Tag: Western Europe
Delayed Legion of Christ extortion trial goes ahead in Italy
ROME — A judge in Milan has ruled that trial can go ahead in a case in which priests and lawyers of the Legion...
UK performers say post-Brexit visa rules spell disaster
<p>LONDON — Leading British actors including Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Julie Walters warned the government on Tuesday that the U.K. culture sector faces...
Athletic Bilbao routs Cádiz 4-0 in Spanish league
MADRID — Athletic Bilbao ended a four-match winless streak with a 4-0 victory over Cádiz in the Spanish league on Monday.
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Online sales soar in 4th quarter for retailer Ahold Delhaize
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Online sales at retailer Ahold Delhaize soared nearly 72% in the final quarter of 2020, the company said Wednesday, as...
Conte’s last hurrah? Italy’s ‘simple citizen’ plots return
<p>ROME — When Giuseppe Conte left the Italian premier’s office over the weekend, Chigi Palace employees leaned out the windows to warmly applaud him...
Pope again updates Vatican legal code amid scrutiny, probes
<p>ROME — Pope Francis has made another set of changes to the Vatican City State’s legal code, which has come under heightened scrutiny and...
Prosecutors seek fine for Russian opposition leader Navalny
MOSCOW — Prosecutors on Tuesday asked a Moscow court to fine jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on charges of defaming a World War...
Boy in Switzerland dies after homemade igloo collapses
BERLIN — A 7-year-old boy has died in eastern Switzerland after a homemade igloo collapsed on him and his father, police said Wednesday.
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Denmark: Man charged with planning terror attack
<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A naturalized Danish man was charged Monday with planning to commit an act of terror in an unknown location in Denmark...
UK to return medals to vets discharged because of sexuality
LONDON — The British military will allow former service personnel who were stripped of medals because of their sexuality to apply to have them...