'It has nothing to do with tactics' – Kimpembe says Tuchel isn't to blame for PSG defeat
The Paris Saint-Germain players were at fault against Borussia Dortmund, said the defender Presnel Kimpembe accepted the Paris Saint-Germain players had to take the blame for their 2-1 Champions League defeat to Borussia Dortmund as Thomas Tuchel’s tactics were not at fault. Tuchel switched to a three-man defence, with Marquinhos lining up alongside Kimpembe and…
Greek island faces stinking summer waste crisis
A general view of Corfu Town | Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Getting Wasted Greek island faces stinking summer waste crisis The fight over a Corfu garbage dump has drawn in the Athens government, the European Commission and the European Court of Justice. By Harry Cooper and Ginger Hervey 6/29/18, 3:17 PM CET Updated 4/19/19, 1:53 AM…
Hollywood Goes All In for McConnell Challenger Amy McGrath
A slew of Hollywood’s most far-left figures jumped on social media and applauded Sen. Mitch McConnell’s challenger Amy McGrath on her bid to unseat the longtime Republican leader. “This is great! A woman who is NOT married to a member of a huge Chinese shipping factory, and who ACTUALLY SERVED IN THE MILITARY, not like #bitchMitch who…
Manfred Weber to Washington: ‘Don’t play with us’ on trade
Manfred Weber, the European People's Party’s lead candidate to be Commission president, warned Washington not to "play with" the EU on trade | Sean Gallup/Getty Images Manfred Weber to Washington: ‘Don’t play with us’ on trade Center-right candidate for Commission president says EU won’t allow itself to be bullied by Trump. By Hans von der Burchard…
Nolte: Movie Box Office Bottoms Out to Three-Year Low
Hollywood is so far having a terrible, no good, very bad 2019 with its worst box office performance in three years. Currently, box office receipts are lagging behind last year by a full ten percent, and around half a percent behind 2017 and 2016. One more flop and 2019 could easily slip behind 2015. What…
Britain’s ‘moment of truth’ postponed
European Council President Donald Tusk | Tatyana Zenkovich/AFP via Getty Images Britain’s ‘moment of truth’ postponed European Council President Donald Tusk plays down expectations of Brexit progress at summit in Brussels. By David M. Herszenhorn 10/16/18, 8:40 PM CET Updated 4/19/19, 1:34 AM CET There is still no Brexit deal — not on the divorce,…
UK and EU step up Brexit talks to twice a week
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson | Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images UK and EU step up Brexit talks to twice a week Boris Johnson said the boost in activity was part of his approach to scrapping the Northern Irish backstop. By Emilio Casalicchio, Jacopo Barigazzi and Maïa de La Baume 8/29/19, 11:30 PM CET Updated 9/1/19,…
Macron: EU migration holdouts should be booted out of Schengen
France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses a press conference in Salzburg, Austria, on September 20, 2018 | Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images Macron: EU migration holdouts should be booted out of Schengen French president appears to take a dig at Hungarian leader. By Jacopo Barigazzi 9/20/18, 8:18 PM CET Updated 4/19/19, 1:38 AM CET SALZBURG, Austria…
Netflix Loses Subscribers in U.S. for First Time Since 2011
Streaming giant Netflix lost subscribers in the United States for the first time in nearly a decade, dropping a net 130,000 over the second quarter of 2019 while also adding nearly two million fewer customers than predicted. Although overall paid subscribers rose by 2.7 million, this was well below Netflix’s target of adding five million…
The EU’s 7 post-election green priorities
The European election didn’t produce a decisive winner when it comes to political groupings — it’s a different story when it comes to climate policy issues. It’s pretty clear that issues that had once been considered marginal, like imposing a fuel tax on aviation to reduce demand for flying; or very hard to achieve, like agreeing…