Tag: Western Europe
Torino-Sassuolo Serie A match off due to virus cases
TURIN, Italy — Torino’s Serie A match against Sassuolo on Friday was postponed because of a rising number of coronavirus cases in the club.
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MATCHDAY: Bilbao visits Levante, Frankfurt goes to Bremen
<p>A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Friday:</p>
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Rarely seen Van Gogh painting exhibited ahead of auction
PARIS — A rare painting by Dutch impressionist master Vincent van Gogh of a street scene in the Parisian neighborhood of Montmartre will be...
England minorities: Higher COVID-19 cases, fewer vaccinated
LONDON — England’s ethnic minority communities have higher levels of COVID-19 infections and lower levels of vaccine acceptance than other groups, according to a...
German police charged over Nazi chats, possessing explosives
BERLIN — Prosecutors in Germany have accused two brothers who worked as police officers in the central state of Hesse of spreading racist views...
Report: Italy’s mobsters well-poised to exploit pandemic aid
<p>ROME — Italy’s organized crime investigators raised alarm Wednesday that the nation’s mobsters are well-positioned to exploit pandemic recovery projects worth billions of euros...
Number of women on UK corporate boards rises 50% in 5 years
LONDON — Women now hold more than a third of the seats on the boards of Britain’s biggest companies, meeting a government target set...
Six Nations says new testing clears France to host Scotland
PARIS — France's rugby match against Scotland in the Six Nations will go ahead as scheduled after another round of coronavirus tests showed no...
Leicester’s Maddison out injured for Europa League match
<p>LEICESTER, England — Leicester midfielder James Maddison will miss the Europa League match against Slavia Prague because of a hip injury, manager Brendan Rodgers...
Slovenia police find 13 migrants lacking air hidden in truck
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Police in Slovenia have discovered 13 migrants from Iraq, including two children, who were hidden in a cargo truck, suffering from...