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Peter Schilling's hit set is going to be theme for this Euro Cup 2024. This music was originally produced in 1983 and quickly rose to number one in several European countries and is a definite hit in Germany. There are more football songs expected to come out in preparation for the next ‘Euros’ so people are waiting to see if the next football anthem will be as good as the “Football’s Coming Home”. We now appear to have ‘Major Tom (Coming Home)’ in the mix for this season. The tune, which is related to David Bowie’s 1969 track “Space Oddity,” was launched nine years back as the soundtrack of the show Deutschland 83 and its successors. However, it is back in the limelight now and was recently used in Adidas’s kit unveiling video of the German team for Euro 2024.

European Championship title begins against Croatia in Berlin's Olympiastadion — where the final will be played next month. The other teams in the group are defending champion Italy and Albania. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. local (1600 GMT) on Saturday. Here's what to know about the match: Match facts — Spain and Croatia are meeting for the fourth successive time at the European Championship. Spain knocked out Croatia after a 5-3 extra-time win in the round of 16 at Euro 2020. Spain also defeated Croatia on penalties to win the UEFA Nations League last year.

Meta Platforms will not launch its artificial intelligence assistant Meta AI in Europe for now following a request from the Irish privacy regulator on user data harnessed from Facebook and Instagram, the U.S. social media company said on Friday. The move by Meta came after complaints and a call by advocacy group NOYB to data protection authorities in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Spain to act against the company.

G7 Summit hosted by Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's arrival was marked by a warm, albeit slightly awkward, greeting. The event, taking place in Borgo Egnazia, Apulia, Italy, from June 13 to 15, 2024, saw leaders from the world's major economies gather to discuss critical global issues. As Sunak walked up to Meloni, she welcomed him with a hug and a kiss on the cheek. The moment, captured on video and shared widely online, quickly went viral. While the interaction seemed cordial, internet users were quick to point out an awkwardness, with some suggesting that Meloni appeared to pull back slightly. One social media user humorously noted, «Rishi Sunak being greeted by Giorgia Meloni at G7 looked a lot like he went in for a snog and she pulled back. There was then a real 'eurgh, smelly breath' energy.» Another quipped, «Don't lean in, Rishi!»

European Championship kicks off Friday, what can we expect? An outsider victory? A Kylian Mbappé-inspired French romp? England out in the group stages? Whatever we get, there will be drama. Here, six of The Athletic's writers give their predictions: Who will win the tournament?

U.S. President Joe Biden says the agreement to tap into the windfall profits on frozen Russian assets held in Europe would put that money to work for Ukraine

Now that Europe has announced tariffs on China-made electric cars, the continent is bracing to see if the other shoe drops

Italy is hosting the summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in the wake of the European Parliament election that saw a surge in support for the far right in places like G7 members France and Germany

₹3,000 crore in Maharashtra, according to a recent announcement by the state’s Industries Minister, Uday Samant. The investment, confirmed during Samant's visit to Germany, is expected to significantly boost employment in the region.During his tour, Minister Samant engaged in discussions with senior executives of Mercedes Benz, exploring various avenues for investment within the state.

Giorgia Meloni greeted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz with a 'Namaste' at the G7 Summit in Italy. The traditional Indian greeting, symbolizing respect and mutual recognition, highlighted solidarity among the world leaders. The video of this greeting quickly went viral, evoking reactions from netizens, including one who commented, «Namaste karna sikh gai (learnt how to do Namaste).»

The heads of the Group of 7 nations — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States — started their annual summit Thursday at a luxury hotel in Puglia on the southern Italian coast, overlooking the Adriatic Sea. The wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip and the threats posed by China's economic rise are high on the agenda.

Companies that use artificial intelligence to transform their business could be the next crop of firms to benefit from investors’ enthusiasm for the technology, according to a top JPMorgan Chase & Co. executive. 

European shares edged lower at open on Thursday, weighed down by elevated government bond yields, as a more hawkish stance on rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve dampened sentiment. The continent-wide STOXX 600 was down 0.2%, as of 0715 GMT, after closing 1.2% higher in the previous session.

The European Union is moving to hike tariffs on electric vehicles made in China

German energy company Uniper says a tribunal has awarded it more than 13 billion euros (nearly $14 billion) in damages for gas that Russia's Gazprom hasn’t supplied since 2022

manuscript, over 1,600 years old, has been identified as the earliest known account of Jesus Christ’s childhood. The document had been stored in a library in Hamburg, Germany, for decades and was long believed to be insignificant. However, as per the reports of 'New York Post', two experts have now decoded the text and revealed that it is the earliest surviving copy of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas.

nova is likely to appear in the sky anytime between now and September. Situated at a distance of about 3,000 light-years away the star system T Coronae Borealis, or T Cr B, is likely to explode. If the star explodes, it will be visible to the naked eye here on Earth, reports CNN. The star exploded in 1946 last time and some people who witnessed it will have an opportunity to see it once again. It will again explode 80 years later.

Euro Cup 2024 is arriving in a matter of four days as Germany prepares to host this year's most coveted European title, that will see some of football's top ranking nations participating. The first game will of course see the hosting nation, Germany, in action against Scotland on June 14.

TVS Supply Chain Solutions, one of the largest and fastest-growing integrated supply chain solutions providers in India, gained nearly 9% in today's early trade after the company won a new 5-year strategic contract with Daimler Truck Southeast Asia Pte Ltd, a Daimler Truck AG company, for Integrated Supply Chain Solutions (ISCS) service in Singapore. "This contract solidifies TVS SCS as a primary logistics partner for Daimler Truck AG, the world's largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles, reinforcing the organisation's commitment to delivering exceptional logistics services between Germany and the Asia-Pacific region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed for short-term help in repairing his country’s electricity network and long-term investment in its energy system

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is on his way to South Korea in his sixth overseas trip as governor