Tag: Europe
Slovakia’s Vavro tests positive for coronavirus at Euro 2020
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Slovakia defender Denis Vavro and a member of the team’s coaching staff have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of...
Ons Jabeur edges Canada’s Leylah Fernandez at Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, England — Second-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia rallied past 18-year-old left-hander Leylah Fernandez of Canada 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) on Thursday at the...
Biden abroad: Pitching America to welcoming if wary allies
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden spent his first trip overseas highlighting a sharp break from his disruptive predecessor, selling that the United States was...
Turkey’s central bank keeps interest rate unchanged at 19%
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s central bank left its key benchmark interest rate unchanged at 19% on Thursday.
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Greece: Man held over murder of UK wife after robbery claim
ATHENS, Greece — A Greek man has been detained as a suspect in the murder of his British wife outside Athens last month after...
UEFA asks Euro 2020 teams to stop removing sponsor bottles
GENEVA — Reacting to a bottle-snatching trend at the European Championship started by Cristiano Ronaldo, players on the 24 teams have been asked to...
French tourism seeks new boost with Disneyland reopening
PARIS — France's tourism sector is taking a further step toward normality with the reopening of Disneyland Paris, two weeks after the country reopened...
UK government ‘ashamed’ at poor rape conviction rates
LONDON — Britain’s government has apologized to rape victims for declining conviction levels, with senior Cabinet ministers saying they're “deeply ashamed” by the downward...
Experts: Remains near Auschwitz probably post-war German
WARSAW, Poland — Polish experts say human remains uncovered this month near the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz date to after World...
2 killed in shooting in western German town
BERLIN — Two people were killed in a shooting in western Germany on Thursday, police said. The circumstances were unclear but authorities said there...