Tag: Europe
Laporte switches from France to Spain ahead of Euro 2020
ZURICH — Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte is switching from France to Spain ahead of the European Championship.
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Back-up to star man: Iheanacho’s stunning rise at Leicester
Being a back-up was all Kelechi Iheanacho ever knew.
Fresh from...
Feds say Swiss company to pay $77M over US tax evaders
NEW YORK — Switzerland’s biggest and oldest life insurance company will pay more than $77 million to the U.S. Treasury after admitting it helped...
Danes start digging up minks to prevent water pollution
<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark has begun excavating the decomposing bodies of some 4 million mink, for fear they will pollute drinking water or a...
US joins global push against violent extremism online
<p>PARIS — Tech giants and governments around the world — including the U.S. for the first time — are gathering virtually Friday and Saturday...
Russia limits US & Czech embassy hires for "unfriendly" acts
<p>MOSCOW — Russia has designated the United States and the Czech Republic as nations that engage in “unfriendly actions,” a move that limits the...
Court declares missing German billionaire dead after 3 years
BERLIN — A German court on Friday officially declared billionaire Karl-Erivan Haub dead, more than three years after the head of retail group Tengelmann...
Ewan wins Giro stage in sprint; Valter keeps overall lead
TERMOLI, Italy — Australian cyclist Caleb Ewan claimed his second sprint victory in the Giro d’Italia and Attila Valter kept the pink jersey after...
Pope raises alarm about Italy’s precariously low birthrate
<p>ROME — Pope Francis added his voice Friday to the chorus of alarm about Italy’s falling population, calling for government policies that provide the...
Barcelona, Chelsea eye 1st Women’s Champions League title
<p>Don't expect a slow start when Barcelona and Chelsea square off in the Women's Champions League final on Sunday night in Gothenburg, Sweden.</p>
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