Tag: Western Europe
Aston Martin launches new car in return to F1 after 61 years
SILVERSTONE, England — The Aston Martin team presented its new Formula One car on Wednesday, revealing a slick livery of British racing green as...
Koeman transforms Barcelona amid club chaos, elections
BARCELONA, Spain — Whoever becomes Barcelona president will have a hard time getting rid of Ronald Koeman as coach.
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Activists sue big French retailer over Amazon forest damage
<p>PARIS — Environmental groups and indigenous activists from the Amazon region filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a French court alleging that France-based supermarket chain...
Portugal moves ‘home’ World Cup qualifier to Turin
<p>LISBON, Portugal — Cristiano Ronaldo will be able to stay at home in Turin when Portugal begins its World Cup qualifying program at a...
Ethiopia now calls Axum massacre allegations ‘credible’
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia on Wednesday said it is investigating “credible allegations of atrocities and human rights abuses” in its embattled Tigray region, including...
UK competition watchdog investigates Apple’s App Store
LONDON — U.K. authorities have launched an investigation into Apple's App Store over concerns it has a dominant role that stifles competition and hurts...
German officials want emails, IMs tied to real-world ID
<p>BERLIN — Germany security officials are proposing that Internet companies should link a user's real-world identity to all of their instant messages, emails and...
Everyman’s everyman, who faced Federer at Wimbledon, retires
<p>Marcus Willis, the Everyman’s everyman who was ranked 772nd when he faced Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2016, is ending his playing career and...
Greece: Tougher lockdown rules target exercise cheats
ATHENS, Greece — Authorities in Greece said Wednesday that police will target people making false exercise claims to bypass stay-at-home orders as part of...
US suspends tariffs on UK goods to resolve aircraft dispute
LONDON — The U.S. agreed Thursday to suspend millions of dollars' worth of tariffs on U.K. exports including Scotch whisky as part of an...