Tag: Austria
Vatican cardinal defends gay union blessing ban amid dissent
ROME — A cardinal close to Pope Francis defended a recent Holy See pronouncement that priests cannot bless same-sex unions as the Vatican faced...
Former ski world champion Hannes Reichelt retires at age 40
Austrian skier Hannes Reichelt kept winning races after returning from several severe knee and back injuries that hampered his career.
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Reynolds, Odunze receive US call-ups but not Hoppe
CHICAGO — Defender Bryan Reynolds received his first call-up to the U.S. national team after the 19-year-old made his debut for Roma last weekend.
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France to return Nazi-looted Klimt to rightful Jewish heirs
PARIS — The French government announced Monday that it will return a Nazi-looted Gustav Klimt landscape painting to its rightful owners more than 80...
Meillard leads Pinturault after 1st run of World Cup GS
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Swiss skier Loïc Meillard edged Alexis Pinturault to lead the penultimate men’s World Cup giant slalom of the season after...
Austria targets hard-hit area with shots to battle variant
BERLIN — Austria is embarking on an ambitious drive to inoculate residents of a district that has been particularly hard-hit by the virus variant...
Odermatt wins super-G, keeps season title hopes alive
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Marco Odermatt dominated the penultimate men’s World Cup super-G of the season Sunday to keep himself in the race for the...
Men’s World Cup downhill race stopped because of fog
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria —
The first men’s World Cup downhill following...
Kriechmayr adds World Cup downhill win to world title
SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Vincent Kriechmayr ended his two-year-long victory drought in men’s World Cup downhills by winning Saturday, three weeks after he took the...
Austria plans vaccine drive in area hit by SA virus variant
VIENNA — Austrian officials said Wednesday that they plan to offer vaccinations to most residents in a district that has seen significant numbers of...
