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Britain is gradually easing COVID-19 travel restrictions among African countries on its so-called red list at highest risk of spreading...

UK In Talks with Westinghouse Over New Nuclear Power Plant in Wales, Times Says

09/24/2021 Newsmaker

Britain is in talks with U.S. nuclear reactor company Westinghouse on building a new atomic power plant on Anglesey in...

Disabled People Can Now Use Android Phones with Face Gestures

09/24/2021 Newsmaker

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Using a raised eyebrow or smile, people with speech or physical disabilities can now operate their Android-powered smartphones hands-free, Google...

Catalan Separatist Leader Puigdemont Arrested in Italy

09/24/2021 Newsmaker

Exiled former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont was arrested in Italy on Thursday, his lawyer and an aide said, four years...

French Foreign Minister to US: Repairing Ties Will Take ‘Time’

09/23/2021 Newsmaker

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday that it would take “time”...

Unrest in Myanmar, Belarus Triggers Dramatic Drop in Internet Rights

09/23/2021 Newsmaker

Belarus and Myanmar registered a significant decline in global internet freedom ratings following political turmoil in which authorities in the...

Goodbye Merkel: Germany’s ‘Crisis Chancellor’ To Step Down After 16 Years

09/23/2021 Newsmaker

After 16 years, Germany is preparing to bid farewell to Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is stepping down after elections scheduled...

Europe’s Governments Set to Spend Billions as Energy Crisis Deepens

09/23/2021 Newsmaker

Europe is being buffeted by unprecedented recovery-related energy price spikes, prompting rising alarm about whether families will be able to...

Lava, Smoke, Ash Cover La Palma as Volcano Threatens Banana Crop

09/23/2021 Newsmaker

Jets of red hot lava shot into the sky on Spain’s La Palma on Thursday as a huge cloud of...

US, Russian Military Chiefs Meet in Helsinki for Six Hours

09/22/2021 Newsmaker

The top U.S. military officers from the United States and Russia held six hours of talks in Helsinki, Finland, on...

Lava Continues to Bear Down on Spain’s Canary Island

09/22/2021 Newsmaker

Lava continued to bear down Wednesday on La Palma, one of the Spanish Canary Islands, as residents fled following Sunday’s...

US, European Allies Navigate Australian Submarine Deal’s Wake

09/22/2021 Newsmaker

The United States and its European allies are navigating the diplomatic disturbance following an enhanced trilateral security partnership known as...

4 Migrants Found Dead Along Route Between Poland-Belarus Border

09/22/2021 Newsmaker

U.N. agencies are calling for an investigation into the deaths of four people whose bodies were found over the weekend...

Biden, Macron to Meet to Smooth Rift Over Submarine Sales to Australia

09/22/2021 Newsmaker

U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to meet in person next month in Europe after...

As Merkel Bids Farewell, German Women Wish for More Equality

09/22/2021 Newsmaker

Angela Merkel, Germany’s first female chancellor, has been praised by many for her pragmatic leadership in a turbulent world and...

Gunmen Open Fire on Car of Ukrainian President’s Assistant

09/22/2021 Newsmaker

Gunmen opened fire Wednesday on a car carrying a senior aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, according to national police. ...

World Leaders Address UN General Assembly

09/22/2021 Newsmaker

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Malawi President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera are among the world leaders scheduled to take their...