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Italy targets unvaccinated with restrictions as cases rise

Thursday, 25 November 2021, 08:24 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The Italian government on Wednesday decided to exclude unvaccinated people from certain leisure activities in a bid to contain rising coronavirus infections and stave off financially crippling...

Germany latest country to pass 100,000 deaths from COVID-19

Thursday, 25 November 2021, 08:23 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Official figures released Thursday show Germany has become the latest country to record 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Germany’s disease control agency said it...

Migrant boat capsizes in English Channel; at least 31 dead

Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 20:46 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

At least 31 migrants bound for Britain died Wednesday when their boat sank in the English Channel, in what France’s interior minister called the biggest tragedy involving migrants on the...

Germany faces grim Covid milestone with leadership in flux

Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 09:02 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Germany is set to mark 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 this week, passing a somber milestone that several of its neighbors crossed months ago but which Western Europe's most populous nation had hoped to...

Kevin Spacey ordered to pay $31M for 'House of Cards' losses

Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 12:08 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Kevin Spacey and his production companies must pay the studio behind “House of Cards” more than $30 million because of losses brought on by his firing for sexual misconduct, according to...

Bus crash in Bulgaria kills at least 45 people

Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 08:33 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

A bus crash in western Bulgaria early Tuesday has killed at least 45 people, authorities said. The bus, registered in North Macedonia, crashed around 2 a.m. and there were children among the...

Watch: 5 dead, 40 injured after SUV speeds into Christmas parade

Monday, 22 November 2021, 08:26 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

A joyous scene of marching bands and children dancing in Santa hats and waving pompoms turned deadly in an instant, as an SUV sped through barricades and into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee,...

Europe's COVID crisis pits vaccinated against unvaccinated

Sunday, 21 November 2021, 07:01 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

This was supposed to be the Christmas in Europe where family and friends could once again embrace holiday festivities and one another. Instead, the continent is the global epicenter of the COVID-19...

UN agency says 75 migrants drown in Mediterranean off Libya

Sunday, 21 November 2021, 06:54 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The United Nations' migration agency said 75 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya earlier this week as they attempted to reach Italy by boat. The International Organization...

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