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Bayern's head coach Hans-Dieter Flick reacts during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and FC Union Berlin at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Saturday, April 10, 2021.(Sven Hoppe/Pool via AP)
Bayern preparations for PSG hit by injuries, speculation

By Ciarán Fahey 52 minutes ago

Armin Laschet, CDU federal chairman and minister president of North Rhine-Westphalia, arrives at the CDU presidium meeting in front of party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Monday, April 12, 2021. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)
Leader of Merkel's party moves forward in bid for chancellor

By Geir Moulson 7 hrs ago

A person receives the COVID-19 vaccine as members of the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra play at the vaccination center in Arena Nord in Frederikshavn, Jutland, Denmark, Monday April 12, 2021. (Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
The Latest: Germany aims to unify pandemic restrictions

By The Associated Press 7 hrs ago

Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland warms up before the Champions League, first leg, quarterfinal soccer match between Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
Dortmund planning to keep Haaland for next season

19 hrs ago

Snow falls over the stadium before the Champions League quarterfinal soccer match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
4 Euros host cities get UEFA extension amid doubts on fans

By Rob Harris Apr. 09, 2021 12:21 PM EDT

A woman leaves after receiving her second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center that is closed for fresh registrations for first doses because of shortage the vaccine, in Mumbai, India, Friday, April 9, 2021. India has a seven-day rolling average of more than 100,000 cases per day and has reported 13 million virus cases since the pandemic began, the third-highest total after the United States and Brazil. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
No region in the world spared as virus cases, deaths surge

By Vanessa Gera Apr. 09, 2021 09:42 AM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, listen to plant manager Wladimir Guitel, as he visits the Delpharm plant in Saint-Remy-sur-Avre, west of Paris, Friday, April 9, 2021 in Paris. The Delpharm plant started bottling Pfizer vaccines this week as France tries to make its mark on global vaccine production, and speed up vaccinations of French people amid a new virus surge. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)
France advises vaccine mixing for some, amid clotting fears

Apr. 09, 2021 09:29 AM EDT

FILE -- In this April 6, 2021 file photo European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen leaves after a joint news conference with EU Council President Charles Michel after talks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey demanded Friday that Italy's premier apologize for having called President Tayyip Erdogan a “dictator,” adding fuel to the scandal over the perceived seating snub of the European Commission president and deepening the EU-Turkey rift at the precise moment both sides were hoping for rapprochement. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
Turkey demands apology after Draghi calls Erdogan a dictator

By Nicole Winfield And Suzan Fraser Apr. 09, 2021 08:59 AM EDT

French President Emmanuel Macron, second right, and plant manager Wladimir Guitel, visit the Delpharm plant in Saint-Remy-sur-Avre, west of Paris, Friday, April 9, 2021 in Paris. The Delpharm plant started bottling Pfizer vaccines this week as France tries to make its mark on global vaccine production, and speed up vaccinations of French people amid a new virus surge. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)
The Latest: Navajo Nation issues weekend stay-at-home order

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 04:07 AM EDT

Israelis stand next to their cars as sirens mark a nationwide moment of silence in remembrance of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
March of the Living honors medical workers battling COVID-19

By Laurie Kellman Apr. 08, 2021 08:08 AM EDT

A shot of Pfizer's Comirnaty vaccine against coronavirus is drawn up in a GP surgery, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 8, 2021. (Paul Zinken/dpa via AP)
Germany mulls possible order of Russian COVID-19 vaccine

By Geir Moulson Apr. 08, 2021 07:53 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 19, 2016 file photo a sticker from around 1900 reading: 'Don't buy from Jews' is displayed at an exhibition of antisemitic and racist stickers at the Deutsches Historisches Museum (German Historic Museum) in Berlin, Germany. Before local anti-Jewish laws were enacted, before neighborhood shops and synagogues were destroyed, and before Jews were forced into ghettos, cattle cars, and camps, words were used to stoke the fire of hate. 'ItStartedWithWords' is a digital, Holocaust education campaign posting weekly videos of survivors from across the world reflecting on those moments that led up to the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file)
Holocaust survivors use social media to fight anti-Semitism

By David Rising Apr. 08, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

Bremen's Yuya Osako, right, celebrates with teammate Milot Rashica after scoring during the German soccer cup quarter final soccer match between Jahn Regensburg and Werder Bremen at Jahnstadion Regensburg in Regensburg, Germany, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. (Armin Weigel/dpa via AP)
Bremen beats Regensburg for German Cup semifinal vs. Leipzig

Apr. 07, 2021 02:46 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 file photo,People wear protective face masks due to the coronavirus pandemic, as they walk over a bridge during the lockdown in Oberhausen, Germany. Armin Laschet, a governor who also leads Merkel’s party, called this week for a vaguely defined 2-3 week “bridge lockdown” to control infections while Germany steps up a so-far slow vaccination campaign. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has thrown her weight behind calls for a 'short, uniform lockdown'. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file)
Merkel backs 'short, uniform lockdown' across Germany

By Geir Moulson Apr. 07, 2021 09:11 AM EDT

Brazilian activist and artist Rafael Puetter, dressed as the grim reaper, sits in front of the Reichstag and set up a live stream during a one-man protest through Berlin, Germany, early Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The multimedia artist starts his performance at the Brazilian embassy in Berlin at midnight every night to protest against Brazil's COVID-19 policies. Rafael Puetter walks to the Brandenburg Gate and then to the nearby German parliament building, in front of which he counts out a sunflower seed to represent each of the lives that were lost over the past 24 hours in Brazil because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
'Grim reaper' Berlin artist protests Brazil's virus stance

Apr. 07, 2021 05:55 AM EDT

Bologna's Riccardo Orsolini competes for the ball with FC Internazionale Milano's Nicolo Barella during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Bologna and Inter Milan at the Renato Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna, Italy, Saturday, April 3, 2021. (Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP)AP)
Italy to allow fans at Euros, some other hosts yet to decide

By Rob Harris Apr. 06, 2021 03:02 PM EDT

MATCHDAY: Bayern takes on PSG, Porto hosts Chelsea in CL

By The Associated Press Apr. 06, 2021 02:23 PM EDT
A look at what’s happening in European soccer on Wednesday: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE BAYERN MUNICH VS. PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN ...

Hertha's striker Matheus Cunha, left, and Union's midfielder Robert Andrich during their German Bundesliga soccer match in Berlin, Germany, Sunday April 4, 2021. Union Berlin denied Hertha Berlin an important win as they battled to a hard-fought 1-1 draw in the Bundesliga, in its battle against relegation and Hertha reciprocated by denting its city rival’s hopes of European qualification. (Andreas Gora/Pool via AP)
Union, Hertha draw hard-fought Berlin derby 1-1

By Ciarán Fahey Apr. 04, 2021 03:05 PM EDT

People wait outside as they arrive to be vaccinated against Covid-19 the opening day of a mass vaccination centre set up in the Olympique Lyonnais soccer Stadium, in Decines-Charpieu, Saturday, April 3, 2021. (Jean-Philippe Ksiazek, Pool via AP)
Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays

By Angela Charlton And Oleg Cetinic Apr. 04, 2021 06:44 AM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Apr. 04, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Easter Sunday, April 4, the 94th day of 2021. There are 271 days left in the year. Today’s...