Europe

What should I know about the delta variant?

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What should I know about the delta variant? It’s a version...

Merkel: Europe ‘on thin ice’ amid delta virus variant rise

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BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Europe is “on thin ice” in its battle against the coronavirus, as the highly contagious...

Luxembourg’s leader fears for minors over Hungary LGBT law

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BRUSSELS — Xavier Bettel is a jaunty, sharply-dressed man with a keen sense of humor who leads one of Europe's smallest but richest countries....

UN: 275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020

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BERLIN — Around 275 million people used drugs worldwide last year, while over 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders, according to the...

Jewish Museum in Berlin opens kids’ museum about Noah’s Ark

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BERLIN — Torrential rain pours down, waves break and big puddles splash as visitors enter the new children's museum at the Jewish Museum in...

Dutch timber ship runs aground in northern Sweden

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STOCKHOLM — A cargo ship carrying timber has run aground in northern Sweden in the estuary of the Angerman River that feeds into the...

Gibraltar votes on whether to ease its strict abortion law

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GIBRALTAR — Gibraltar was holding a referendum Thursday on whether to introduce exceptions to the British territory’s ban on abortion. ...

3 servicemen dead in Russian helicopter crash

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MOSCOW — Russia’s National Guard said three of its members died Thursday evening when a helicopter crashed during a training flight south of St....

German vaccine center flooded, 5 injured by heavy hail

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BERLIN — Officials say a vaccination center was flooded and five people were injured by hail during heavy storms in southwestern Germany overnight. ...

EU leaders defend LGBT rights amid concern over Hungary law

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BRUSSELS — Several European Union leaders insisted Thursday that discrimination must not be tolerated in the 27-nation bloc, setting the scene for a heated...