Tag: Eastern Europe
Ronaldo exits after Belgium beats Portugal 1-0 at Euro 2020
SEVILLE, Spain — Belgium held Cristiano Ronaldo scoreless and defeated defending champion Portugal 1-0 Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the European Championship.
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North Macedonia ready to create huge new national park
POPOVA SHAPKA, North Macedonia — After decades of being exploited by loggers, a vast, cross-border area of breathtaking beauty in the Balkans centered on...
Spain, Croatia peaking ahead of Euro 2020 knockout game
Dani Osmo will be lining up against some familiar opponents when Spain faces Croatia in the round of 16 at the European Championship.
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Report: Classified UK defense papers found at bus stop
LONDON — Sensitive defense documents containing details about the British military have been found at a bus stop in England, the BBC reported Sunday....
Dolberg scores 2, Denmark beats Wales 4-0 at Euro 2020
AMSTERDAM — Still riding a wave of emotion, Denmark won again at the European Championship.
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Big Pride parade in Paris; Turkish police stop marchers
ROME — Police in riot gear on Saturday blocked streets to try to thwart gay Pride marchers in Istanbul, while thousands turned out joyfully...
Vatican probes alleged abuse negligence by Polish cardinal
WARSAW, Poland — The Vatican’s embassy in Poland said Saturday that a Holy See envoy spent 10 days in the country checking reports of...
Croatia’s Perišić has virus, will miss next Euro 2020 game
PULA, Croatia — Croatia forward Ivan Perišić tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday and will miss the match against Spain in the round...
Russia mandates vaccinations for some as virus cases surge
MOSCOW — They tried grocery giveaways and lotteries for new cars and apartments. But an ambitious plan of vaccinating 30 million Russians by mid-June...
Riviera campaign is key to hopes of France’s far-right party
PARIS — The best chance of victory for Marine Le Pen’s far-right party in this weekend’s French regional election runoff is a European lawmaker...