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Merkel prepares to step down with legacy of tackling crises

Saturday, 4 September 2021, 07:55 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Angela Merkel will leave office as one of modern Germany's longest-serving leaders and a global diplomatic heavyweight, with a legacy defined by her management of a succession of crises that shook a...

UK's vaccine assessor opts against COVID jabs for children

Saturday, 4 September 2021, 07:43 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

The U.K.’s vaccine advisors declined Friday to recommend the vaccination of healthy older children against COVID-19, saying the direct health benefits are “marginal.” However, the...

New Zealand police kill 'terrorist' after he stabs 6 people

Friday, 3 September 2021, 12:37 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

New Zealand authorities were so worried about an extremist inspired by the Islamic State group they were following him around-the-clock and were able to shoot and kill him within 60 seconds of him...

British national pleads guilty to role in terror beheadings

Friday, 3 September 2021, 07:24 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

 A British national admitted Thursday evening in a federal courtroom near the nation's capital that he played a leadership role in an Islamic State scheme to torture, hold for ransom and...

Migrant death toll increases on Atlantic route to Europe

Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 07:12 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

At least 11 people are feared dead after another boat crossing the Atlantic Ocean to get from North Africa to Spain's Canary Islands became a trap for migrants trying to reach European territory,...

Thousands face weeks without power in Hurricane Ida's aftermath

Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 07:17 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

Louisiana communities battered by Hurricane Ida faced a new danger as they began the massive task of clearing debris and repairing damage from the storm: the possibility of weeks without power in the...

7 minors among 29 dead on migrant boat to Canary Islands

Tuesday, 31 August 2021, 07:14 Last update: about 5 years ago Associated Press

At least 29 Africans, including seven children, died last week while trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands on a smuggling boat, according to information released Monday from a U.N. migration agency...

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