Tag: Germany
France’s showdown against Portugal at Euro 2020 lacks punch
BUDAPEST, Hungary — France advanced without kicking a ball, and Portugal can move on as well even with a loss on Wednesday.
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Germany hosts Hungary as sports, politics mix at Euro 2020
MUNICH — Both Germany and Hungary are trying avoid early elimination from the European Championship.
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Berlin museum centering on Germans expelled after WWII opens
BERLIN — Germany is opening a museum exploring the fate of millions of Germans forced to leave eastern and central Europe at the end...
Russian research assistant arrested for spying in Germany
BERLIN — A Russian man who worked at a German university has been arrested on suspicion of espionage for allegedly passing information to Russian...
Rainstorms bring relief as Europe feels 1st summer heatwave
BERLIN — Thunderstorms brought a much-needed cooldown to parts of Western Europe over the weekend as the continent sweltered under its first summer heatwave.
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Merkel’s bloc pledges stability, renewal in German election
BERLIN — Germany’s center-right bloc is pledging to boost the economy without raising taxes and make the country “climate-neutral” by 2045 without endangering jobs...
Germany gets 1st military rabbi in over a century
BERLIN — The German military got its first rabbi in over a century Monday, with the inauguration to the post of Hungarian-born Zsolt Balla...
Kvitova beats Piter at Bad Homburg Open, faces Li next
BAD HOMBURG, Germany — Top-seeded Petra Kvitova had to dig deep to reach the second round of the Bad Homburg Open in beating Polish...
Munich wants rainbow-colored stadium for game with Hungary
MUNICH — Hungary may play its final group game at the European Championship in a stadium lit up in rainbow colors.
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An architect of European unity moves ahead on sainthood path
VATICAN CITY — Robert Schuman, a French statesman who paved the way for the bloc that eventually evolved into European Union, has moved ahead...