Europe

Online sales soar in 4th quarter for retailer Ahold Delhaize

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Online sales at retailer Ahold Delhaize soared nearly 72% in the final quarter of 2020, the company said Wednesday, as...

Pair of endangered gibbons finds a new home in Sarajevo zoo

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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The Sarajevo zoo on Monday welcomed its first pair of golden-cheeked gibbons, joining the family of European menageries that are trying...

Got no milk: Nestle creates vegan KitKat bar

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<p>BERLIN &mdash; Coming soon to a selected retailer near you: a vegan version of the iconic KitKat candy bar.</p> ...

Boy in Switzerland dies after homemade igloo collapses

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BERLIN — A 7-year-old boy has died in eastern Switzerland after a homemade igloo collapsed on him and his father, police said Wednesday. ...

Prosecutors seek fine for Russian opposition leader Navalny

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MOSCOW — Prosecutors on Tuesday asked a Moscow court to fine jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on charges of defaming a World War...

Pair of endangered gibbons finds a new home in Sarajevo zoo

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<p>SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina &mdash; The Sarajevo zoo on Monday welcomed its first pair of golden-cheeked gibbons, joining the family of European menageries that are trying...

Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’ reopens to public with short wait

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MILAN — COVID-19 restrictions have brought a novelty to art lovers: The possibility of seeing Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” without waiting in line,...

Earthquake shakes Armenia’s capital

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YEREVAN, Armenia — An earthquake shook the Armenian capital on Saturday, prompting residents to flee buildings into the streets in fear of an aftershock. ...

UN agencies press EU over rising migrant pushback cases

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BRUSSELS — U.N. agencies are pressing the European Union to end the growing practices of denying migrants their right to apply for asylum, collectively...

World’s biggest shipper reports rebound in business

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<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark &mdash; The world’s biggest shipping company, Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, on Wednesday reported a sharp rise in earnings for the fourth quarter, when...