Tag: Europe
Spain aims EU funds for boost to electric car industry
MADRID — The Spanish government will invest 4.3 billion euros ($5.1 billion) from its share of European pandemic recovery funds to revamp its automobile...
Greece pressures vaccine skeptics as infections surge
ATHENS, Greece — Health care workers in Greece will be suspended if they refuse to get vaccinated under a new mandatory policy announced Monday...
Italy erupts as Europe’s soccer champions come home to Rome
ROME — Europe's soccer champions returned home at dawn Monday to the ecstatic cheers of Italians who spent the better part of the night...
Sports Calendar – July 12
SPORTS ON TVMen's basketballAustralia vs. United States, 8 p.m. (NBCSN)MLB2021 Home Run Derby, 8 p.m. (ESPN)Men's soccerCONCACAF Gold Cup: Jamaica vs. Suriname, 6:30 p.m....
Slovenian PM says water referendum defeat no reason to quit
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenia's right-wing prime minister has brushed off opposition calls for his government to resign in the wake of a referendum in...
Lowry parts with the claret jug and sets off to win it back
SANDWICH, England — Shane Lowry kept the silver claret jug for 722 days, the most by any British Open champion in some 75 years....
UN rights boss urges ‘wide range’ of reparations over racism
BERLIN — The U.N. human rights chief on Monday urged countries to “fully fund comprehensive processes" and take “a wide range of reparations measures”...
Nordstrom buys minority share in 4 UK fashion brands
NEW YORK — Nordstrom says it's acquiring a minority interest in four fashion brands owned by a British company called Asos as the department...
Wes Anderson’s ‘The French Dispatch’ rolls into Cannes
CANNES, France — A year after it was first to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Wes Anderson's “The French Dispatch" finally rolled into...
Dutch leader says easing lockdown was ‘error of judgment’
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch leader apologized Monday for what he called “an error of judgment” in relaxing the Netherlands' coronavirus lockdown, a...