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John Hinckley, who shot Reagan 40 years ago, to be freed

Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 07:32 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

A federal judge said Monday that John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan four decades ago, can be freed from all remaining restrictions next year if he continues to follow...

UK readies soldiers to help ease gas shortages at pumps

Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 07:21 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The British government put dozens of soldiers on standby Monday to help easy fuel supply problems caused by a shortage of truck drivers, a situation that has spurred panic buying of gasoline across...

UK counts on vaccines, 'common sense' to keep virus at bay

Monday, 27 September 2021, 06:55 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Britons are encouraged these days — though in most cases not required — to wear face coverings in crowded indoor spaces. But Prime Minister Boris Johnson regularly appears in the packed,...

San Marino voters overwhelmingly back legal abortion

Monday, 27 September 2021, 06:53 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

San Marino residents on Sunday voted overwhelmingly to legalize abortion, rejecting a 150-year-old law that had criminalized it and making the tiny republic the latest majority Catholic state to...

Social Democrats narrowly beat Merkel's bloc in German vote

Monday, 27 September 2021, 06:49 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Germany's center-left Social Democrats won the biggest share of the vote in a national election Sunday, narrowly beating outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel ’s center-right Union bloc in...

German vote nearly even for Merkel's bloc, Social Democrats

Sunday, 26 September 2021, 18:56 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Germany's center-left Social Democrats were locked in a very close race Sunday with outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s bloc in the country's parliamentary election, a vote that will determine...

Iceland elects its first female-majority parliament

Sunday, 26 September 2021, 17:23 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Iceland has elected a female-majority parliament, a landmark for gender equality in the North Atlantic island nation, in a vote that saw centrist parties make the biggest gains. After all votes...

Swiss approve same-sex marriage by wide margin in referendum

Sunday, 26 September 2021, 17:20 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

Switzerland voted by a wide margin to allow same-sex couples to marry in a referendum on Sunday, bringing the Alpine nation into line with many others in western Europe. Official results showed...

Closely fought German election ushers in post-Merkel era

Sunday, 26 September 2021, 10:31 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

German voters are choosing a new parliament in an election that will determine who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel after her 16 years at the helm of Europe's biggest economy. Polls point to a...

UK looks abroad to ease trucker shortage amid run on gas

Sunday, 26 September 2021, 07:59 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

In a U-turn, Britain said Saturday it will issue thousands of emergency visas to foreign truck drivers to help fix supply-chain problems that have caused empty supermarket shelves, long lines at gas...

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