Migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, 21 dead, 3 survivors found
Saturday, 17 April 2021, 07:34
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Tunisian authorities said they recovered the bodies of 21 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, including nine women and a baby, whose boat sank Friday off the central port city of Sfax. The cause of the...
Raul Castro resigns as Communist chief, ending era in Cuba
Saturday, 17 April 2021, 07:21
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Raul Castro said Friday he is stepping down as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, ending an era of formal leadership that began with his brother Fidel and country’s 1959 revolution. The...
Portugal reaps benefits of a prolonged COVID-19 lockdown
Saturday, 17 April 2021, 07:16
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
While most of the Europe Union grapples with new surges of COVID-19 cases and brings back curbs on what people can do, Portugal is going in the other direction. Starting Monday, the Portuguese...
Covid-19: Italy moves toward slow reopening with outdoor dining
Saturday, 17 April 2021, 07:14
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Italy plans to start emerging from rolling partial lockdowns that were imposed during a fall virus surge, announcing Friday the reopening of outdoor dining and schools at all grade levels in...
France hits unwanted milestone: Over 100,000 virus deaths
Friday, 16 April 2021, 07:36
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
France on Thursday became the third country in Europe after the U.K. and Italy to reach the unwanted milestone of 100,000 COVID-19-related deaths as new infections and deaths surged due to virus...
Europe has surpassed 1 million COVID-19 deaths
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 14:07
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
A top official from the World Health Organization says Europe has surpassed 1 million deaths from COVID-19 and the situation remains “serious,” with about 1.6 million new cases reported...
EU throws weight behind Pfizer-BioNTech and new technology
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 07:03
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
In a stinging rebuke to pharma giant AstraZeneca Wednesday, the European Union announced plans to negotiate a massive contract extension for Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine insisting the 27-nation...
Biden on Afghanistan: `Time to end America's longest war'
Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 16:36
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
President Joe Biden says the Sept. 11 attacks “cannot explain” why U.S. forces should remain in Afghanistan 20 years later and that “it is time for American troops to come...