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Heathrow loses claim to being Europe's biggest airport

Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 10:26 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

London’s Heathrow Airport says it has lost its place as Europe’s busiest air hub to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris after the COVID-19 pandemic grounded flights and Britain failed to...

New protests loom as Europeans tire of virus restrictions

Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 07:05 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Protesters set trash bins afire and police responded with hydrant sprays in downtown Rome Tuesday night, part of a day of public outpouring of anger against virus-fighting measures like evening...

Covid-19: Spain orders nationwide curfew to stem worsening outbreak

Monday, 26 October 2020, 10:59 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Buckling under the resurgence of the coronavirus in Europe, the Spanish government on Sunday declared a national state of emergency that includes an overnight curfew in hopes of not repeating the near...

Europe, US watch virus case totals grow, debate new restrictions

Sunday, 25 October 2020, 06:59 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Confirmed coronavirus infections continued to soar Saturday in many parts of the U.S. and Europe. In some cases, so did anger over the restrictions governments put in place to try to stem the...

UN says Libyan sides sign countrywide cease-fire deal

Friday, 23 October 2020, 14:31 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The rival sides in Libya’s conflict signed a permanent cease-fire Friday after years of fighting that has split the North African country in two. But skepticism over whether the agreement would...

AP Explains: Why are UK and EU still arguing over Brexit?

Friday, 23 October 2020, 09:13 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

It’s more than four years since Britain voted to leave the European Union, and almost a year since Prime Minister Boris Johnson won an election by vowing to “get Brexit...

Safeguards in place to protect voters as USA election draws near

Wednesday, 21 October 2020, 19:45 Last update: about 7 years ago Kevin Schembri Orland

The issue of possible voter fraud due to the voting by mail system being used by States in the US Presidential election has been a hot one this year, however there has been a lot of misinformation...

Pope endorses same-sex civil unions in new documentary film

Wednesday, 21 October 2020, 17:33 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary “Francesco,” which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film...

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