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Madrid officials reluctantly ready city for partial lockdown
World
October 2, 2020
Madrid officials reluctantly ready city for partial lockdown
MADRID (AP) — Madrid’s regional government has appealed against a national order that requires a partial lockdown of the Spanish…
Germany’s Merkel defends government record during pandemic
World
September 30, 2020
Germany’s Merkel defends government record during pandemic
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday defended her government’s record during the coronavirus pandemic, telling lawmakers that…
At virus milestone, Italian priest reflects on loss, lessons
World
September 30, 2020
At virus milestone, Italian priest reflects on loss, lessons
SERIATE, Italy (AP) — If there is anything the Rev. Mario Carminati and the traumatized residents of Italy’s Bergamo province…
Child poverty likely to increase in EU amid virus pandemic
World
September 29, 2020
Child poverty likely to increase in EU amid virus pandemic
BRUSSELS (AP) — Child poverty has reached an “unacceptable” level across the European Union, the world’s largest trading bloc, a…
German leaders consider how to slow rise in virus cases
World
September 29, 2020
German leaders consider how to slow rise in virus cases
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel and the governors of Germany’s 16 states were conferring Tuesday on how to prevent…
Worldwide grief: Death toll from coronavirus tops 1 million
Features/Interviews
September 29, 2020
Worldwide grief: Death toll from coronavirus tops 1 million
NEW DELHI (AP) — Joginder Chaudhary was his parents’ greatest pride, raised with the little they earned farming a half-acre…
Thousands protest COVID-19 restrictions in central London
World
September 26, 2020
Thousands protest COVID-19 restrictions in central London
LONDON (AP) — Thousands gathered Saturday at London’s Trafalgar Square to protest lockdowns and social distancing rules imposed to slow…
At least 13 people drown in migrant shipwreck off Libya
Middle East
September 25, 2020
At least 13 people drown in migrant shipwreck off Libya
CAIRO (AP) — Over a dozen migrants trying to reach Europe drowned in the Mediterranean Sea when their small dinghy…
UK’s Johnson urges ‘spirit of togetherness’ to combat virus
World
September 23, 2020
UK’s Johnson urges ‘spirit of togetherness’ to combat virus
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appealed Tuesday for resolve and a “spirit of togetherness” through the winter…
Germany eager to resume tourism with Egypt as soon as possible, says minister
Travel
September 22, 2020
Germany eager to resume tourism with Egypt as soon as possible, says minister
A German minister has pledged to study how to revive tourism to Egypt as soon as possible, once Germany resumes…