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G-20 summit opens as leaders urge united response to virus
World
November 22, 2020
G-20 summit opens as leaders urge united response to virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Group of 20 summit opened on Saturday with appeals by the world’s most…
Locked-down France inches toward ‘Black Friday’ postponement
World
November 20, 2020
Locked-down France inches toward ‘Black Friday’ postponement
PARIS (AP) — France’s government was working Friday to get supermarket chains and e-commerce platforms to agree to a week-long…
EU hit by new crisis, this time over money and values
World
November 19, 2020
EU hit by new crisis, this time over money and values
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The European Union still hasn’t completely sorted out its messy post-divorce relationship with Britain — but…
As virus hits Italy’s south, some flee troubled health care
World
November 18, 2020
As virus hits Italy’s south, some flee troubled health care
GIUGLIANO IN CAMPANIA, Italy (AP) — Patients, some wrapped in blankets that look like they came from home, moan in…
UK’s Johnson says giving powers to Scotland was ‘a disaster’
World
November 17, 2020
UK’s Johnson says giving powers to Scotland was ‘a disaster’
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Scottish devolution “a disaster” and ruled out any further powers for…
Photos: Doorkins Magnificat, the cathedral cat who won over London, passes away
Life & Style
November 16, 2020
Photos: Doorkins Magnificat, the cathedral cat who won over London, passes away
One winter in 2008 a stray cat found its way to the Southwark Cathedral, located on the west bank of…
Trial in France for extremist foiled by 3 Americans on train
World
November 16, 2020
Trial in France for extremist foiled by 3 Americans on train
PARIS (AP) — An Islamic State operative went on trial Monday in Paris on terror charges for swaggering bare-chested through…
Britain, EU have 7-10 days to find Brexit breakthrough, says Ireland
World
November 16, 2020
Britain, EU have 7-10 days to find Brexit breakthrough, says Ireland
DUBLIN/LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain and the European Union have a week to 10 days to find a way to unlock…
Pandemic holds few lessons for European chefs, mostly misery
Food
November 15, 2020
Pandemic holds few lessons for European chefs, mostly misery
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Necessity is supposed to be the mother of invention. If that were the case for the…
Amid virus surge, Paris hospitals begin to see signs of hope
World
November 14, 2020
Amid virus surge, Paris hospitals begin to see signs of hope
PARIS (AP) — Dry-coughing as he pedals — a hack, hack, hack after-effect of his own personal battle with COVID-19…