Tag: Western Europe
Britain’s Johanna Konta to miss Olympics due to COVID-19
LONDON — Johanna Konta of Britain won't compete at the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, she said Tuesday, after being dropped from...
Immunized but banned: EU says not all COVID vaccines equal
LONDON — After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free...
In ‘Stillwater,’ Matt Damon bridges Oklahoma and France
CANNES, France — The set-up of Tom McCarthy’s “Stillwater” sounds very Liam Neeson.
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Storms cause widespread damage in Switzerland, Germany
BERLIN — Heavy summer storms caused widespread damage and flooding Tuesday in Germany and Switzerland, where an airport hangar partially collapsed in the southern...
‘Fair game’: Koepka and DeChambeau feud won’t go away
Brooks Koepka has made it abundantly clear he doesn't like Bryson DeChambeau. That should have no bearing in golf because they don't have to...
Michael Hicks: What is ‘quality of place?’
For more than a decade, a team of us at Ball State University argued that local economic and population growth was primarily caused by...
France urges compatriots to leave Afghanistan immediately
PARIS — France on Tuesday urged all its citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately given growing security risks, and is arranging a special weekend evacuation...
Biden taps GOP former Sen. Jeff Flake for Turkey ambassador
President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated former Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican lawmaker who endorsed his 2020 run for the White House, to serve...
Another Gianluigi makes Italy’s key saves in Euro 2020 final
LONDON — From Gigi to Gigio, Italy still has a safe pair of hands in goal.
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Lowry parts with the claret jug and sets off to win it back
SANDWICH, England — Shane Lowry kept the silver claret jug for 722 days, the most by any British Open champion in some 75 years....