Tag: Germany
Detry leads as fans return for opening day of European Open
HAMBURG, Germany — Thomas Detry shot a 4-under 68 to take a one-stroke lead in the opening round as spectators returned to the fairways...
Federer struggles past Koepfer to reach French Open last 16
PARIS — Roger Federer was honest with himself, and everyone else, before the French Open, saying he knew he didn’t have any chance of...
German archbishop offers to quit over church abuse scandals
BERLIN — One of Germany's most prominent Roman Catholic archbishops on Friday offered his resignation to Pope Francis, citing the church's handling of sexual...
Bayern hands Choupo-Moting 2-year contract extension
MUNICH — Bayern Munich striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting signed a two-year contract extension on Friday, cementing his status as the backup to Robert Lewandowski.
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Munich to have about 20% capacity for Euro 2020 games
MUNICH — The Allianz Arena in Munich will fill about 20% of its capacity for games during the European Championship, the state government for...
EURO 2020: Capsules for teams at the European Championship
Group A
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Opposition: Belarusian dissident forced to confess on TV
WARSAW, Poland — The Belarusian opposition said Friday a dissident journalist was coerced to appear in a video on state TV in which he...
EXPLAINER: Curbing tax avoidance by multinational companies
FRANKFURT, Germany — How can governments keep multinational companies from avoiding taxes by shifting profits to tax havens?
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In Belarus, yellow tags single out political prisoners
KYIV, Ukraine — While visiting her son in a Belarusian prison, Natallia Makavetskaya saw deep scars on his wrists left by tight handcuffs. She...
German state vote offers last test before national election
BERLIN — A state vote on Sunday is German politicians' last major test at the ballot box before a September election that will determine...