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EU tightens vaccine export rules, creates post-Brexit outcry
January 30, 2021
EU tightens vaccine export rules, creates post-Brexit outcry
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union introduced tighter rules Friday on exports of COVID-19 vaccines that could hit shipments to…
Democrats to ‘act big’ on $1.9T aid; GOP wants plan split
January 29, 2021
Democrats to ‘act big’ on $1.9T aid; GOP wants plan split
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Congress and the White House have rejected a Republican pitch to split President Joe Biden’s $1.9…
EU agrees ‘dark red’ COVID-19 zones with stricter travel limits
January 29, 2021
EU agrees ‘dark red’ COVID-19 zones with stricter travel limits
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hotspots of COVID-19 infection in the European Union will be labelled “dark red” zones to discourage all…
Analysis: “Russian roulette” in Europe as needle shortages hamper COVID-19 shots
January 29, 2021
Analysis: “Russian roulette” in Europe as needle shortages hamper COVID-19 shots
PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) – Laurent Fignon, a geriatric doctor in the south of France, is having to improvise as he gives…
Military threats, coup fears overshadow Myanmar parliament opening
January 29, 2021
Military threats, coup fears overshadow Myanmar parliament opening
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar members of parliament are set to take up their seats on Monday as escalating tension between…
China ‘will no longer recognize’ British passports from Hong Kong
January 29, 2021
China ‘will no longer recognize’ British passports from Hong Kong
China said Friday that it would not recognize the British National Overseas (BNO) passport as a valid travel document or…
Analysis: How Wall Street gains from ‘populist’ trading movement
January 29, 2021
Analysis: How Wall Street gains from ‘populist’ trading movement
(Reuters) – Steep gains in shares of GameStop Corp and other stocks this week have been described as populist market…
Pakistani court: Release man accused in Daniel Pearl’s death
January 28, 2021
Pakistani court: Release man accused in Daniel Pearl’s death
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the release Thursday of a Pakistani-British man convicted and later acquitted in the…
‘Take every shift as it comes’: No respite for UK hospitals
January 28, 2021
‘Take every shift as it comes’: No respite for UK hospitals
LONDON (AP) — When the UK surpassed 100,000 coronavirus dead this week, it was much more than just a number…
Column: Athletes can get in line for vaccines like everyone
January 28, 2021
Column: Athletes can get in line for vaccines like everyone
The world may yet gather in Tokyo this summer for an Olympics already postponed once because of the pandemic. Listen…