Germany in Third COVID-19 Wave
German health officials Friday warned the country is facing a third wave of coronavirus infections, and the so-called British variant...
Fleeing Hong Kong: British Visas Offer ‘Lifeboat’ for Pro-Democracy Activists
Britain is preparing for tens of thousands of Hong Kong citizens to apply for special visas to settle in Britain...
Facebook Scraps Trans-Pacific Cable
Facebook has scrapped plans to connect California, Taiwan and Hong Kong via a 12,000 kilometer underwater cable, citing tensions between...
After Setback, Spain’s Catalan Separatists Look for Way Forward
Catalonia’s separatist movement suffered a setback this month when a deeply divided European Parliament cleared the way for exiled separatist...
European Regulator Gives Approval to Johnson & Johnson One-Shot Vaccine
The European Union’s drug regulator, the Europe Medicines Agency (EMA), has given conditional approval to Johnson & Johnson’s single dose...
‘Megxit’ Splits Britain Along Same Political, Cultural Fault Lines as Brexit
“The monarchy is above reproach,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confidently declared a year ago. This week, following excoriating allegations...
Spain Calls for UN-brokered Solution to Western Sahara Dispute
Spain is pushing for a U.N.-brokered solution to the long-running dispute over its former colony, Western Sahara, after a dispute...
Nagorno-Karabakh’s People Rebuild Amid Fragile Peace
The war in Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan in 2020 is still very present in the daily lives of its...
AstraZeneca Vaccine Stopped in Denmark After Reports of Blood Clots
Denmark health officials announced Thursday they are suspending the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for 14 days as it...
Women’s Participation in Politics Growing Slowly Worldwide
More women continue to enter politics and government at the highest levels, but there is still widespread gender inequality globally...
British Museum Collects First Meteorite Fragments in UK in 30 Years
The British Natural History Museum said it has recovered fragments of the first meteorite collected in the United Kingdom in...
COVID-19 Tops List of Priorities for Portugal’s EU Presidency
As Portugal approaches the mid-point of its fourth term leading the European Union, it can reflect proudly on the successes...
EU Fumes Over Italy’s Deal to Produce Russia’s Sputnik Vaccine
European Union officials are fuming over Italy’s agreement to manufacture Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, warning they have yet to...
Britain’s Prime Minister Denies EU Claim of Blocked COVID-19 Vaccine Exports
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday refuted claims by European Union Council President Charles Michel that Britain had imposed...
Russia Clamps Down on Twitter
Russia’s Internet regulatory body, Roskomnadzor, announced it had slowed down Twitter’s ability to function in Russia effective Wednesday — part...
EU and Pfizer-BioNTech Sign Deal for 4 Million More Doses
The European Union announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement with pharmaceutical partners Pfizer-BioNTech for an additional 4 million doses...
Explainer: Why Is Harry And Meghan’s Son Not a Prince?
One of the most dramatic claims in Prince Harry and Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey was the allegation that their...
Russia Restricts Twitter, Threatens Ban
Russia said Wednesday it was restricting the use of Twitter on the grounds the company has not removed banned content. State...
Cutting Off Speech: Governments Turn to Disrupting Internet Service to Restore Order, Stop Protests
The nightly internet shutdowns in Myanmar are part of a strategy employed by many governments worldwide in times of crisis....
Youths Protesting Police Violence Attack Athens Precinct
Greece’s prime minister appealed for calm Tuesday night after youths protesting an incident of police violence attacked an Athens police...
In the Face of Isolation, Erdogan Reaches Out to Egypt
Turkey is looking to reset relations with Egypt after years of animosity in a move analysts say is part of...
British Royals Say Race Issues Will Be Addressed ‘Privately’
Buckingham Palace said Tuesday the British royal family is “saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the past...
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