Europe

Portugal rolls back virus surge that made it world’s worst

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LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s official daily number of new COVID-19 cases on Monday dropped below 1,000 for the first time since early October, amid...

COVID-19 kills former Lebanese militant Anis Naccache

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<p>DAMASCUS, Syria &mdash; Anis Naccache, a former pro-Palestinian militant who participated in the 1975 kidnapping of oil ministers in Vienna, died Monday after battling...

EU prepares measures against Myanmar coup leaders

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BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers on Monday tasked the bloc’s top diplomat and its executive wing with drawing up a series of measures...

Thousands march in Armenia, demand prime minister step down

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YEREVAN, Armenia — Several thousand people marched in Armenia's capital Monday, demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation amid pressure for him to step down...

Former Polish dissident Litynski drowns trying to save dog

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WARSAW, Poland — Rescue officials were searching Monday for the body of Jan Litynski, a Polish communist-era dissident and democracy-era politician who drowned in...

Ex-Soviet republic Georgia’s parliament appoints new premier

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TBILISI, Georgia — The parliament in ex-Soviet nation Georgia has voted Monday evening to appoint a new prime minister and Cabinet after Giorgi Gakharia...

Ex-Soviet republic Georgia’s parliament appoints new premier

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<p>TBILISI, Georgia &mdash; The parliament in ex-Soviet nation Georgia has voted Monday evening to appoint a new prime minister and Cabinet after Giorgi Gakharia...

Hamas-ruled Gaza launches coronavirus vaccination drive

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip began its coronavirus vaccination drive on Monday following the arrival of the first vaccines to...

North Macedonia seeks missing ex-secret police chief

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SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia issued an international warrant late Monday for the country's former secret police chief who disappeared before an expected...

North Macedonia seeks missing ex-secret police chief

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<p>SKOPJE, North Macedonia &mdash; North Macedonia issued an international warrant late Monday for the country's former secret police chief who disappeared before an expected...