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Emiliano Sala

Soccer/Futbol News

Search for Argentine soccer star Sala called off, feared dead

GUERNSEY, U.K. (UPI) -- British authorities on Thursday called off the search for Argentine soccer star Emiliano Sala, who disappeared earlier this week aboard a single-engine airplane over the English Channel. British and French searchers have looked for Sala and a pilot since Monday, when the Piper PA-46 Malibu disappeared off the coast of the island of Alderney. "Despite the best efforts of air and search assets from the Channel Islands, U.K. and France, which has covered an area of […]

todayJanuary 24, 2019 41

Usain Bolt

Soccer/Futbol News

Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt retires from soccer

CENTRAL COAST, Australia (UPI) -- Eight-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter Usain Bolt declared that his "sports life is over" on Monday. Bolt announced his retirement from soccer in an interview with Reuters. The Jamaican star previously played for the Central Coast Mariners, but left after failing to agree on a new contract with the Australian club. Bolt rejected an offer from Maltese club Valletta shortly before leaving the Mariners. "I don't want to say it wasn't dealt with properly, but […]

todayJanuary 24, 2019 33

world traveling

Business & Lifestyle

Contrary to popular belief, traveling the world is safer than before

Increasing numbers of people are considering traveling beyond the borders of their home countries. This isn’t all too surprising. We are becoming increasingly exposed to different landscapes, cultures, foods and languages, thanks to increased movement around the world and the prevalence of technology in our lives. We come into contact with more people from different backgrounds to ourselves and we also see more of the world through social media, Pinterest and web pages on our smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktop computers. […]

todayJanuary 18, 2019 31

Prague man sets himself on fire in square

World

Prague man sets himself on fire in Wenceslas Square

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (UPI) -- A man set himself on fire Friday in Prague during an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of a student's self-immolation in protest of a Soviet invasion, Czech police said. The 54-year-old man set himself afire in Wenceslas Square after dousing himself with a flammable liquid, police tweeted. Witnesses put out the fire and called for medical assistance. Radio Prague reported the man had burns over 30 percent of his body and doctors put him into […]

todayJanuary 18, 2019 57

global construction

Business & Lifestyle

Challenges facing the current global construction industry

The picture painted by the global construction industry is rather concerning. While growth is still forecast for the industry as a whole, many countries, such as the UK and South Africa, have experienced upsets in their domestic industries, which negatively impacts the overall, global picture. Given the global construction industry’s importance to economic performance, we thought it worth examining the challenges the construction industry - as a whole - is currently facing, as well as the ways in which these issues […]

todayJanuary 18, 2019 51

Netflix

Entertainment

Netflix announces price increases for all plans

LOS GATOS, Calif. (UPI) -- Netflix announced Tuesday it is raising subscription prices for roughly 58 million customers in the United States and some 40 Latin American countries. The changes are coming to all three of Netflix's plans, increasing the price of its standard and most popular plan from $11 to $13 per month, NBC News reported. Standard plan users can stream shows in high-definition on two screens and download videos on two phones or tablets. Netflix's basic plan will […]

todayJanuary 15, 2019 37

Macedonia Macedonian parliament

Politics

Macedonia parliament approves name change

SKOPJE, Macedonia (UPI) -- Macedonia's Parliament gave its final approval to change the Balkan nation's name in one of the last steps to settle a decades-long dispute with Greece and pursue admittance to NATO. The Assembly narrowly passed the measure to change the country's name to North Macedonia on Friday with the necessary two-thirds vote. "We are making history by opening up our future," Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov said on Twitter. "We have proven that miracles are possible. We demonstrated that […]

todayJanuary 13, 2019 62

Europe Italy escapes Europe's

Columnists

Enjoying Europe’s world-apart escapes

In my early days as a guidebook writer, Europe's undiscovered nooks and undeveloped crannies held the most appeal for me — and they still do. But with ever more sophisticated travelers armed with enough time and money to see the Europe of their dreams, places I "discovered" a few decades ago are now suffering from "Back Door" congestion. Given that, I've come to treasure even more those destinations that still have the feeling of being a world apart from everyday […]

todayJanuary 7, 2019 60

Kiyoshi Kimura Japan bluefin tuna Tokyo

Business & Lifestyle

613-pound bluefin tuna sells for record $3.1 million in Tokyo

TOKYO (UPI) -- A sushi restaurant owner paid $3.1 million for a 613-pound bluefin tuna at a Japanese auction Saturday, a record price reflecting the growing scarcity of the prized fish. Kiyomura Corp. made the winning bid, which equated to more than $5,000 per pound. The company operates the Sushizanmai restaurant chain in Japan. It was the first auction to be held at the Toyosu fish market in Tokyo. The company paid 10 times more than the price for a […]

todayJanuary 6, 2019 62

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