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Far-right crime hits record high in Germany
World
May 5, 2021
Far-right crime hits record high in Germany
Germany saw a big jump last year in politically motivated crimes, and offences committed by far-right supporters hit a record…
Madrid election centers on virus response, rise of far right
World
May 4, 2021
Madrid election centers on virus response, rise of far right
MADRID (AP) — Madrid residents are voting Tuesday for a new regional assembly in an election that tests the depths…
Russia lags behind others in its COVID-19 vaccination drive
World
May 3, 2021
Russia lags behind others in its COVID-19 vaccination drive
MOSCOW (AP) — While at the Park House shopping mall in northern Moscow, Vladimir Makarov saw it was offering the…
Bodies of 3 Europeans ambushed in Burkina Faso flown home
World
April 30, 2021
Bodies of 3 Europeans ambushed in Burkina Faso flown home
MADRID (AP) — The bodies of two Spanish journalists and an Irish wildlife campaigner killed by jihadists in Burkina Faso…
Coronavirus: How Europe plans to reopen
World
April 30, 2021
Coronavirus: How Europe plans to reopen
As COVID-19 vaccinations begin to accelerate across Europe, governments are making plans to reopen businesses such as restaurants, movie theaters and sports…
COVID vaccine passes could grant travel perks in the EU
World
April 29, 2021
COVID vaccine passes could grant travel perks in the EU
The European Parliament has suggested that EU governments should not impose quarantines, tests or self-isolation measures on people holding COVID-19 vaccine certificates. The…
Bulgaria expels Russian diplomat amid probe of arms depot blasts
World
April 29, 2021
Bulgaria expels Russian diplomat amid probe of arms depot blasts
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday told a Russian diplomat to leave the country amid investigations into a series of explosions at Bulgarian…
Dutch government pauses coronavirus app over data leak fears
World
April 29, 2021
Dutch government pauses coronavirus app over data leak fears
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has temporarily disabled its coronavirus warning app amid data privacy concerns for…
Packed parks, lurking virus? Worries mount as Italy reopens
World
April 26, 2021
Packed parks, lurking virus? Worries mount as Italy reopens
MILAN (AP) — Italy’s gradual reopening on Monday after six months of rotating virus lockdowns is satisfying no one: Too…
35 years on, Chernobyl warns and inspires
World
April 25, 2021
35 years on, Chernobyl warns and inspires
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident…