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Liverpool fans arriving to Moscow for a Champions League draw with Russian team Spartak were pleasantly surprised with a warm welcome from Russian fans, including free T-shirts. The event is part of an initiative dubbed 'Gentlefan,' which first started in February 2017 when Rostov fans offered their Manchester United counterparts warm blankets prior to the rainy match. The tradition is picking up steam with Liverpool as well as Manchester United supporters receiving free merchandise in Moscow this September, and will continue next summer during the World Cup.
The man on the right is Antonio Guterres, the former Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and he is set to replace Ban Ki Moon as the next Secretary General of the United Nations. 66-year-old Guterres worked as UN High Commissioner for Refugees over the past decade and dealt with the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War during his tenure. The official choice will be announced in a formal vote by the Security Council later on Thursday.
Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, laid out his economic vision for the United Kingdom at the Bloomberg offices in London, on Thursday. Ahead of the September vote, Corbyn reportedly enjoys a strong following among party grassroots, tipping him as the favourite against his sole challenger for the leadership, MP Owen Smith.
The multinational technology company Apple has been ordered to repay up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in tax benefits back to the Republic of Ireland due to an "illegal" breach of EU state aid rules, confirmed European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager from Brussels, Tuesday.
Former president of France Nicolas Sarkozy demanded a ban on the full-bodied swimsuit, nicknamed a 'burkini,' which he called a provocation to the French, as he held the first meeting for his presidential campaign, in Chateaurenard, Thursday.
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon held a Q&A with EU nationals living in Scotland at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange in Edinburgh, Wednesday, answering a wide range of questions on Scotland's role in the aftermath of Brexit as well as the EU nationals' status in the country.