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Maccabi Haifa FC vs Union Berlin 9/30/2021

Oct. 01, 2021 05:46 AM EDT

Haifa fans face antisemitic abuse in Berlin's Olympiastadion

By Ciarán Fahey Oct. 01, 2021 05:43 AM EDT

Rangel of Kuopio PS, left, fights for the ball against Berlin's Christopher Trimmel during the Europa Conference League second leg play-offs soccer match between Union Berlin and Kuopio PS, at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Thursday, Aug, 26, 2021. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP)

Union Berlin reaches Europe as city rival Hertha looks on

By Ciarán Fahey Aug. 26, 2021 04:38 PM EDT

Tianshi Zhong, left, and Shanju Bao of Team China compete during a qualifying heat for track cycling women's team sprint at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

China's Bao, Zhong win Olympic women's team sprint gold

By Dave Skretta Aug. 02, 2021 05:34 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 file photo, Berlin's Jordan Torunarigha looks at the ball during the German soccer cup, DFB Pokal, match between FC Schalke 04 and Hertha BSC Berlin in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Germany’s Olympic soccer team has walked off the field during a preparation match for the Tokyo Games in response to alleged racist abuse from an opposing Honduras player toward German defender Jordan Torunarigha. The German soccer federation says “the game had to be stopped five minutes before the end with the score at 1-1. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Hertha BSC vs FC Schalke 04 2/4/2020

Jul. 17, 2021 10:32 AM EDT

A murales showing a Swiss guard kissing a colleague, by street artist Laika, is seen on the day of the annual Pride march, in Rome, Saturday, June 26, 2021. This year's march comes amid widespread concern in Europe about legislation in Hungary that will ban showing content about LGBT issues to children and a controversial Vatican communication to Italy, criticizing a law that would extend additional protections from discrimination to the LGBT community.. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Big Pride parade in Paris; Turkish police stop marchers

By Frances D'emilio And John Leicester Jun. 26, 2021 12:10 PM EDT

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas, right, sign an agreement during a ceremony for the launch of a U.S.-Germany Dialogue on Holocaust Issues at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe in Berlin, Thursday, June 24, 2021. Blinken is on a week long trip in Europe traveling to Germany, France and Italy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

US, Germany confront rising antisemitism, Holocaust denial

By Matthew Lee Jun. 24, 2021 07:53 AM EDT

Merkel hopes UEFA will act 'responsibly' on Wembley capacity

Jun. 22, 2021 08:13 AM EDT
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday she hopes UEFA will act “responsibly” on the issue of staging Euro 2020 matches in Britain given the...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, welcomes the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, right, for a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, June 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Leaders of Germany, France urge vigilance over virus variant

By Frank Jordans Jun. 18, 2021 02:21 PM EDT

Germany's Lufthansa aims to pay back government aid quickly

Jun. 18, 2021 07:11 AM EDT
BERLIN (AP) — Lufthansa's chief executive said Friday that the company aims to pay back billions of euros in aid provided to help the airline through the...

German Health Minister Jens Spahn attends a news conference on the coronavirus pandemic and the COVID-19 disease, in Berlin, Germany, Friday, June 18, 2021. Germany’s health minister says the country has now given a first coronavirus vaccine shot to more than half of its population. (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool via AP)

Germany hits vaccination milestone but wary of delta variant

By Geir Moulson Jun. 18, 2021 06:14 AM EDT

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer addresses the media during a press conference on the 'Constitution Protection Report 2020' in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)

Rise in far-right extremists seen in Germany last year

By Frank Jordans Jun. 15, 2021 06:01 AM EDT

Workers block the entrance of a depot for German startup Gorillas, a grocery delivery company, during a protest against the firing of a colleague in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, June 10, 2021. The delivery service Gorillas now operates in dozens of cities across Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Britain, and has already set its sights on New York. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Gorilla tactics: Berlin delivery riders take on $1B startup

By Frank Jordans Jun. 13, 2021 03:33 AM EDT

Jens Spahn (CDU), Federal Minister of Health, shows the Corona Warn app with a sample digital vaccination certificate as well as his own old vaccination certificate at the regular press conference on the Corona situation in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, June 10, 2021. One of the topics is the digital vaccination certificate. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

Germany starts rolling out a digital EU vaccination pass

By Kirsten Grieshaber Jun. 10, 2021 08:01 AM EDT

This Saturday May 22, 2021 taken photo shows people sitting at the 'Wilde Renate' beer garden in Berlin, Germany. Several of the German capital's nightspots have managed a limited restart along with pubs and restaurants over Pentecost weekend. (AP Photo/Dorothee Thiesing)

Berlin's nightclubbers sip their drinks, await better times

By Dorothee Thiesing May. 23, 2021 11:47 AM EDT

An empty beer bottle stands in front of the buildings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, May 21, 2021. All people gathering on the square for drinks and food left when the police started checking if they are abiding by the coronavirus restrictions. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Germany lifts more restrictions, Merkel urges caution

By Geir Moulson May. 21, 2021 05:59 AM EDT

Union Berlin gets permission to have 2,000 fans at last game

May. 17, 2021 12:24 PM EDT
BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin has been granted permission to have about 2,000 fans attend its home game against Leipzig on Saturday for its final Bundesliga game...