Tag: Eastern Europe
Czech Republic captain Darida retires from national team
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — A day after the Czech Republic was eliminated from the European Championship, team captain VladimÃr Darida retired from international soccer.
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Dominant Luka: Doncic, Slovenia headed to Tokyo Olympics
Most of the members of Slovenia’s basketball team charged toward Luka Doncic moments after the final buzzer sounded Sunday, determined to get him onto...
Scale, details of massive Kaseya ransomware attack emerge
BOSTON — Cybersecurity teams worked feverishly Sunday to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record, with some details emerging...
Blast rocks Caspian Sea sector near Azerbaijani gas field
MOSCOW — A strong explosion shook the Caspian Sea area where Azerbaijan has extensive offshore oil and gas fields and a column of fire...
A decade in waiting, Henderson finally scores for England
ROME — After 10 years and more than 60 games, Jordan Henderson has finally experienced the feeling of scoring for England's national team.
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Denmark beats Czechs 2-1 to reach Euro 2020 semifinals
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Denmark's journey at the European Championship is headed to London.
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Europe in vaccination race against COVID-19’s delta variant
LISBON, Portugal — Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more infectious delta variant, in a...
Former EU head, ex-PM Tusk to lead Poland’s opposition
WARSAW, Poland — Former European Union leader and ex-Prime Minister Donald Tusk was elected head of the strongest party in Poland's fragmented opposition on...
Lithuania declares emergency due to migration from Belarus
HELSINKI — Lithuania has declared a state of emergency due to an influx of migrants in the last few days from neighboring Belarus, as...
Early losses haven’t been detrimental in Olympic volleyball
If the past two Olympics have proven anything when it comes to indoor volleyball it's the fact that slow starts are far from detrimental.
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