BERLIN, (AFP):- The three men vying to lead German Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party took each other on in an online debate Saturday in a bid to revive a race that has been knocked off course by the coronavirus pandemic. The chief of the Christian Democratic Union, who will be chosen at a party..
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PARIS (AP):- A suspect shot dead by police after the gruesome beheading of a history teacher in an attack near Paris Friday was an 18-year-old Chechen, police said. France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said that authorities investigating the horrific killing of the man in..
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COPENHAGEN, (AFP):- European countries have unveiled tough new measures to try to curb a surge in coronavirus infections which the World Health Organization warned Thursday is of "great concern". Underscoring the disruption wrought by Covid-19 even in the corridors of power, US presidential..
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By GEIR MOULSON, BERLIN (AP):- Record daily infection figures in Germany, the Czech Republic and Italy added to fears on Thursday that Europe is running out of chances to control its latest coronavirus outbreak. France has set a 9 p.m. curfew for many of its biggest cities as governments across the..
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By JILL LAWLESS, SEVINGTON, England (AP):- Four years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Brexit can still seem abstract. But in the county known as the Garden of England, it is literally taking concrete form. Just beyond the ancient oaks and yews that surround medieval St. Mary’s..
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LONDON, (AFP):- Recent events in the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands are seen by some as an indication that Britain is showing signs of improving tax transparency in its overseas territories, although activists say more still needs to be done. Two years ago, an amendment made to UK..
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By NICOLE WINFIELD, ROME (AP):- Europe’s second wave of coronavirus infections has struck well before flu season even started, with intensive care wards filling up again and bars shutting down. Making matters worse, authorities say, is a widespread case of “COVID-fatigue.” Record high daily..
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By RAF CASERT, BRUSSELS (AP):- The European Union finally sees progress in trade talks with the United Kingdom, but insists a momentary change in mood between the oft-bickering sides is no guarantee that an agreement will be delivered on time, officials said Thursday. Both sides are negotiating..
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ROME, (AFP):- Brain cells have been found in exceptionally preserved form in the remains of a young man killed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago, an Italian study has revealed. The preserved neuronal structures in vitrified or frozen form were discovered at the..
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By PAN PYLAS`, LONDON (AP):- The British government has launched an investigation into how nearly 16,000 new coronavirus infections went unreported as a result of a technical glitch, a failing that could have given fresh impetus to an outbreak that critics say is already out of control. Health..
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By IAIN SULLIVAN and JOSEPH WILSON, MADRID (AP):- Madrid awoke Saturday to its first day under a partial lockdown, with police controlling travel in and out of the Spanish capital as the city and its suburbs have become Europe’s biggest hot spot in the second wave of the coronavirus. Spain’s..
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BERLIN (AP):- Germany is marking the 30th anniversary of its reunification on Saturday, drawing a generally positive picture of the progress made in knitting together east and west amid celebrations that are low-key because of the coronavirus pandemic. Germany was reunited on Oct. 3, 1990, after..
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By RAF CASERT, BRUSSELS (AP):- The European Union said Friday the main issues separating the bloc and Britain in their fraught talks on a rudimentary trade agreement following the Brexit divorce are “still completely open” and called for intensified negotiations over the next couple of..
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By MARIA GRAZIA MURRU and NICOLE WINFIELD, SERIATE, Italy (AP):- If there is anything the Rev. Mario Carminati and the traumatized residents of Italy’s Bergamo province remember about the worst days of the coronavirus outbreak, it’s the wail of ambulance sirens piercing the silence of..
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By DANICA KIRKA, LONDON (AP):- As authorities sought to contain COVID-19 outbreaks at British universities Sunday, some students complained they were being “imprisoned” in their dormitories and politicians debated whether young people should be allowed to go home for Christmas. Students at..
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GENEVA (AP):- Voters in Switzerland cast ballots Sunday on a nationalist party’s proposal to limit the number of European Union citizens allowed to live and work in their country. The measure, championed by the populist Swiss People’s Party, would give preferential access to jobs, social..
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LONDON, (AFP):- London police said they arrested 10 people and four officers were injured as they broke up a thousands-strong demonstration against British coronavirus restrictions Saturday. Skirmishes broke out as officers moved in with batons to disperse the more than 10,000 protesters gathered..
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MARSEILLE, France (AP):- Angry restaurant and bar owners are demonstrating in Marseille to challenge a French government order to close all public venues as of Saturday to battle resurgent virus infections. The protesters, and local officials in France’s second-biggest city, are also threatening..
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By NADINE ACHOUI-LESAGE and JAMEY KEATEN, LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP):- Swiss authorities ordered 2,500 students at an elite hospitality management school to quarantine themselves due to a coronavirus outbreak allegedly linked to off-campus partying, the latest back-to-school sign of higher..
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BRUSSELS (AP):- The European Union said Thursday that the swearing in of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to a sixth term during a secretive ceremony lacks democratic legitimacy, defies the will of the Belarusian people and will only deepen the country’s political crisis. EU foreign policy..
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The US recovery is losing momentum. Job growth is slowing, the economy is still down 10.7 million jobs since February, and 36% of unemployed workers are now classified..
