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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...

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