stuck in 11th place in the West

The Lakers see the qualifying play-offs for the NBA play-offs getting further and further away. The Los Angeles franchise suffered its sixth straight loss on Sunday, losing 129-118 to Denver. LA has long stood up to the Nuggets (129-118) before cracking in the ‘money time’. Because in the end, the absence of LeBron James, required … Read more

We should invest 2 to 4 times more in climate protection

Annual investments in climate protection should be multiplied by 2 to 4 in Europe to achieve climate goals. This is one of the conclusions of the third and final part of the sixth report of the World Climate Council (IPCC). This document published on Monday focuses on the mitigation of climate change, namely what actions … Read more

Gottéron takes out the LHC in five matches

Fribourg-Gottéron is in the semi-finals of the National League play-offs. The Dragons won 5-4 after extra time against Lausanne on Saturday in St-Léonard to win the series 4-1. A goal scored by Killian Mottet after 18’12” of additional play allowed the Friborg residents to climb into the last four for the first time since… 2014. … Read more

A series of explosions heard in Odessa (AFP)

A series of explosions were heard Sunday morning in Odessa, Ukraine’s main port, on the Black Sea, in the south-west of the country, noted an AFP journalist. The explosions, which occurred around 6:00 a.m., sent up at least three columns of black smoke and visible flames, apparently in an industrial area. A downtown hotel worker … Read more

No points for Neuchâtel Xamax FCS

Neuchâtel Xamax FCS does not count in the Football Challenge League. The Xamaxiens could not stand up to Schaffhausen. They were beaten 2-1 on German soil. After a goalless first half, the “red and black” footballers let go and conceded the first goal in the 48th minute. Development follows. -VPe

Covid: Losses of more than a billion over two years

German clubs in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga have lost more than a billion euros in total since the start of the Covid pandemic. The League (DFL) announced it when presenting its annual report on Friday. For the 2020-2021 season, ‘the overall revenue of the two championships fell by more than 750 million euros compared … Read more