Africa Elected Ahmad For Change
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Friday the election of Ahmad Ahmad as Confederation of African Football chief was "a vote for change" after almost 30 years under Cameroonian Issa Hayatou. Ahmad,...
Tag: Lisbon
Britons Should Keep EU Rights Post-Brexit
British citizens should be allowed to keep the benefits of EU membership, according to the chief Brexit negotiator at the European Parliament. Guy Verhofstadt said allowing individuals to keep...
Battle-Hardened In Britain, May Prepares For Brexit Talks
British Prime Minister Theresa May is unlikely to bow to political expedience in Brexit negotiations but will make up her own mind about what she believes is best and refuse to give ground - that's...
Angola Says Portugal Decision To Charge Vice President A ‘serious Attack’
Angola said on Friday that Portugal's decision to charge its Vice President Manuel Vicente with corruption and money laundering was a "serious attack" that threatened relations between the two...
UEFA CL: Mancity, Monaco Set New Goals Record
Manchester City’s last-16 5-3 revival against Monaco saw the two sides set a new record high for goals scored in a Champions League first leg knockout tie. In fact it was the most scored in a first...
UK Faces Hefty Brexit Bill
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned the UK it faces a "very hefty" bill for Brexit. He promised two years of "tough negotiation", when discussions on leaving terms get under...
Britain’s Exit From EU Irrevocable Once Triggered
The process of Britain leaving the European Union is irrevocable once it has been triggered, a government minister said on Sunday. Prime Minister Theresa May says she will invoke Article 50 of the...
Angolan Veep Charged With Corruption During His Tenure As State Oil Boss
Angola’s Vice President, Manuel Vicente, has been charged with corruption and money laundering in Portugal, the Prosecutor General’s office in Lisbon confirmed on Thursday. The charges dates back...
Portuguese Prosecutors Charge Angolan VP With Corruption
Portuguese prosecutors on Thursday charged Angolan Vice President Manuel Vicente with corruption over allegations he bribed a magistrate with roughly 760,000 euros ($800,000) in 2012 to drop two...
Angola VP Manuel Vicente ‘to Face Portugal Corruption Charges’
Portuguese state prosecutors are bringing corruption charges against Angola's vice-president Manuel Vicente. The attorney-general's office says that Mr Vicente paid $810,000 (£650,000) in bribes to...
Angolan Vice-President Faces Corruption Charges In Portugal
Portuguese prosecutors are bringing charges of corruption, money-laundering and forgery against Angolan Vice-president Manuel Vicente as part of an investigation in Lisbon, Portugal's attorney...
House of Commons Approves Brexit Bill
Britain's lower house of Parliament passed legislation Wednesday to allow Prime Minister Theresa May's government to officially begin the Brexit process. Now that the legislation has been approved by...
UK MPs Approve Bill Authorising Brexit
MPs have overwhelmingly agreed to let the government begin the UK’s departure from the EU in their final vote on the Brexit bill. The draft legislation was approved by 494 votes to 122, and now...
Brexit Plan To Be Published In Government White Paper
The government’s Brexit strategy will come under scrutiny when an official policy document setting out its plans is published later. The White Paper, which was promised after pressure from MPs,...
MPs Overwhelmingly Back Brexit Bill
MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way. They backed the government's European Union Bill, supported by the Labour leadership, by 498 votes to...
EU Court Might Make Changes To Any Brexit Deal
Britain's withdrawal from the European Union seems likely to end up under review by the EU's top court, which might insist on changes to any Brexit treaty, its chief justice told Reuters in an...
Supreme Court Says Parliament Must Give Article 50 Go-Ahead
Parliament must vote on whether the government can start the Brexit process, the Supreme Court has ruled. The judgement means Theresa May cannot begin talks with the EU until MPs and peers give their...
Supreme Court Says Parliament Must Give Article 50 Go-Ahead
Parliament must vote on whether the government can start the Brexit process, the Supreme Court has ruled. The judgement means Theresa May cannot begin talks with the EU until MPs and peers give their...
May Must Get Parliamentry Approval To Initiate Brexit
The British Supreme Court has ruled the government must seek parliamentary approval before formally initiating the process to leave the European Union. Tuesday’s decision, which affirms an earlier...
Liverpool’s Markovic Leaves Sporting For Hull Loan Deal
Lazar Markovic’s season-long loan to Sporting Lisbon from Liverpool has been mutually terminated with the winger joining Hull City until the end of the season. The 22-year-old failed to make an...