Tag: Europe
Turkish sailors abducted by pirates return home from Nigeria
ANKARA, Turkey — Fifteen Turkish sailors who were kidnapped by pirates off west Africa last month returned to Turkey on Sunday.
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Online retailer Boohoo buys 3 fashion brands from Arcadia
<p>LONDON — British online fashion retailer Boohoo has bought three clothing brands owned by the collapsed Arcadia retail group for 25.2 million pounds ($34.5...
French soccer league asks gov’t for financial rescue plan
<p>PARIS — The French soccer league will ask the government to set up a financial rescue plan amid huge revenue losses caused by the...
Ancient shell horn can still play a tune after 18,000 years
<p>WASHINGTON — A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument — and...
Populist party backs Draghi as Italy’s new PM in online vote
<p>MILAN — Grassroots members of Italy’s populist 5-Star Movement, the largest political force in the Italian Parliament, signaled their approval Thursday for a new...
Jorge Almirón resigns as coach of Spanish club Elche
<p>MADRID — Argentine coach Jorge Almirón has stepped down as coach of Spanish club Elche.</p>
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Turkish man strikes up 37-year friendship with swan
EDIRNE, Turkey — An unusual friendship between a Turkish man and a swan he rescued has endured for decades.
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Interpol alert for New Zealand banker wanted by Germany
BERLIN — Interpol on Tuesday issued a global alert for a New Zealand banker wanted by Germany in connection with a massive tax fraud...
American forward Llanez returns to US from Heerenveen
American forward Ulysses Llanez has returned to the United States from the Netherlands “due to private circumstances,” his Dutch club Heerenveen of the Eredivisie...
Italian populists dither over support for Draghi government
The populist 5-Star Movement, the largest party in the Italian Parliament, put on hold Wednesday its commitment to back the new government that former...