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Barcelona hit top gear to trounce Napoli 4-2 away from home and sail into the last 16 of the Europa League 5-3 on aggregate. Jordi Alba gave Barça the lead in the eighth minute of the knockout stage play-off second leg with a rare strike on his weaker right foot and Frenkie de Jong put the Catalans further ahead with a curling shot after being teed up by a sumptuous backheel from Ferran Torres. A Lorenzo Insigne penalty gave Napoli hope but Gerard Piqué restored the Spanish’s two-goal advantage right before half-time. In-form Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang added a fourth in the second period, scoring for…

Ukrainian forces took to the streets of Kyiv today with national guard troops pictured lining up defensive positions along a highway shortly before the sounds of gunfire and explosions rang out as they battled Russian forces for control of the capital. Putin’s men are now thought to be inside the city, though their exact location and number is unclear. Fighting was reported in Obolon, on the city’s outskirts, in the early hours as the ministry of defence told residents to make Molotov cocktails to ‘repel the occupiers’. Russian forces were also spotted in Vorzel, Bucha, Irpen districts. The Russian troops are thought…

A growing number of experts are urging the U.S. government to formally recognize natural immunity, or the protection given by recovering from COVID-19. More experts are arguing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommended vaccination schedule should feature fewer doses—or none at all—for people who have contracted COVID-19 and survived. “Natural infection should count as two doses,” Dr. Paul Offit, professor of pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and an adviser to the Food and Drug Administration on vaccines, told The Epoch Times. Offit and two former FDA officials stated in a recent op-ed that “requiring people who have been infected…

Dr. Joseph Ladapo was confirmed by the Florida Senate on Wednesday as the state’s next Surgeon General. The Senate voted 24-15 in favor of Ladapo after roughly 40 minutes of debate, making him the state’s 6th Surgeon General, despite opposition from Democrats over his views on COVID-19 mandates. Ladapo, a graduate of Harvard Medical School, was appointed by DeSantis in September to replace Dr. Scott Rivkees and has been outspoken in sharing his views against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other virus-related health policies.  He told the Miami Herald on Wednesday, “I’m really looking forward to just focusing my energy and attention on the health of Floridians. I know things have been pretty…

Ralf Rangnick admitted Manchester United’s plan was in the “dustbin” after Atlético Madrid scored on seven minutes before Anthony Elanga’s second half equaliser snatched a draw for the interim manager’s team in the Champions League last-16 first leg. It means the tie is poised going into the return at Old Trafford next month. Yet Rangnick’s decision to pick a central defender, Victor Lindelöf, at right-back instead of Diogo Dalot or Aaron Wan-Bissaka, regulars in the position, backfired when João Félix’s flying header put Atlético ahead at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. United then struggled to rally before Elanga, a 75th-minute substitute,…

On Thursday, Ukraine said Vladimir Putin had launched a “full-scale invasion”, following the Russian president announcing a “special military operation” in the east of the country. After his televised address, explosions were reported in the outskirts of the cities of Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Mariupol, as well as the capital Kiev. Footage and pictures show smoke rising in areas across Ukraine. Twitter account @gt_lozt posed a video showing smoke rising following an explosion at Ochakiv Port in Mykolaiv Oblast. A video posted by BNO News showed an apartment complex near Ukraine’s Kharkiv hit by an airstrike, causing an unknown number of casualties.…

‘War against Europe’ begun as explosions rip across Kiev THE INVASION of Ukraine has been condemned by Western leaders as “appalling” as Putin begins his attack on the eastern European nation. News of an invasion began around 5AM local time, as reports flooded in of explosions in Kiev. The Embassy of Ukraine to the UK issued a stark update on social media, announcing the beginning of the invasion. They tweeted: “It was 5 o’clock in the morning Kiev time Putin started an unprovoked war against Ukraine, a war against Europe, a war against the whole world.” Western leaders woke up…

PARENTS have expressed their anger at four primary schools allegedly banning the phrase “mums and dads”. It’s said St Luke’s Primary, Elm Grove Primary, Carlton Hill Primary, and Saltdean Primary, all in Brighton, East Sussex, have decided teachers should instead use the term “grown-ups”. They reportedly feel it is more inclusive and caters for children who are not raised by their biological parents or are brought up by two parents of the same gender. But the guidance has been labelled as “woke cancel culture” with parents largely reacting in furore. “How ridiculous! This kind of thing is getting way out of hand,” wrote…

Ukraine has declared a state of emergency across the entire country today with citizens ordered out of Russia and military reserves called up as Kiev prepares to face down the full might of a Russian invasion. The move, approved by the country’s security council, grants President Volodymyr Zelensky extra powers such as the ability to declare snap curfews and marks – for the first time – a direct acknowledgement from Kiev that Russia could now attack virtually anywhere at any time. Ukraine’s border guard service restricted movement around border zones, prohibited video recordings of its forces and banned the use of…

Looking at the positives from Thomas Tuchel’s big selection call, at least Romelu Lukaku has a better understanding of how Chelsea aspire to play now. This was a flexible and smart performance from the European champions, who functioned perfectly well with their £97.5m conundrum watching from the bench for the entire 90 minutes, and on this evidence Lukaku could be forgiven for wondering if his new diminished role is here to stay. After all there is little reason for Tuchel to bring the Belgian back when Chelsea meet Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday. It could well be further humiliation…