Europe’s fragile recovery is stalling, a batch of economic data showed this week, with analysts warning that France, with the eurozone’s second-biggest economy, could be slipping into another downturn. Even the eurozone’s economic powerhouse Germany — whose performance is increasingly
Two NASA astronauts serving on the International Space Station lost a bet over the World Cup game between Germany and the U.S. They also lost their hair with Germany’s 1-0 win on Thursday. U.S. astronauts Steve Swanson and Reid Wiseman
On June 28, 1914, Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were murdered by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo. The assassination set off a chain of events that led to the outbreak of the First World War in
(Reuters) – Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo challenged U.S. President Barack Obama to a bet over Belgium’s impending World Cup knock-out match against the United States, offering the prospect of some “great Belgian beers” should the U.S. team win. On Thursday,
On Friday night’s episode of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” in a discussion about the Tea Party’s pushback against last Tuesday’s Mississippi Republican primary runoff between State Sen. Chris McDaniel and incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS), Max Brooks, author
European Union leaders gathered in Brussels have nominated Jean-Claude Juncker to be the next president of the European Commission, dismissing Prime Minister David Cameron’s warnings that putting the euro-zealot Juncker in the top job in Brussels would push Britain further
On Tuesday, European foreign affairs ministers voted to grant Albania formal EU “candidate country” status. A final vote will take place amongst heads of government during the summit taking place today and tomorrow (26th and 27th June), yet most expect the
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are clashing over whether to loosen the bloc’s rules overseeing national budgets and limiting how much debt governments may take on. Italy, Belgium and others are arguing more flexibility is needed to foster growth
Manchester United great Paul Scholes said the proposed move of teenage England left-back Luke Shaw to Old Trafford for a fee in excess of £30 million ($51m, 38m euros) was a sign of just how “silly” English football had become.
BERLIN, June 26 (UPI) —The German government has canceled its Internet contract with the U.S. telecommunications company Verizon over data security fears. There is concern in Germany that U.S. firms provide data to authorities, and anger over allegations that conversations
President Obama told George Stephanopoulos in an interview with ABC that the United States has crafted its foreign policy around the ongoing World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil. “We had elements – which I won’t detail – of our foreign
The World Cup match between the United States and Germany created pizza shortages around the country, with one restaurant in Kentucky saying that the game, which started at noon eastern, was responsible for an extra month of sales. In Washington,
Many who wanted to stream the U.S. vs. Germany World Cup game on Thursday afternoon on WatchESPN’s video-streaming service could not do so at kickoff because of “unprecedented demand” at noon eastern. ESPN said “viewership for the first half of the USA-Germany
Thomas Müller hammered home a rebound for Germany early in the second half to open the scoring, and Germany won the so-called “Group of Death” with a 1-0 victory over the United States on Thursday in a flooded Recife, Brazil.
David Lidington, Britain’s minister for Europe, went to Berlin yesterday “to tackle head-on some of the misconceptions about the UK’s approach to the European Union.” In a speech to an EU organisation called Europe Network Germany he insisted that “Britain
Nearly seventy years ago, America and its allies demanded unconditional surrender from Germany. Today, America and its allies hope for a draw against Germany. Many partisans of the U.S. soccer team would regard even a loss, provided by not too
Ghana President John Dramani Mahama reportedly flew over $3 million in cash on a plane Wednesday to Ghana’s soccer squad to prevent a potential boycott of their game against Portugal on Thursday. Ghana’s players demanded the money to be delivered
The United States plays Germany at 12:00 p.m. ET–right in the middle of the work day. If the boss asks for a note, coach Jurgen Klinsmann provides one ready to print! And don’t forget to wear your jersey !! #businessattire
The U.S. men’s soccer team plays Germany, a three-time World Cup champion and a pre-tournament favorite for this year’s competition, today at noon Eastern. How should the U.S. approach the game? It is only human nature to wonder not only
Members of a German pro-Israel group came under attack when they were rallying on behalf of the three Israeli teens that were recently kidnapped in an Israeli area of the disputed West Bank territory by Hamas terrorists. An 83-year old
Police from Austria, Germany and the Netherlands have arrested an international gang of tractor thieves, the latest move in a campaign against a Europe-wide countryside crime wave which costs farmers and agricultural equipment dealers millions every year. The gang arrested have
The United States and, to a lesser extent, Honduras are playing for more than just their own World Cup lives in the final round of group matches, they could also help Concacaf make history. Concacaf, which incorporates teams from North
FIFA is investigating German fans who showed up Ghana in blackface and a neo-Nazi sympathizer who ran onto the field during the Ghana-Germany game over the weekend. According to the Associated press, messages written on the man’s “chest and back
Few events in recent years have sparked the kind of global outrage that accompanied Edward Snowden’s revelations, through documents stolen from the National Security Agency, that the organization had been spying on millions of private citizens around the world. Political
The “stupid” British prime minister “f**ked up” in the EU, according to the same Polish minister who was caught on a secret recording saying Poland’s ties with the US are “worthless bulls**t.” After comments by Radoslaw Sikorsky on US-Polish ties
