Italy investigates no-work hospital employee who earned 538K
<p>ROME — Authorities have placed a half-dozen public hospital employees in southern Italy under investigation for abuse of office after they allegedly allowed a...
Dutch coronavirus infections rise ahead of lockdown easing
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch public health institute said Thursday that 9,648 new coronavirus infections were recorded over the past 24 hours, in...
Seven injured in stabbing at Dutch asylum-seekers’ center
<p>THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Seven people were injured, two of them seriously, in a stabbing at an asylum-seekers' center in the Netherlands late Wednesday...
Climate activists shatter windows at HSBC London building
LONDON — Climate change activists have vandalized HSBC’s London headquarters, smashing windows in a protest against the bank’s alleged links to the fossil fuel...
German ’emergency brake’ plan clears last legislative hurdle
<p>BERLIN — A plan by German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to mandate uniform restrictions in areas where the coronavirus is spreading too quickly cleared...
Bank of England reveals lobbying efforts of ex-PM Cameron
<p>LONDON — The Bank of England published on Thursday a series of communications showing Britain's former prime minister, David Cameron making repeated efforts for...
In Romania, ‘modern slaves’ burn noxious trash for a living
Vidra, Romania — In the trash-strewn slums of Sintesti, less than 10 miles from Romania’s capital, Mihai Bratu scrapes a dangerous living for his...
EXPLAINER: Why India is shattering global infection records
<p>NEW DELHI — The world's fastest pace of spreading infections and the highest daily increase in coronavirus cases are pushing India further into a...
German minister denies responsibility in Wirecard scandal
BERLIN — Germany's finance minister denied any responsibility on his or the government's part for the scandal surrounding collapsed payment systems provider Wirecard, as...
Norway lends AstraZeneca vaccine jabs to Sweden, Iceland
<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway will lend all of its 216,000 doses of AstraZeneca to neighboring Sweden and Iceland as long as its own government...