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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...

Africa Financing Summit in Paris Ends With Calls for Funding, Vaccines

Africa Financing Summit in Paris Ends With Calls for Funding, Vaccines

A Paris summit on supporting African nations hard-hit by COVID-19’s fallout wrapped up Tuesday with sweeping calls for massive financial...

Macron Plans First Visit to Rwanda this Month

Macron Plans First Visit to Rwanda this Month

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he would make his first visit to Rwanda at the end of this month,...

British Leader Says No Virus Variant Will Delay Easing COVID-19 Restrictions

British Leader Says No Virus Variant Will Delay Easing COVID-19 Restrictions

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tuesday said there is, so far, no conclusive evidence a COVID-19 variant will affect the...

Top US Diplomat Against Militarizing Arctic

Top US Diplomat Against Militarizing Arctic

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the global community Tuesday to avoid militarizing the Arctic region, one day after...

Spain Says Flood of Migrants from Morocco is ‘Serious Crisis’  

Spain Says Flood of Migrants from Morocco is ‘Serious Crisis’  

Spain’s prime minister flew to the country’s North African enclave Tuesday to contain a migration crisis with neighboring Morocco after...

Glasses, Rings, Clothing That Monitor Your Health, Coming in Near Future

Glasses, Rings, Clothing That Monitor Your Health, Coming in Near Future

From earbuds that measure blood pressure to clothing that monitors your heart rate, the latest in health monitoring technology is...

IEA Sees ‘Viable but Narrow’ Pathway to Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

IEA Sees ‘Viable but Narrow’ Pathway to Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

The International Energy Agency (IEA) issued a report Tuesday outlining what it calls a “viable but narrow” path to achieve...

As Pandemic Subsides, Migrants Resume Unsafe Journeys to Europe 

As Pandemic Subsides, Migrants Resume Unsafe Journeys to Europe 

Following a lull in arrivals of migrants in Italy due to the pandemic, hundreds have now resumed risking their lives...

Spain, Morocco Square Off After 6,000 Migrants Arrive by Sea

Spain, Morocco Square Off After 6,000 Migrants Arrive by Sea

Spain faced a humanitarian and diplomatic crisis Tuesday after thousands of Moroccans took advantage of relaxed border controls in their...

 Blinken in Iceland for Climate Talks, Arctic Council Meeting 

 Blinken in Iceland for Climate Talks, Arctic Council Meeting 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he will join talks on climate change and take part...

3,000 Moroccan Migrants Cross into Spanish Territory

3,000 Moroccan Migrants Cross into Spanish Territory

About 3,000 Moroccans, a third of whom were presumed to be minors according to Spanish authorities, swam and used inflatable...

France Announces Support to Sudan during Africa Financing Talks

France Announces Support to Sudan during Africa Financing Talks

France said it will cancel $5 billion in debt Sudan owes it, and Germany also offered assistance, during back-to-back Paris financing...

EU Says Russian ‘Foreign Agent’ Law Stifles Independent Media

EU Says Russian ‘Foreign Agent’ Law Stifles Independent Media

The European Union has called on Russia to repeal its controversial “foreign agent” law, which has been used to target...

Turkey to Go Ahead with Russian Weapons Purchases Despite US Objections

Turkey to Go Ahead with Russian Weapons Purchases Despite US Objections

Turkey is threatening to go ahead with Russian military purchases despite warnings from Washington.  The threat comes as the impasse...

US, EU to Address Steel & Aluminum Capacity

US, EU to Address Steel & Aluminum Capacity

The United States and the European Union have announced they have begun discussions to “address global steel and aluminum excess...

Blinken in Denmark as Biden Administration Pushes to Boost Ties with Allies

Blinken in Denmark as Biden Administration Pushes to Boost Ties with Allies

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Denmark for talks Monday about economic, security and climate issues, as well...

Irish Health Service Hit by ‘Very Sophisticated’ Ransomware Attack 

Irish Health Service Hit by ‘Very Sophisticated’ Ransomware Attack 

Ireland’s health service operator shut down all its IT systems Friday to protect them from a ransomware attack, which crippled...

Facebook Faces Prospect of ‘Devastating’ Data Transfer Ban After Irish Ruling

Facebook Faces Prospect of ‘Devastating’ Data Transfer Ban After Irish Ruling

Ireland’s data regulator can resume a probe that may trigger a ban on Facebook’s transatlantic data transfers, the High Court...

France Pledges $1.5 Billion to Sudan to Pay Off IMF Loan

France Pledges $1.5 Billion to Sudan to Pay Off IMF Loan

France announced Monday that it will grant Sudan a $1.5 billion loan to help the north African country pay off...