Leaders of Russia and China tighten their grips, grow closer
<p>MOSCOW — They're not leaders for life — not technically, at least. But in political reality, the powerful tenures of China's Xi Jinping and,...
Ryanair sees break-even earnings amid slow COVID-19 recovery
LONDON — Ryanair, Europe’s biggest discount airline, says earnings for the current fiscal year are likely to be “close to breakeven” as continued travel...
Merkel backs ‘short, uniform lockdown’ across Germany
<p>BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday threw her weight behind a “short, uniform lockdown” as the country grapples with a high level...
Salvage of Dutch ship adrift off Norway postponed for a day
HELSINKI — Bad weather conditions have postponed efforts to salvage a Dutch cargo ship that's been drifting off the coast of Norway for two...
Ryanair sees break-even earnings amid slow COVID-19 recovery
<p>LONDON — Ryanair, Europe’s biggest discount airline, says earnings for the current fiscal year are likely to be “close to breakeven” as continued travel...
3rd health minister fired in virus-hit Czech Republic
PRAGUE — Czech Prime Minster Andrej Babis fired his health minister on Wednesday, the third health minister who has been ousted during the pandemic...
Salvage of Dutch ship adrift off Norway postponed for a day
<p>HELSINKI — Bad weather conditions have postponed efforts to salvage a Dutch cargo ship that's been drifting off the coast of Norway for two...
‘Tantalizing’ results of 2 experiments defy physics rulebook
Preliminary results from two experiments suggest something could be wrong with the basic way physicists think the universe works, a prospect that has the...
3rd health minister fired in virus-hit Czech Republic
<p>PRAGUE — Czech Prime Minster Andrej Babis fired his health minister on Wednesday, the third health minister who has been ousted during the pandemic...
EU agency to share results of probe into AstraZeneca shot
LONDON — The European Union's medicines regulator will announce the conclusions of its investigation into the possible connection between AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine and rare...