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UK-EU Brexit spat over N Ireland clouds G7 leaders summit
World
June 12, 2021
UK-EU Brexit spat over N Ireland clouds G7 leaders summit
FALMOUTH, England (AP) — Turbulence from the divorce between the UK and the European Union provided an unwanted distraction at…
Vietnam: Human trafficking on the rise amid COVID
World
June 11, 2021
Vietnam: Human trafficking on the rise amid COVID
A surge in COVID-19 cases in Vietnam has prompted a spike in human trafficking and smuggling as people become more financially desperate,…
G-7 nations gather to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world
World
June 11, 2021
G-7 nations gather to pledge 1B vaccine doses for world
CARBIS BAY, England (AP) — World leaders from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are set to commit at their…
Allies hope to bond, look beyond virus at G-7 summit in UK
World
June 10, 2021
Allies hope to bond, look beyond virus at G-7 summit in UK
LONDON (AP) — There will be roundtable meetings, one-on-one chats and a group photo against a picturesque backdrop. When leaders…
Europe tells tourists: Welcome back! Now work out the rules
World
June 10, 2021
Europe tells tourists: Welcome back! Now work out the rules
PARIS (AP) — Europe is opening up to Americans and other visitors after more than a year of COVID-induced restrictions,…
EU lawmakers OK virus pass, boosting summer travel hopes
World
June 9, 2021
EU lawmakers OK virus pass, boosting summer travel hopes
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers on Wednesday endorsed a new travel certificate that will allow people to move between…
EU Covid ‘vaccine passports’: Everything you need to know
Features/Interviews
June 9, 2021
EU Covid ‘vaccine passports’: Everything you need to know
How travel will look in the near future is the question on everyone’s lips, and as Europe begins to reopen…
France fines Google $268M for unfair online ads treatment
World
June 7, 2021
France fines Google $268M for unfair online ads treatment
PARIS (AP) — France’s anti-competition watchdog decided Monday to fine Google 220 million euros ($268 million) for abusing its “dominant…
Dutch woman, three children repatriated from Syria IS camp
Middle East
June 6, 2021
Dutch woman, three children repatriated from Syria IS camp
QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — The Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast handed over on Saturday to the Netherlands a Dutch woman,…
Too soon to say if English lockdown will end June 21, Hancock says
World
June 6, 2021
Too soon to say if English lockdown will end June 21, Hancock says
British health minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday it was too early to say whether the government would stick to…