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Covid-19 virus surge in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Romania

Saturday, 23 October 2021, 06:57 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The Covid-19 virus continues to rear its head again in Eastern Europe, with new records of infections and deaths reached. The following are stories from some countries that are experiencing...

Alec Baldwin didn't know weapon contained live round - warrant

Saturday, 23 October 2021, 06:44 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

An assistant director unwittingly handed Alec Baldwin a loaded weapon and told him it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, court records released Friday...

Evacuation flights for migrants start again in Libya

Saturday, 23 October 2021, 06:41 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The United Nations said on Friday that it has resumed humanitarian evacuation flights for migrants stranded in Libya after authorities suspended them for several months. The announcement comes after a...

EU unconvinced by Polish arguments on rule of law changes

Friday, 22 October 2021, 20:02 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Polish arguments that fundamental judicial changes the country has made would not undermine the European Union on Friday failed to convince key bloc leaders who said that the withholding of billions...

UK palace says queen, 95, spent night in hospital for checks

Friday, 22 October 2021, 06:44 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II spent a night in a hospital for checks this week after canceling an official trip to Northern Ireland on medical advice, Buckingham Palace said Thursday. The palace...

UK police charge 25-year-old man with lawmaker's murder

Thursday, 21 October 2021, 13:57 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

British authorities said Thursday a man has been charged in the stabbing of a Conservative lawmaker who was killed as he met constituents at a church hall last week. Authorities say a 25-year-old...

Strong winds cause damage, disruptions in western Europe

Thursday, 21 October 2021, 13:56 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

A powerful autumn storm, named Aurore, blasted parts of western Europe on Thursday, knocking out power to a quarter of a million French homes and damaging buildings in at least four...

Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging?

Thursday, 21 October 2021, 10:33 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging? Yes, as long as the virus that caused the pandemic keeps infecting people. But that doesn't mean new variants will keep emerging as regularly,...

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