Author: LoveWorld UK

FENERBAHCE’S MOURINHO BANNED AND FINED FOR REFEREE COMMENTS –  Penalties due to “derogatory and offensive statements towards the Turkish referee Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho was handed a four-match ban and fined by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) following his comments about Turkish referees after a match at Galatasaray.  The TFF fined the 62-year-old Portuguese 1,617,000 Turkish lira ($44,000) after he criticised the match officials in a press conference following the 0-0 Super Lig draw on Monday. The penalties were due to “derogatory and offensive statements towards the Turkish referee” and accusations of chaos and disorder in Turkish football, the TFF…

TRUMP VOWS MARCH 4 TARIFFS FOR MEXICO AND CANADA – The President also announced an extra 10% duty for China over fentanyl U.S. President Donald Trump said his proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will take effect on March 4, along with an extra 10% duty on Chinese imports because deadly drugs are still pouring into the U.S. from those countries. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the fresh tariffs on Chinese imports would stack on top of the 10% tariff that he levied on Feb. 4 over the fentanyl opioid crisis, resulting in a cumulative…

BITCOIN SLIDES MORE THAN 5% TO LOWEST SINCE NOVEMBER 11 – The cryptocurrency has shed a quarter of its market value since mid-December Bitcoin fell to a 3 and a half month low, dragged by uncertainty about U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plans and crypto policy and flagging investor confidence after a $1.5 billion hack in rival coin ether. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value, was last down more than 5% on the day at $79,666, trading below $80,000 for the first time since November 11. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has shed a quarter of its market value…

WNBA ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER TAURASI RETIRES – The league’s six-time Olympic champion brought home three championships in her 20 years with the Phoenix Mercury Six-time Olympic champion Diana Taurasi announced her retirement from the WNBA, closing the book on one of the most decorated careers in all of basketball. The league’s 42-year-old all-time leading scorer brought home three championships in her 20 years with the Phoenix Mercury, who drafted her first overall after she led the UConn to three collegiate titles. The 11-times WNBA All-Star joined the league in its eighth season and quickly became one of its biggest stars,…

ZELENSKY’S BID TO EXTEND POWERS FAILS RESOLUTION STAGE-The resolution failed with 218 votes, falling short of the 226 votes needed. The Verkhovna Rada, the unicameral parliament of Ukraine in the presence of European commissioners, failed to pass a resolution that would have extended Zelensky’s powers, said Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak.  A special session of the Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, took place on Monday to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. However, the resolution received 218 votes, falling short of the 226 votes needed to pass. The resolution was designed by the parliamentary leadership as a symbolic show of…

TRUMP SAYS TO IMPOSE 25 PCT TARIFFS ON EU CARS – President Trump claimed that the European Union has “taken advantage of” the United States U.S. President Donald Trump said that his administration has made a decision to impose tariffs of 25 percent on products from the European Union (EU), including cars. “We have made a decision. We’ll be announcing it very soon, and it’ll be 25 percent, generally speaking, and that’ll be on cars and all other things,” Trump told reporters at a White House cabinet meeting. Trump claimed that the European Union has “taken advantage of” the United…

QANTAS ANNOUNCES FIRST DIVIDEND IN OVER 5 YEARS – The airline declared an interim dividend of 16.5 Australian cents per share Australia’s flag carrier Qantas Airways declared its first dividend in more than five years and reported an 11.2 percent increase in its first-half underlying profit on. The airline declared an interim dividend of 16.5 Australian cents per share, resuming distribution payouts for the first time since the COVID-era. It last paid a final dividend of 13 Australian cents in September 2019. The company reported an underlying profit before tax of A$1.39 billion for the six months ended December 31,…

STARMER REITERATES DECISION TO INCREASE DEFENCE SPENDING-Starmer says he would host world leaders this weekend in London Keir Starmer has announced that Britain will “fight for peace in Europe” with a generational increase in defence spending paid for by slashing the foreign aid budget. Starmer reiterated his decision to increase defence spending, adding that the budget would rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than planned – and also expressing an ambition to reach 3%. Keir Starmer has said he would host a number of world leaders over the weekend, adding that they would be discussing…

CHILE’S PRESIDENT ENFORCES A STATE OF EMERGENCY-Boric reports gradual restoration of power and imposes curfews Chilean President Gabriel Boric, who has enforced a state of emergency in the country, stated on Tuesday night that power had been restored to half of the 8 million homes recently affected by a massive power outage across the Andean nation. Boric has also imposed a curfew that would be enforced from 01:00 to 09:00 GMT from the northern region of Arica to the southern region of Los Lagos. The widespread blackout was caused by a transmission line failure in the country’s north, Interior Minister…

RONALDO SCORES 925TH CAREER GOAL IN 2-0 WIN OVER AL WEHDA – Ronaldo  is now just 75 short of amassing a tally of 1,000 official goals Cristiano Ronaldo and Sadio Mane were on the scoresheet in a 2-0 win for Al Nassr away to Al Wehda in the Saudi Pro League. The Portuguese skipper headed in the opener just after halftime with his 17th goal of the current league campaign which sees Ronaldo overtake former Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema in the race for the golden boot. The 40-year-old five-time Ballon d’Or winner is now just 75 short of amassing…