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16,000 evacuated as experts diffuse American WWII bomb in Frankfurt

World

July 7 (UPI) -- More than 16,000 people were evacuated in Germany on Sunday as experts diffused an American World War II bomb. The evacuations took place near the European Central bank in Frankfurt to allow the bomb disposal experts to deactivate one of the 1,100-pound bomb's two detonators. The bomb was discovered during construction work last month and detonation was scheduled on Sunday to minimize potential disruption of the city, which acts as the country's financial capital. The evacuation area stretched from the bank to the Main River on the eastern side of the city. About 25 coma, stroke and dementia patients at a nursing home were transported to other hospitals Saturday. All other residents were required to evacuate their homes by 8 a.m. Sunday. Trains and cars were diverted away...

Chelsea 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt: Blues win 4-3 on penalties to set-up Arsenal final

Sports

Eden Hazard scored the winning penalty as Chelsea edged past Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3 on penalties to set up an all-English Europa League final against Arsenal.Hazard, who could have played his final game for the Blues at Stamford Bridge, converted after Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga had saved from both Martin Hinteregger and Goncalo Paciencia.Chelsea will now meet Arsenal in the final in Baku on 29 May and the result means both the Champions League and Europa League final will be played between English clubs this season - the first time all four finalists in Europe's top two competitions have come from one nation. With the score 1-1 after the first leg, Chelsea took lead in the second ...

Citi picks Frankfurt as Brexit plan emerges

Business

Citi will become the latest Wall Street giant to unveil plans to cope with the UK's departure from the European Union this week when it names Frankfurt as the location for a major new trading operation.Sky News has learnt that Citi executives have finalised plans to establish a second EU-based broker-dealer, which will handle many of the market trading activities currently undertaken in London.The US bank has decided to name Frankfurt as the location for the new broker-dealer after also evaluating Paris as an alternative, according to insiders.Citi's decision reflects the issue confronting all international banks which rely on the EU's passporting regime to trade seamlessly across national borders.The likes of Barclays, JP Morgan, HSBC and UBS have talked in recent weeks about the accelera...