Tag: Western Europe
Big cheese no more: UK drug dealer caught out by cheese pic
LONDON — A drug dealer in the English city of Liverpool thought he was the big cheese — until police got all the evidence...
European Open pushed back 2 days, now a 54-hole tournament
VIRGINIA WATER, England — The European Open has been pushed back two days and will become a 54-hole event next week because of pandemic-related...
Germany, Norway flip switch on $2.4B undersea energy link
BERLIN — Germany and Norway inaugurated a new undersea cable Thursday that directly links the two countries' electricity networks, a project that has been...
Villarreal fans welcome players after club’s 1st major title
MADRID — Fans of Villarreal, based in a city of about 50,000 people in southeastern Spain, took to the streets on Thursday to celebrate...
CL final: Man City remodels attack without Sterling, Aguero
They’ve been Pep Guardiola’s go-to players for goals at Manchester City.
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Study suggests French used more meds to cope with pandemic
PARIS — An increasing number of French are feeling anxious and having a hard time falling asleep at night, apparent effects of the coronavirus...
Italy’s Carla Fracci, La Scala prima ballerina, dies at 84
MILAN — Carla Fracci, an Italian cultural icon and former La Scala prima ballerina renowned for romantic roles alongside such greats as Rudolf Nureyev...
US beats Latvia 4-2 in world hockey championship
RIGA, Latvia — Trevor Moore and 18-year-old Matty Beniers scored in a 1:47 span midway through the second period to help the United States...
Belarus stripped of European track cycling championships
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Belarus was stripped of hosting next month's European track cycling championships on Thursday amid an international furor after a passenger jet...
Future pandemics targeted by new Oxford research center
LONDON — Oxford University is launching an effort to bring together academic, industry and government experts from around the world to use the lessons...