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British PM Delays Lifting Coronavirus Restrictions

British PM Delays Lifting Coronavirus Restrictions

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will keep Britain under a coronavirus lockdown until at least next month — to the frustration...

Greek Police Tackle Corona Parties as Government Eases Lockdown

Greek Police Tackle Corona Parties as Government Eases Lockdown

Greece’s government is gradually easing lockdown restrictions, and after 42 days of strict stay-at-home rules, young Greeks are spilling onto...

Europe Holds Low-Key VE Day Commemorations Due to Virus

Europe Holds Low-Key VE Day Commemorations Due to Virus

Europe was marking the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces following six years of war ...

Hundreds Protest in Belgrade Against President’s Grip on Power

Hundreds Protest in Belgrade Against President’s Grip on Power

In Serbia, hundreds of people took to the streets of the capital, Belgrade, late Thursday to demonstrate against the country’s...

Croatia Defense Minister Resigns Over Military Plane Crash

Croatia Defense Minister Resigns Over Military Plane Crash

Croatia’s defense minister has resigned after an air force training plane crashed shortly after takeoff from a military airbase in...

French Restaurants Cook Up Pro-Bono Response to COVID-19

French Restaurants Cook Up Pro-Bono Response to COVID-19

France will slowly begin unwinding a two-month lockdown next week, but not for its restaurants. A new poll finds the...

Ukraine Media Leaders Sound Alarm on Oligarchical Control at Virtual VOA Town Hall

Ukraine Media Leaders Sound Alarm on Oligarchical Control at Virtual VOA Town Hall

For the first time since achieving independence in 1991, Ukraine has ranked among the top 100 countries in the world...

Macron to Putin: Virus Crisis Shows Need for Peace-Building

Macron to Putin: Virus Crisis Shows Need for Peace-Building

France’s leader on Thursday called for closer cooperation with Russia as the world struggles against the coronavirus, recalling the joint...

Belarus Strips 2 Russian Reporters of Accreditation Amid COVID Pandemic

Belarus Strips 2 Russian Reporters of Accreditation Amid COVID Pandemic

Belarusian authorities have stripped two Russian journalists of accreditation after their reports about the growing coronavirus outbreak in the country....

Scotland’s First Minister: Too Soon to Lift Restrictions

Scotland’s First Minister: Too Soon to Lift Restrictions

Scotland’s First Minister says she believes the country needs to extend its COVID 19-related lockdown, despite British Prime Minister Boris...

Bundesliga Soccer to Resume on May 16 in Empty Stadiums

Bundesliga Soccer to Resume on May 16 in Empty Stadiums

The Bundesliga soccer season will resume on May 16 in empty stadiums, picking up right where it left off two...

In Corsica, COVID-19 Fuels Nationalist Demands for Greater Autonomy

In Corsica, COVID-19 Fuels Nationalist Demands for Greater Autonomy

The daily flights and ferries carrying tourists and French retirees seem a distant memory, even as a chunk of the...

Russia’s Unclear Recovery Strategy Amplifies COVID Uncertainties

Russia’s Unclear Recovery Strategy Amplifies COVID Uncertainties

Moscow is now in its second month of quarantine as the confirmed number of coronavirus infections in the capital –...

Greece, Cyprus, Israel move to set up ‘corona corridor’ for travel

Greece, Cyprus, Israel move to set up ‘corona corridor’ for travel

Quarantines and travel don’t mix, but Greece is contemplating opening its borders to travelers from at least two other countries...

COVID Struggle Exposes Spain’s Deep Divisions

COVID Struggle Exposes Spain’s Deep Divisions

As its coronavirus death rate ebbs, Spain is at last easing one of the strictest lockdowns in the world. But analysts fear...

Russia to Ease Shutdown Amid Steady Growth of COVID-19 Cases

Russia to Ease Shutdown Amid Steady Growth of COVID-19 Cases

Russia has announced plans for a gradual easing of coronavirus restrictions after the so-called non-working period ends Monday.Officials announced the...

Experts Split on Impact of Germany’s Hezbollah Ban

Experts Split on Impact of Germany’s Hezbollah Ban

Germany’s recent decision to ban the political activities of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has sparked a debate among experts,...

In Russia, Critics say Return to Totalitarianism is an Easy Step

In Russia, Critics say Return to Totalitarianism is an Easy Step

In the battle against COVID-19, Russia – like other nations – adopted new measures to reduce and control the movement...

Merkel Announces Germany’s Soccer League Restart

Merkel Announces Germany’s Soccer League Restart

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced Wednesday the German soccer league Bundesliga can resume playing later this month, ending a two-month...

Spanish Soccer Players Return to Training Camps, Get Tested

Spanish Soccer Players Return to Training Camps, Get Tested

Soccer players in Spain returned to their team’s training camps Wednesday for the first time since the country entered a...

The Second Virus Wave: How Bad Will It Be As Lockdowns Ease?

The Second Virus Wave: How Bad Will It Be As Lockdowns Ease?

From the marbled halls of Italy to the wheat fields of Kansas, health authorities are increasingly warning that the question...

Freedom House Warns of Democratic Breakdown in Central, Eastern Europe 

Freedom House Warns of Democratic Breakdown in Central, Eastern Europe 

In its latest report, U.S.-based democracy monitor Freedom House warns of a “stunning democratic breakdown” across Central Europe, the Balkans,...