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Toronto Sun
6 days ago
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3 World War II bombs defused in Cologne, Germany after evacuation
Published Jun 04, 2025 • 1 minute read Two of the three unexploded Second World War bombs are defused and prepared to be loaded onto vehicles for removal, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Cologne, Germany. Photo by Christoph Reichwein/dpa via AP / AP COLOGNE, Germany — Three unexploded U.S. bombs from the Second World War were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city's biggest evacuation since the end of the war. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account More than 20,000 residents were evacuated from the city centre earlier Wednesday after the bombs were unearthed on Monday during preparatory work for road construction. Experts defused the bombs within about an hour, city authorities said in a statement. Even 80 years after the end of the war, unexploded bombs dropped during wartime air raids are frequently found in Germany. Sometimes, large-scale precautionary evacuations are needed. The location this time was unusually prominent — just across the Rhine River from Cologne's historic centre. Significantly bigger evacuations have occurred in other German cities. The evacuations included homes, 58 hotels, nine schools, a hospital and two nursing homes, several museums and office buildings and the Messe/Deutz train station. It also included three bridges across the Rhine, including the heavily used Hohenzollern railway bridge, which leads into Cologne's central station. Shipping on the Rhine also was suspended. Clearance to go ahead with defusing the bombs was delayed somewhat because one person refused in the historic centre initially refused to leave their home, city authorities said. Celebrity Toronto & GTA Canada Toronto Blue Jays Toronto & GTA
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
German third-tier football club fined for fans' sexism to referee
Rot-Weiss Essen fans wave their scarves and flags in the stands during the German 3rd division soccer match between Rot-Weiss Essen and Hansa Rostock at Hafenstrasse stadium. Essen have been fined €20,000 for sexist remarks made by fans towards female referee Fabienne Michel. Christoph Reichwein/dpa German third-division club Rot-Weiss Essen have been fined €20,000 (about $22,000) for sexist remarks made by fans towards female referee Fabienne Michel, the country's football federation (DFB) said on Thursday. The case related to the third-division match between Verl and Rot-Weiss Essen on March 28. Advertisement During the second half there were "repeated offensive and discriminatory chants and shouts directed at referee Fabienne Michel" from the Essen spectator area, the DFB said in a statement. "She has now also filed a civil complaint," the DFB added.
CBS News
23-04-2025
- General
- CBS News
Pope Francis' body being moved to St. Peter's Basilica for 3 days of public viewing
Vatican City — The body of Pope Francis was being moved to St. Peter's Basilica early Wednesday to lie in state for the Catholic faithful to pay their respects to the Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, concern for the poor and insistent prayers for peace. Heads of state are expected for his funeral Saturday in St. Peter's Square, but the three days of public viewing are largely for ordinary Catholics to grieve the 88-year-old pope, who died Monday after, the Vatican said, he had a stroke and heart failure. The papal Swiss Guard walking across St. Peter's Square before the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will be laid out in St. Peter's Basilica for three days. Christoph Reichwein / picture alliance via Getty Images Francis first lay in state in the Santa Marta Domus in a private viewing for Vatican residents and the papal household. Images released by the Vatican on Tuesday showed Francis lying in an open coffin, wearing the traditional pointed headdress of bishops and red robes, his hands folded over a rosary. The Vatican's No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, was pictured praying by Francis. His body was being transferred in a procession, accompanied by cardinals, from his residence at Casa Santa Marta, where he died. The coffin will be kept open until midnight on Wednesday and Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. The public mourning period will end on Friday at 7 p.m. Once inside the basilica, his coffin won't be put on an elevated bier - as was the case with past popes - but will just placed on the main altar of the 16th-century basilica, simply facing the pews. Italian police have tightened security for the viewing and the funeral, carrying out foot and horse patrols around the Vatican, where pilgrims continued to arrive for the Holy Year celebrations that Francis opened in December. The funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Square, and will be attended by leaders including President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy. The funeral Mass will be celebrated by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re. The papal funeral is broken down into three separate phases, or "stations." They are the preparation of the body, the viewing of the body, and then the burial. Cardinals are continuing their meetings this week to plan the conclave to elect Francis' successor and make other decisions about running the Catholic Church as world leaders and the ordinary faithful grieve his death. History's first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change. He last appeared in public on Sunday with an Easter blessing and popemobile tour through a cheering crowd in St. Peter's Square. Church officials also shared some details about the pope's final hours, describing "a discreet death, almost sudden, without long suffering or public alarm."
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pope funeral: Serie A reportedly postpones more games
The Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica, decorated with velvet curtains and a large cross, is closed. Pope Francis, who led the Catholic Church for 12 years and was praised for his humility and unorthodox approach, died on Easter Monday aged 88. Christoph Reichwein/dpa The three Serie A matches scheduled for Saturday have reportedly been postponed because the funeral for Pope Francis has been set for the same day in Rome. The matches in question are champions Inter Milan v Roma, capital club Lazio v Parma and Como v Genoa. Advertisement The league is yet to confirm the postponement. Dignitaries and visitors from around the world are expected to be in Rome for the funeral of the pope who died on Monday. As a result, Monday's four Serie A Games were postponed and have been rearranged for Wednesday.
