Tag: Western Europe
Rahm lives up to billing with 1st-round 66 at Scottish Open
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — About to start his first event as a major champion, Jon Rahm was taking some practice swings on the first...
Dutch dreams: 3×3 Olympic basketball team eyes Tokyo gold
AMSTERDAM — Dimeo van der Horst’s time was running out with the Dutch national basketball team, so he gave 3-on-3 a shot.
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Artist finds freedom in creativity
With every brush stroke and dab of color, the thrill of discovery only amplifies.
Leslie Ober will not be bound in. As an artist, she’s...
COVID vaccines still work against mutant, researchers find
New research from France adds to evidence that widely used COVID-19 vaccines still offer strong protection against a coronavirus mutant that is spreading rapidly...
As global COVID-19 deaths top 4 million, a suicide in Peru
AREQUIPA, Peru — On the last day of Javier Vilca's life, his wife stood outside a hospital window with a teddy bear, red balloons...
Verratti goes from Euro 2016 nightmare to Euro 2020 final
LONDON — When Marco Verratti pulled up in training in May, he thought his European Championship was over before it had even started. Again.
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Atlético Madrid extends Simeone’s contract until 2024
MADRID — Atlético Madrid extended the contracts of coach Diego Simeone and his staff until the end of the 2024 season, the club said...
US envoy warns China ‘looking at’ new nuclear technologies
GENEVA — A U.S. diplomat focusing on disarmament said Thursday that China is "looking at" developing naval and aerial autonomous nuclear weapons systems, warning...
BRITSH OPEN ’21: Facts and figures for Royal St. George’s
SANDWICH, England — Facts and figures for the British Open golf championship:
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Exiled Turkish journalist attacked outside home in Germany
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish journalist, who is critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government and has been living in exile in Germany, was...