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EU Contracts with Johnson & Johnson on Possible COVID-19 Vaccine

EU Contracts with Johnson & Johnson on Possible COVID-19 Vaccine

The European Union on Thursday concluded a deal with an American drugmaker to supply up to 400 million doses of...

Years of Harassment to Blame for Russian Journalist’s Death, Friends Say

Years of Harassment to Blame for Russian Journalist’s Death, Friends Say

Hundreds of mourners gathered in the Central Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod on Wednesday to pay their respects to Irina...

With Relations Strained at Times, NATO Allies Closely Watch US Election

With Relations Strained at Times, NATO Allies Closely Watch US Election

America’s allies in Europe are watching closely as the U.S. presidential election enters its final leg. Transatlantic relations have at...

Germany Sees ‘Worrying’ Jump in COVID-19 Cases 

Germany Sees ‘Worrying’ Jump in COVID-19 Cases 

Germany’s health officials said Thursday new COVID-19 cases are spreading at the fastest rate since April.Health Minister Jens Spahn joined...

NATO Allies Watch US Election Amid Strained Transatlantic Ties

NATO Allies Watch US Election Amid Strained Transatlantic Ties

America’s allies in Europe are watching closely as the U.S. presidential election enters its final leg.Transatlantic relations have at times...

Scotland Latest to Introduce New COVID-19 Restrictions

Scotland Latest to Introduce New COVID-19 Restrictions

After a surge in COVID-19 cases over two weeks, Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Wednesday announced new restrictions for the...

British PM Again Defends COVID-19 Response as Cases Rise

British PM Again Defends COVID-19 Response as Cases Rise

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday once again defended his government’s approach to controlling the spread of COVID-19 as the...

Google, Oracle Meet in Copyright Clash at Supreme Court

Google, Oracle Meet in Copyright Clash at Supreme Court

Tech giants Google and Oracle are clashing at the Supreme Court in a copyright dispute that’s worth billions and important...

Greek Court Rules Far-Right Golden Dawn Party Is Criminal Organization

Greek Court Rules Far-Right Golden Dawn Party Is Criminal Organization

A Greek court issued a landmark ruling Wednesday that the far-right political party, Golden Dawn, is a criminal organization.Golden Dawn first won seats in parliament in 2012 and became the third-largest party during...

Chemical Weapons Watchdog Confirms Nerve Agent Used in Navalny Poisoning

Chemical Weapons Watchdog Confirms Nerve Agent Used in Navalny Poisoning

Experts from a global chemical weapons watchdog confirmed Tuesday that the substance used to poison Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was...

Report Puts Turkey’s EU Membership Bid in Limbo

Report Puts Turkey’s EU Membership Bid in Limbo

Turkey’s bid to become a member of the European Union appears to be in jeopardy after the bloc’s executive branch...

Facebook Says It Will Ban Groups for ‘Representing’ QAnon

Facebook Says It Will Ban Groups for ‘Representing’ QAnon

Facebook said it will ban groups that “represent” QAnon, the baseless conspiracy theory that paints President Donald Trump as a...

US Congressional Panel Finds Big Tech Abuses Power, Recommends Changes

US Congressional Panel Finds Big Tech Abuses Power, Recommends Changes

A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four of the biggest technology companies found...

German Study: Extremism Not Systemic in Country’s Security Forces

German Study: Extremism Not Systemic in Country’s Security Forces

Germany’s Interior Ministry Tuesday released a new report showing that right-wing extremism is not a systemic problem among the nation’s...

Belarus Protesters Face Physical, Social Repression

Belarus Protesters Face Physical, Social Repression

Since anti-government protests began in Belarus, the number of people who have been the victims of retaliation for publicly coming out against the government...

COVID-19 Stokes Demand for Temperature Check Technologies

COVID-19 Stokes Demand for Temperature Check Technologies

Even though businesses are reopening around the world, the pandemic is still a reality. Many commercial spaces and offices are...

Critics Demand Stronger European Response to Poisoning of Russian Dissidents

Critics Demand Stronger European Response to Poisoning of Russian Dissidents

Britain is home to many Russian nationals, both friends and foes of the government back home. They are attracted by...

Fighting Intensifies in Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkey Testing Both Russia and US

Fighting Intensifies in Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkey Testing Both Russia and US

Armenia and Azerbaijan are accusing each other of targeting civilian populations in a dangerous flare-up over the disputed separatist enclave...

COVID-19 Sends Demand Skyrocketing for Temperature Check Technologies

COVID-19 Sends Demand Skyrocketing for Temperature Check Technologies

Even though businesses are reopening around the world, the pandemic is still a reality. Many commercial spaces and offices are...

Critics Demand Stronger European Response to Poisoning of Russian Dissidents

Critics Demand Stronger European Response to Poisoning of Russian Dissidents

Europe is under growing pressure to offer a more robust response to Russia, following the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei...

3 Share Nobel Prize in Physics for Black Hole Research 

3 Share Nobel Prize in Physics for Black Hole Research 

Three scientists have won this year’s Nobel Prize in physics for their discoveries related to black holes. The Royal Swedish Academy...

US Lawmakers Put Extra Pressure on Lukashenko Regime as Belarus Protests Continue

US Lawmakers Put Extra Pressure on Lukashenko Regime as Belarus Protests Continue

Peaceful, pro-democracy protests are continuing in Belarus following a contested election on Aug. 9, when incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko claimed victory...