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BERLIN: Germany and Britain on Monday both swooped on suspected spies accused of passing on secret information to China, as concern deepens in the West over aggressive Chinese espionage. In Germany, investigators arrested three German nationals in the west of the country suspected of sharing information on maritime technology, prosecutors said in a statement. The trio, named as Herwig F., …

India rested skipper Rohit Sharma and his predecessor Virat Kohli in the second match of the ongoing ODI series against West Indies Barbados on Saturday, NDTV reported. Surprisingly, Kohli, who is one of India’s favourite batman did something unexpected at the Kensington Oval while he was not part of the playing XI. He swung into action another way as the former skipper …

BHUBANESWAR: Gonzalo Peillat scored a second-half hat-trick and Niklas Wellen scored a last-minute goal as former champions Germany bounced back from two goals down Friday to stun Australia 4-3 and reach the field hockey World Cup final against defending champions Belgium, who beat the Netherlands 3-2 in a penalty shootout. World number one Australia were leading 3-2 with less than …

BERLIN: Germany and Austria announced emergency measures on Sunday to ensure their energy needs after a drop in Russian gas supplies, including reverting to coal in what Berlin called a “bitter but indispensable” step. “To reduce gas consumption, less gas must be used to generate electricity. Coal-fired power plants will have to be used more instead,” the German economy ministry …

MILAN: Germany and Italy told companies they could open rouble accounts to keep buying Russian gas without breaching sanctions against Moscow following discussions with the European Union, sources said on Friday. The debate over Russia’s demand that foreign buyers pay for gas in roubles has tested the resolve of European governments to take a hard line against Moscow over the …

MADRID: Spain and Germany both had setbacks in the Nations League on Tuesday, with Spain losing to Ukraine for the first time ever and Germany being held to a draw by last-placed Switzerland. Spain kept the group lead despite a 1-0 loss in Kiev in a match attended by about 15,000 fans. Germany went two goals down in the first …

LAHORE: Three more matches were decided in the Kabaddi World Cup (indigenous style) here at the Punjab Stadium on Tuesday. Defending champions India outclassed Sierra Leone 45-18 after leading 22-8 at the half time. In another match, Germany also recorded a comfortable 49-28 defeat against England. Meanwhile, Australia outplayed Azerbaijan 53-24. The event now shifts to Faisalabad where matches will …

BERLIN: Germany on Saturday accused the United States of interfering in its internal affairs, in an increasingly angry spat over Washington’s decision to impose sanctions on companies involved with a major project to supply western Europe with Russian gas. Moscow and the European Union also issued statements criticising the sanctions, a day after President Donald Trump signed off on asset …

PARIS: France, Germany, Britain and the European Union said Monday they are “extremely concerned” by Iran´s decision to re-start nuclear activities at one of its key sites, in breach of a landmark 2015 deal with international powers. “The Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom and the High Representative of the European Union are extremely concerned by the …