Tag: Europe
Normandy commemorates D-Day with small crowds, but big heart
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp...
England holds out against New Zealand to draw 1st test
LONDON — England batted slowly and carefully Sunday to hold out against New Zealand on the final day of the first test at Lord's.
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U.K. urges commitment to vaccinate the world by end of 2022
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the Group of Seven wealthy democracies’ summit next week to urge world leaders to commit...
Man City’s Bruyne voted player of year by fellow pros again
LONDON — Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne has been voted England's player of the season by his fellow professionals for a second consecutive...
Pope voices sorrow over Canadian deaths, doesn’t apologize
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday expressed sorrow over the discovery in Canada of the remains of 215 Indigenous students of church-run boarding...
David Dushman, who helped liberate Auschwitz, dies at 98
BERLIN — David Dushman, the last surviving Allied soldier involved in the liberation of Auschwitz, has died. He was 98.
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Greek man allegedly kills couple, self, over rent dispute
ATHENS, Greece — Police on the Greek island of Corfu said Sunday that a Greek man facing eviction killed his landlady and her husband...
Russian opposition figure leaves country for Ukraine
MOSCOW — A well-known Russian opposition politician who was held in police custody for two days last week in a criminal investigation said Sunday...
Oliveira wins MotoGP race in front of nearly 20,000 in Spain
MONTMELÓ, Spain — Miguel Oliveira won the Catalonia GP for his first MotoGP victory of the season on Sunday in front of nearly 20,000...
England bowler Ollie Robinson suspended for abusive tweets
LONDON — England fast bowler Ollie Robinson was suspended from international cricket on Sunday pending an investigation into discriminatory tweets he posted from 2012-13.
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