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Russia scores points with vaccine diplomacy, but snags arise
World
March 7, 2021
Russia scores points with vaccine diplomacy, but snags arise
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s boast in August that it was the first country to authorize a coronavirus vaccine led to…
Speedy variants power virus surge sweeping Europe
World
March 6, 2021
Speedy variants power virus surge sweeping Europe
MILAN (AP) — The virus swept through a nursery school and an adjacent elementary school in the Milan suburb of…
Nuclear program: Iran avoids critical resolution with agreement for talks
Middle East
March 5, 2021
Nuclear program: Iran avoids critical resolution with agreement for talks
A standoff between the European signatories to the Iran nuclear deal and Tehran has been eased, at least temporarily, by the Iranian…
Germany agrees easing of COVID-19 curbs, more testing and vaccinations
World
March 4, 2021
Germany agrees easing of COVID-19 curbs, more testing and vaccinations
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel and German state leaders have agreed a phased easing of coronavirus curbs along with…
French families sue over extensive nursing home virus deaths
World
March 3, 2021
French families sue over extensive nursing home virus deaths
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court is holding a hearing Wednesday in a class-action effort to hold French health authorities…
Britain to ease listing rules to buttress London after Brexit
World
March 3, 2021
Britain to ease listing rules to buttress London after Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will modernise its listing rules to attract more high-growth and “blank cheque” SPAC company flotations to…
Europeans push IAEA Iran resolution despite warnings by Russia, Tehran
Middle East
March 1, 2021
Europeans push IAEA Iran resolution despite warnings by Russia, Tehran
VIENNA (Reuters) – Britain, France and Germany are pressing ahead with a US-backed plan for a resolution by the UN…
As online grocery booms in Britain, will new habits die hard?
World
March 1, 2021
As online grocery booms in Britain, will new habits die hard?
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s multi-billion pound supermarket industry is placing its bets on whether big-spending older shoppers will stick with…
Countries call on drug companies to share vaccine know-how
World
March 1, 2021
Countries call on drug companies to share vaccine know-how
PARIS (AP) — In an industrial neighborhood on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s largest city lies a factory with gleaming new…
The Latest: Italy’s Sardinia to open up as infections fall
World
February 28, 2021
The Latest: Italy’s Sardinia to open up as infections fall
ROME — While new COVID-19 cases surge in Italy’s north, the island of Sardinia has earned coveted ’’white zone” status,…