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Kentucky Bourbon Producer Welcomes Pause in EU Tariff Hike

Kentucky Bourbon Producer Welcomes Pause in EU Tariff Hike

James E. Pepper bourbon is as old as America itself.”Originally founded during the American Revolution,” says its current owner, Amir...

Kentucky Bourbon Industry Welcomes Pause in EU Tariff Hike

Kentucky Bourbon Industry Welcomes Pause in EU Tariff Hike

James E. Pepper bourbon is as old as America itself.”Originally founded during the American Revolution,” says its current owner, Amir...

Kentucky Bourbon Industry Welcomes Pause in EU Tariff Hike

Kentucky Bourbon Industry Welcomes Pause in EU Tariff Hike

International exports of bourbon, an American whiskey mostly made in the southern state of Kentucky, have dropped dramatically as a...

US, Russia Spar Over Military Buildup at Arctic Summit

US, Russia Spar Over Military Buildup at Arctic Summit

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced alarm at Russia’s military build up in the Arctic region, at a summit...

US, Russia Spar Over Military Build-Up at Arctic Summit

US, Russia Spar Over Military Build-Up at Arctic Summit

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced alarm at Russia’s military build up in the Arctic region, at a summit...

Language Barriers, Fear Keep Spain’s Migrants from Getting COVID Vaccine

Language Barriers, Fear Keep Spain’s Migrants from Getting COVID Vaccine

Spain, one of the early epicenters the COVID pandemic, has been rushing to get its population vaccinated.  Thirty-three percent now...

EU Signs Contract with Pfizer for 1.8 Billion Additional Vaccine Doses 

EU Signs Contract with Pfizer for 1.8 Billion Additional Vaccine Doses 

The European Union Thursday announced it has signed a third contract with Pfizer-BioNTech for an additional 1.8 billion doses of...

BBC, Journalist Bashir Criticized Over 1995 Princess Diana Interview 

BBC, Journalist Bashir Criticized Over 1995 Princess Diana Interview 

An inquiry into how the BBC secured the 1995 interview with Britain’s Princess Diana in which she disclosed intimate details...

Bulgaria’s Former Leader Battles Corruption Claims as Caretaker Government Starts Clean-Up

Bulgaria’s Former Leader Battles Corruption Claims as Caretaker Government Starts Clean-Up

Bulgaria’s caretaker government appears poised to approve a series of freedom-of-information requests from the country’s media which are likely to...

Top US, Russian Diplomats Meet Face-to-Face at Arctic Summit

Top US, Russian Diplomats Meet Face-to-Face at Arctic Summit

Climate change and cooperation among Arctic states are among the topics of discussion Thursday in Reykjavik, Iceland, as the Arctic...

Arctic Nations to Discuss Climate, Security

Arctic Nations to Discuss Climate, Security

Climate change and cooperation among Arctic states are among the topics of discussion Thursday in Reykjavik, Iceland, as the Arctic...

Hackers Targeted Solarwinds Earlier than Previously Known

Hackers Targeted Solarwinds Earlier than Previously Known

The hackers who carried out the massive SolarWinds intrusion were in the software company’s system as early as January 2019,...

Top US, Russian Diplomats Meet in Iceland to Cooperate on ‘Intersecting Interests’

Top US, Russian Diplomats Meet in Iceland to Cooperate on ‘Intersecting Interests’

The United States says it is ready to work with Russia to advance areas where the two nations have “intersecting...

US Waives Sanctions on Firm Working on Germany-Russia Pipeline  

US Waives Sanctions on Firm Working on Germany-Russia Pipeline  

The U.S. will waive sanctions against the German company leading construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, according to a...

EU Could Ease Restrictions on Nonessential Visitors

EU Could Ease Restrictions on Nonessential Visitors

The European Union announced Wednesday it would recommend its member countries allow fully vaccinated visitors from outside the bloc.European Commission...

Thousands Join Paris Police Rally Against Violence, Insecurity  

Thousands Join Paris Police Rally Against Violence, Insecurity  

After protests against police violence in France, tens of thousands of officers and their supporters staged their own rally Wednesday...

Nicola Sturgeon Sworn in Again as Scotland’s First Minister

Nicola Sturgeon Sworn in Again as Scotland’s First Minister

Nicola Sturgeon took the oath of office Wednesday to return as Scotland’s first minister following an election earlier this month...

As Italy Eases COVID Restrictions, Life – and Tourists – Return to Florence 

As Italy Eases COVID Restrictions, Life – and Tourists – Return to Florence 

Italy was one of the world’s hardest hit nations at the start of the pandemic. As the Italian government continues...

International Team to Study Columbus DNA to Determine His Origin

International Team to Study Columbus DNA to Determine His Origin

An international team of scientists gathering in Spain Wednesday will launch a project to determine once and for all where...

EU Slams Belarus For Shutting Independent News Site

EU Slams Belarus For Shutting Independent News Site

The European Union has slammed Belarus for its closure of the country’s biggest independent online news publication, Tut.by, as one...

Grand Day for the French: Cafe and Bistro Terraces Reopens

Grand Day for the French: Cafe and Bistro Terraces Reopens

It’s a grand day for the French. Cafe and restaurant terraces reopened Wednesday after a six-month coronavirus shutdown deprived residents...

Top US, Russian Diplomats to Meet in Iceland

Top US, Russian Diplomats to Meet in Iceland

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are set to meet Wednesday on the sidelines of the...