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Nearly 18,000 people in Lanxess Arena on Thursday night alternated between craning their necks to see the highlights, speech text and video displays on the jumbotron hanging from the ceiling and looking down toward the man at the center of the spotlight on the court.Dirk Nowitzki has never been one dimensional.Neither was the retirement ceremony…

Every week, a smattering of Yukoners patiently wait at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport. They are not there to welcome friends or family. They are waiting to see whether immigrants fleeing war in Ukraine have made the trip. For the past month or so, a similar scene has played out most Tuesdays, when the weekly Condor flight from…

Germany has proposed that the European Union suspend an agreement with Russia that eases visa issuance, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said at a news conference on Tuesday following a closed-door meeting of the nation’s cabinet outside Berlin.“My proposal, and I believe that it’s well-founded, is to make it clear that we are…

Ursula von der Leyen, center, sits between Slovenian President Borut Pahor, left and Slovenia Prime Minister Robert Golob at the Bled Strategic Forum in Bled, Slovenia, Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. AP  Energy ministers from EU member states will hold urgent talks in Brussels on September 9. Disruptions have followed high gas prices in the nuclear and…

Bayern Munich s Senegalese forward Sadio Mane (2ndL) is celebrated by terammates for scoring the 0-4 goal during the German first division Bundesliga football match VfL Bochum v FC Bayern Munich in Bochum, western Germany, on August 21, 2022 (AFP)  Friday 26 August Freiburg 1-0 BochumScorer: Grifo 48 Saturday 27 August Hertha Berlin 0-1 Borussia…

As countries become more desperate for energy alternatives, some are heading toward nuclear power. The nuclear power plant Isar 2 pictured in Essenbach, Germany on Mar 3, 2022 (AP) Nuclear power is becoming more popular as countries look for alternatives with the cost of importing energy growing globally and climate crises causing…

Besides making the La Manche a safer place from historic ordnance, SNMCMG1 gained the benefit of training and knowledge from French historical ordnance disposal operations. When our teams collaborate and we get to share and learn from our combined resources, it enhances all of our skills and makes future operations, like ordnance disposal,…

Marco Reus has reacted to the UEFA Champions League draw, which will see Erling Haaland return to GermanyManchester City, Sevilla, FC Copenhagen and Borussia Dortmund have all been drawn into Group GErling Haaland left Borussia Dortmund at the end of the last season to join English champions Manchester CityMarco Reus is relishing the…

The US has responded to Iran’s comments on the nuclear deal proposal put forth by the European Union, State Department officials said Wednesday.“As you know, we received Iran’s comments on the EU’s proposed final text through the EU. Our review of those comments has now concluded. We have responded to the EU today,” State…

Comment on this storyCommentWhen Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize in literature last year, not nearly enough people had read anything by the Tanzanian-born writer. The author of 10 English-language novels, Gurnah had attracted critical praise, but fans knew his stories of East Africa and exile should be reaching a wider audience. In…