Philadelphia Independent - round-the-clock news in 6 languages from Philadelphia, the US and the world

Pennsylvania -

IN THE NEWS

Kvaratskhelia signs for Paris Saint-Germain from Napoli

Kvaratskhelia signs for Paris Saint-Germain from Napoli

Georgia winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on Friday completed a move to Paris Saint-Germain from Italian league leaders Napoli, the French champions announced.

Read more
US Treasury to take 'extraordinary measures' to avoid debt default

US Treasury to take 'extraordinary measures' to avoid debt default

The US Treasury Department will start taking "extraordinary measures" next week to avoid risking a default on government debt, Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday, days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

Read more
Lille warm up for Liverpool clash by going third in Ligue 1, Monaco lose

Lille warm up for Liverpool clash by going third in Ligue 1, Monaco lose

Lille warmed up for next week's trip to Liverpool in the Champions League by coming from behind to beat Nice 2-1 on Friday and climb up to third place in Ligue 1 as they capitalised on Monaco's surprise defeat earlier.

Read more
Man Utd and Scotland great Denis Law dies aged 84

Man Utd and Scotland great Denis Law dies aged 84

Manchester United and Scotland great Denis Law has died at the age of 84, sparking a wave of heartfelt tributes to a man known at Old Trafford as "The King".

Read more
Frankfurt heap more pain on Dortmund as Marmoush eyes Man City move

Frankfurt heap more pain on Dortmund as Marmoush eyes Man City move

Eintracht Frankfurt overcame the imminent departure of in-form Omar Marmoush to beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at home on Friday, heaping more misery on the slumping visitors.

Read more
Canada vows 'Trump tax' on US in response to tariffs: minister

Canada vows 'Trump tax' on US in response to tariffs: minister

Americans will be hit by a "Trump tariffs tax" if the US president-elect increases customs duties on Canadian products, the Canadian foreign minister said Friday, pledging a hard-hitting response in any trade war.

Read more
'More sad than shocked': TikTok users brace for ban

'More sad than shocked': TikTok users brace for ban

"I almost, like, don't know how to define myself without TikTok," content creator Ayman Chaudhary sighed, reflecting the consternation of millions over US authorities' scheduled banning Sunday of the hugely popular app.

Read more
Global equities rally, pushing London and Frankfurt to new records

Global equities rally, pushing London and Frankfurt to new records

Global equities rallied on Friday as traders digested corporate results and prepared for US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week, pushing London's benchmark FTSE 100 and Frankfurt's DAX 40 index to new all-time highs.

Read more
US grounds SpaceX's Starship after fiery mid-air explosion

US grounds SpaceX's Starship after fiery mid-air explosion

The United States on Friday grounded SpaceX's Starship and ordered Elon Musk's company to investigate why the spaceship spectacularly disintegrated in a fiery cascade over the Caribbean during its latest test mission.

Read more
Frankfurt heap more pain on struggling Dortmund

Frankfurt heap more pain on struggling Dortmund

Eintracht Frankfurt overcame the pre-match loss of in-form Omar Marmoush to beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at home on Friday, heaping more misery on the slumping visitors.

Read more