Munich

Capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany

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Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, the second most populous German federal state. With a population of around 1.5 million, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The city's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people. Straddling the banks of the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps, it is the seat of the Bavarian administrative region of Upper Bavaria, while being the most densely populated municipality in Germany. Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialect area, after the Austrian capital of Vienna, Munich was one of the host cities of the official tournament of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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Charlton leads tributes to Munich hero Gregg

Sir Bobby Charlton says Harry Gregg was "a fantastic goalkeeper but more importantly an incredible human being".
BBC News - Published 1 week ago

Ex-Man Utd keeper & Munich hero Gregg dies aged 87

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Harry Gregg, hailed as a hero of the 1958 Munich air disaster, dies at the age of 87.
BBC News - Published 1 week ago

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Manchester United greats say goodbye to former goalkeeper Harry Gregg

Sir Bobby Charlton, one of the players Gregg pulled from the wreckage of a burning plane, was among those who gathered to say farewell to the goalkeeper whose courage in the aftermath of the 1958..

Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:54Published 3 days ago

Manchester United legends gather for Harry Gregg funeral

Manchester United greats Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Alex Ferguson and Denis Law are among mourners who have gathered for the funeral of club hero Harry Gregg. The former Northern Ireland international..

Credit: ODN Duration: 01:39Published 3 days ago

Manchester United great Harry Gregg dies aged 87

Former Manchester United goalkeeper and hero of the Munich air disaster Harry Gregg has died at the age of 87.

Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:37Published 1 week ago

Treat Facebook like something between a newspaper and telco: Zuckerberg

Online content should be regulated with a system somewhere between a newspaper and a tecom company, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Saturday. Fred Katayama reports.

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:12Published 1 week ago

"West is winning," U.S. tells China

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended his nation's global role despite misgivings in Europe. As Fred Katayama reports, Defense Secretary Mark Esper added that the West should not depend on China..

Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:22Published 1 week ago

US and Taliban reach Afghanistan truce on sidelines of Munich security conference

The truce came after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper met in Munich with Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani. View on euronews

Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:08Published 1 week ago

Wuhan virus origins still in question

A report by a group of Chinese researchers states that the earliest patient that contracted the virus had not visited the seafood market.

Credit: Reuters - 3D Animations (Next Me Duration: 01:42Published on January 28, 2020

At least six killed in shooting in Germany

Six people have been killed and several were injured in a shooting in south-western Germany. Rot am See is located about 170 kilometres (105 miles) north west of Munich.

Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:30Published on January 24, 2020