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Lithuanian parliament votes to allow mass detention of asylum seekers
World
July 14, 2021
Lithuanian parliament votes to allow mass detention of asylum seekers
VILNIUS, July 13 (Reuters) – Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday approved the mass detention of migrants and curbed their right of…
Greece to require vaccination or negative test at indoor restaurants
World
July 13, 2021
Greece to require vaccination or negative test at indoor restaurants
ATHENS, July 13 (Reuters) – Greece will require customers at indoor restaurants, bars and cafes to prove they have been…
France rushes to get vaccinated after president’s warning
World
July 13, 2021
France rushes to get vaccinated after president’s warning
PARIS (AP) — Nearly one million people in France made vaccine appointments in a single day, after the president cranked…
Immunized but banned: EU says not all COVID vaccines equal
World
July 13, 2021
Immunized but banned: EU says not all COVID vaccines equal
LONDON (AP) — After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they…
Italy wins Euro 2020, beats England in penalty shootout
World
July 12, 2021
Italy wins Euro 2020, beats England in penalty shootout
LONDON (AP) — Italian soccer’s redemption story is complete. England’s painful half-century wait for a major title goes on. And…
Can Europe escape Gazprom’s energy stranglehold?
World
July 11, 2021
Can Europe escape Gazprom’s energy stranglehold?
Trouble is brewing on the European gas market. In the wake of a long, cold winter, natural gas reservoirs are…
Analysis: UK PM Johnson’s new COVID gamble worries some scientists
World
July 8, 2021
Analysis: UK PM Johnson’s new COVID gamble worries some scientists
LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to reopen England’s economy from coronavirus lockdown on July…
The world’s most powerful passports for 2021
Travel
July 7, 2021
The world’s most powerful passports for 2021
(CNN) — If there was an Olympics of passports, Japan wouldn’t just be hosting it — it’d be winning the…
UK PM Johnson looks to end England’s virus restrictions
World
July 5, 2021
UK PM Johnson looks to end England’s virus restrictions
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was due on Monday to set out plans to end…
Nordic fund KLP excludes 16 companies over links to Israeli settlements in West Bank
Middle East
July 5, 2021
Nordic fund KLP excludes 16 companies over links to Israeli settlements in West Bank
OSLO, July 5 (Reuters) – Norway’s largest pension fund KLP said on Monday it would no longer invest in 16…