Tag: Eastern Europe
EU court tells Poland to halt lignite mine on Czech border
WARSAW, Poland — European Union’s top court on Friday ordered Poland to immediately stop extracting brown coal at the Turow mine, which is on...
United captain Maguire set to miss Europa League final
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is set to miss the Europa League final against Villarreal on Wednesday.
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Scorer of best Euro 2020 goal to get Russian digital trophy
GENEVA — A unique trophy will go to the scorer of the best European Championship goal — a piece of Russian crypto-art animating an...
Bulgaria upholds veto on North Macedonia EU accession talks
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria on Friday ruled out a possible reversal of its veto of the European Union starting long-delayed membership talks with North...
Simona Halep withdraws from French Open with calf injury
<p>BUCHAREST, Romania — Third-ranked Simona Halep withdrew from the French Open on Friday because of a calf injury.</p>
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European title races, Champions League places to be decided
GENEVA — Several rebel Super League clubs are facing some harsh realities. Two of the five top leagues are still awaiting a champion. And...
Belarusian journalist sentenced for covering police raid
KYIV, Ukraine — A Belarusian journalist who reported on a police raid at a popular news site has been given a 15-day jail term,...
Host Latvia beats Canada 2-0 in world hockey opener
RIGA, Latvia — Matiss Kivlenieks made 38 saves and host Latvia beat Canada 2-0 on Friday in their world hockey opener.
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Putin to would-be aggressors: “Will knock their teeth out”
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged Thursday that some of the country's foreign foes dream about biting off pieces of the country's vast...
US, Russia at odds over military activity in the Arctic
<p>REYKJAVIK. Iceland — The Biden administration is leading a campaign against <a href="https://apnews.com/article/arctic-europe-russia-business-technology-b67c5b28d917f03f9340d4a7b4642790">Russian attempts</a> to assert authority over Arctic shipping and reintroduce a military...