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Joy for UK pubs and hugs tempered by rise in virus variant

Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 07:15 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Drinks were raised in toasts and reunited friends hugged each other as thousands of U.K. pubs and restaurants opened Monday for indoor service for the first time since early January. Yet the prime...

Around 3,000 Moroccan migrants cross into Spanish territory

Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 07:12 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Around 3,000 Moroccans, a third of whom were presumed to be minors according to Spanish authorities, swam and used inflatable boats Monday to cross into Ceuta, the largest number of migrant arrivals...

Eurovision Song Contest returns despite coronavirus pandemic

Monday, 17 May 2021, 11:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Pounding beats? Check. Uplifting lyrics? Check. Huge, backlit white wings? Check. After last year's Eurovision Song Contest was cancelled amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, it is roaring back to...

111-year-old Australian recommends eating chicken brains

Monday, 17 May 2021, 08:22 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Australia’s oldest-ever man has included eating chicken brains among his secrets to living more than 111 years. Retired cattle rancher Dexter Kruger on Monday marked 124 days since he...

Glimmer of hope seen in India, but virus crisis not over yet

Monday, 17 May 2021, 07:32 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

For the first time in months, Izhaar Hussain Shaikh is feeling somewhat optimistic. The 30-year-old ambulance driver in India’s metropolis of Mumbai has been working tirelessly ever since...

UK readies for major reopening but new variant sparks worry

Sunday, 16 May 2021, 18:29 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Travelers in England were packing their bags, bartenders were polishing their glasses and performers were warming up as Britain prepared Sunday for a major step out of lockdown — but with clouds...

UK races to test, vaccinate as virus variant threatens plans

Sunday, 16 May 2021, 06:35 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

British health workers, aided by the army, distributed coronavirus tests door-to-door Saturday in two towns in northern England, seeking to contain a fast-spreading variant that threatens plans to...

Masks off, Poles cheer reopening of bars and restaurants

Saturday, 15 May 2021, 17:48 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Poles pulled off their masks, hugged their friends and made toasts to their regained freedom as restaurants, bars and pubs reopened for the first time in seven months and the government dropped a...

UK eager for a big reopening thanks to vaccine success

Saturday, 15 May 2021, 07:00 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

When London’s Science Museum reopens next week, it will have some new artifacts: empty vaccine vials, testing kits and other items collected during the pandemic, to be featured in a new COVID-19...

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