What should I know about the delta variant?
What should I know about the delta variant?
It’s a version...
Merkel: Europe ‘on thin ice’ amid delta virus variant rise
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
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
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
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
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
GIBRALTAR — Gibraltar was holding a referendum Thursday on whether to introduce exceptions to the British territory’s ban on abortion.
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3 servicemen dead in Russian helicopter crash
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
BERLIN — Officials say a vaccination center was flooded and five people were injured by hail during heavy storms in southwestern Germany overnight.
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EU leaders defend LGBT rights amid concern over Hungary law
BRUSSELS — Several European Union leaders insisted Thursday that discrimination must not be tolerated in the 27-nation bloc, setting the scene for a heated...