The Berlin Zoo has sent the first giant pandas born in Germany to China, dispatching the 4-year-olds on a journey that was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pit and Paule, who also are known by the Chinese names Meng Xiang und Meng Yuan, departed from Berlin on Saturday aboard an …
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Poland’s new prime minister, Donald Tusk, said on Tuesday that his pro-European Union government has appointed new heads of state security, intelligence and anti-corruption offices. Two of the new appointees are women. The appointments replace officials who had served under the previous right-wing, Euro-sceptic government. Tusk told a news conference …
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PARIS – France’s Constitutional Council has ruled that a bill legalizing broad surveillance of terrorism suspects doesn’t violate the country’s constitution. Friday’s decision was the final step before the law can come into effect. The bill was proposed long before the January attacks in Paris by Islamic extremists, but the …
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – The Hungarian government says it will complete by Aug. 31 the construction of a fence meant to stop the flow of immigrants and refugees entering through its southern border with Serbia. Government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs said that Interior Minister Sandor Pinter assured the Cabinet at its meeting …
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Oregon football coach Dan Lanning appeared to have no qualms about his subtle shot at the Colorado football program from over the summer when the school announced it was moving to the Big 12. When Lanning was asked about the move in July, he said he didn’t remember the Buffaloes …
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – The Atlanta Falcons have ruled out offensive guard Justin Blalock for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants because of a back injury, meaning there will be three new starters on the offensive line. Also, receiver Harry Douglas will miss his second straight game with a …
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Steve Spurrier believes South Carolina can still win the Southeastern Conference, so he wants his Gamecocks to quickly regroup from their stunning loss to Missouri last week. The coach said the SEC’s East Division is full of good teams — including the Kentucky team the two-loss Gamecocks …
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Seattle, WA (SportsNetwork.com) – Russell Wilson and the Seahawks were in midseason form Friday as Seattle crushed the Chicago Bears, 34-6, in the third preseason game for both clubs. Wilson threw two touchdown passes and ran for another in leading the Seahawks to points on all five of his drives …
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Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Candice Dupree scored 26 points to lead the Phoenix Mercury to an 83-62 rout of the Chicago Sky in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday. Diana Taurasi deposited 19 points and handed out a playoff career-high 11 assists for the Mercury, who last reached …
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Christian Ponder’s descent from first-round draft pick to third-string quarterback has been formalized, with the release of the first depth chart of the season by the Minnesota Vikings. After losing the starting job to Matt Cassel last year and watching the team draft Teddy Bridgewater, Ponder entered the final year …
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