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Belarus workers on the streets as EU chief calls summit
World
August 17, 2020
Belarus workers on the streets as EU chief calls summit
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Thousands of factory workers in Belarus took to the streets and crowds of demonstrators besieged the…
UK interior minister says migrants see France as racist, Mail reports
World
August 16, 2020
UK interior minister says migrants see France as racist, Mail reports
LONDON (Reuters) – The British minister in charge of security and immigration told fellow lawmakers that migrants crossed the channel…
Freed from Belarus jails, protesters recount beatings
World
August 15, 2020
Freed from Belarus jails, protesters recount beatings
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — They emerged dazed, shaken and in tears from the detention center in Minsk, to be met…
Virus flareups in Europe lead to club closings, mask orders
World
August 15, 2020
Virus flareups in Europe lead to club closings, mask orders
PARIS (AP) — New flareups of COVID-19 are disrupting the peak summer vacation season across much of Europe, where authorities…
Greek, Turkish warships in ‘mini collision’ Ankara calls provocative
Middle East
August 15, 2020
Greek, Turkish warships in ‘mini collision’ Ankara calls provocative
ATHENS/ANKARA (Reuters) – A Greek and a Turkish warship were involved in a mild collision on Wednesday during a standoff…
Experts warn Spain is losing the 2nd round in virus fight
World
August 13, 2020
Experts warn Spain is losing the 2nd round in virus fight
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Not two months after battling back the coronavirus, Spain’s hospitals are beginning to see patients struggling…
UK scientists openly question government’s pandemic response
World
August 12, 2020
UK scientists openly question government’s pandemic response
LONDON (AP) — As Britain navigates its way through the coronavirus pandemic, the government insists that science is guiding its…
Virus surge makes US weak link in global economic recovery
World
August 11, 2020
Virus surge makes US weak link in global economic recovery
RANKFURT, Germany (AP) — People in China are back to buying German luxury cars. Europe’s assembly lines are accelerating. Now…
UK suffers biggest job losses since 2009 as COVID hits
World
August 11, 2020
UK suffers biggest job losses since 2009 as COVID hits
LONDON (Reuters) – The number of people in work in Britain fell by the most since 2009 in the three…
Global coronavirus cases top 20 million, doubling in 45 days
World
August 11, 2020
Global coronavirus cases top 20 million, doubling in 45 days
MITO, Japan (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases topped 20 million on Tuesday, more than half of them from…