Switzerland is taking over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of October, succeeding Slovenia.

Oil prices rose today, Thursday, supported by expectations of disruption of crude supplies from the important export area, in light of the current international conditions.

The English teams Liverpool and Aston Villa, Italian Juventus and Portuguese Benfica achieved their second consecutive victory in the second round of the Champions league phase, within the competitions of the European Champions League in its new form, while the teams Real Madrid, the title holder, Atletico Madrid, Spanish and Bayern Munich suffered shock losses.