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Fifth Body Found in Norway Mudslide; 5 Still Missing

Fifth Body Found in Norway Mudslide; 5 Still Missing

Rescue workers have uncovered a fifth body four days after a landslide buried homes near Norway’s capital, police said Sunday,...

Hundreds Charged With COVID Violations After French New Year’s Rave

Hundreds Charged With COVID Violations After French New Year’s Rave

More than 1,200 revelers were booked for breaking coronavirus restrictions as an illegal rave in northwestern France ended Saturday after...

In Graying Italy, the Old Defy Biases Laid Bare by Pandemic

In Graying Italy, the Old Defy Biases Laid Bare by Pandemic

From his newsstand at the bottom of two hilly streets in Rome, Armando Alviti has been dispensing newspapers, magazines and...

Lives of 900 Migrants in Bosnia at Risk as Impasse Over Shelter Continues 

Lives of 900 Migrants in Bosnia at Risk as Impasse Over Shelter Continues 

Humanitarian agencies are urging Bosnian authorities to resolve their differences and provide immediate protection for hundreds of migrants, refugees and...

EU-China Investment Deal Threatens US-Europe Relations

EU-China Investment Deal Threatens US-Europe Relations

Just weeks before taking office, the incoming U.S. administration of President-elect Joe Biden has received an unwelcome housewarming gift from...

British Firms Mull Relocating To ‘Other Side of Brexit Curtain’

British Firms Mull Relocating To ‘Other Side of Brexit Curtain’

Despite Britain sealing a post-Brexit deal with the European Union, one that will allow for tariff-free trade in goods, some...

Pope Reappears After Pain Flare-up, Calls for Peace in New Year Message

Pope Reappears After Pain Flare-up, Calls for Peace in New Year Message

Pope Francis reappeared Friday after chronic sciatic pain forced him to miss the Church’s New Year services and made no...

UK Begins Post-Brexit Future

UK Begins Post-Brexit Future

Britain on Friday began a new year and life outside Europe, after leaving the bloc’s single market trading rules to...

SolarWinds Hackers Accessed Microsoft Source Code, Microsoft Says

SolarWinds Hackers Accessed Microsoft Source Code, Microsoft Says

The hacking group behind the SolarWinds compromise was able to break into Microsoft Corp. and access some of its source...

Into the Brexit Unknown, a Divided United Kingdom Goes It Alone

Into the Brexit Unknown, a Divided United Kingdom Goes It Alone

The United Kingdom exits the European Union’s orbit Thursday, turning its back on a tempestuous 48-year liaison with the European...

Tight Restrictions Across Italy for New Year’s Celebrations

Tight Restrictions Across Italy for New Year’s Celebrations

Muted New Year’s Eve celebrations were expected in Italy, where tight restrictions are in place to curb the spread of...

European Markets Slump on New Year’s Eve  

European Markets Slump on New Year’s Eve  

European markets were ending the last day of 2020 on a negative note.   London’s FTSE index was down 1.1, while...

British PM Johnson’s Father Applying for French Citizenship  

British PM Johnson’s Father Applying for French Citizenship  

The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday he was in the process of applying for a French...

Pope Will Not Lead New Year Services Because of Flare Up of Leg Pain

Pope Will Not Lead New Year Services Because of Flare Up of Leg Pain

Pope Francis will not lead New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day services because of a flare up of his...

Istanbul Art Exhibition Brings Light, Hope to City Grappling With COVID

Istanbul Art Exhibition Brings Light, Hope to City Grappling With COVID

With Istanbul facing further COVID restrictions at the start of the New Year, scores of public spaces across the city...

US Accuses Ukrainians of Using Misappropriated Funds for Ohio Real Estate

US Accuses Ukrainians of Using Misappropriated Funds for Ohio Real Estate

U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday accused Ukrainian tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky and another Ukrainian businessman of using misappropriated funds to buy real...

US Slaps Tariffs on French, German Wines, Aircraft Parts Amid EU Dispute 

US Slaps Tariffs on French, German Wines, Aircraft Parts Amid EU Dispute 

U.S. trade officials said on Wednesday they were increasing tariffs on certain European Union products, including aircraft-related parts and wines...

Vladimir Putin: President for Life?

Vladimir Putin: President for Life?

For Russians, the past year saw a national vote to approve changes to their constitution … including an amendment granting...

British Lawmakers Approve Trade Deal with EU

British Lawmakers Approve Trade Deal with EU

Britain’s House of Commons voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve a trade deal with the European Union, the last major step...

Migrants from Bosnia Camp Kept in Buses as Relocation Halted

Migrants from Bosnia Camp Kept in Buses as Relocation Halted

Hundreds of migrants from a burned-out tent camp in northwest Bosnia on Wednesday remained packed in buses where they had...

Putin Signs Amendments to ‘Foreign Agents’ Law

Putin Signs Amendments to ‘Foreign Agents’ Law

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law legislation that human rights watchdogs and opposition politicians have said will undermine...

Britain Drug Regulatory Agency Approves Second COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use

Britain Drug Regulatory Agency Approves Second COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use

The year 2020 is ending with good news about two more potential vaccines that could slowly bring an end to...