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UK to impose tougher COVID-19 measures amid case spike
World
September 22, 2020
UK to impose tougher COVID-19 measures amid case spike
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to announce new restrictions on social interactions Tuesday as the government…
UK science advisers warn of darker COVID-19 days ahead
World
September 21, 2020
UK science advisers warn of darker COVID-19 days ahead
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s top medical advisers on Monday painted a grim picture of exponential growth in illness and death…
Sweden spared surge of virus cases but many questions remain
World
September 20, 2020
Sweden spared surge of virus cases but many questions remain
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A train pulls into the Odenplan subway station in central Stockholm, where morning commuters without masks get…
Report finds global economic outlook not as bad as expected
World
September 16, 2020
Report finds global economic outlook not as bad as expected
PARIS (AP) — The global economy is not doing as bad as previously expected, especially in the United States and…
Greek minister: Force may be used to move homeless migrants
World
September 15, 2020
Greek minister: Force may be used to move homeless migrants
KARA TEPE, Greece (AP) — Greece’s migration minister said Tuesday that the government will use force, if necessary, to move…
Pope recalls visit to Lesbos refugee camp, urges solidarity
World
September 13, 2020
Pope recalls visit to Lesbos refugee camp, urges solidarity
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis expressed solidarity Sunday with the thousands of migrants who were left homeless by fires…
Greece: Homeless migrants will be housed ‘in coming days’
World
September 13, 2020
Greece: Homeless migrants will be housed ‘in coming days’
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities said Sunday that some 12,000 migrants and asylum-seekers left without shelter after fires gutted…
Police fire teargas as migrants demand to leave Greek island after fire
World
September 12, 2020
Police fire teargas as migrants demand to leave Greek island after fire
LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) – Greek police fired teargas on Saturday during a protest by angry migrants left homeless by a…
Thousands flee as fire rips through overcrowded Greek refugee camp in Lesbos
World
September 9, 2020
Thousands flee as fire rips through overcrowded Greek refugee camp in Lesbos
LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) – Thousands of migrants fled fires on Wednesday that tore through a camp under coronavirus lockdown on…
Fearing virus, parents in Spain rise against back to school
World
September 8, 2020
Fearing virus, parents in Spain rise against back to school
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ángela López hardly fits the profile of a rule-breaker. But the mother of a seven-year-old girl…