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Migrant father charged with son's death on journey to Greece

Thursday, 18 March 2021, 11:15 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

On a pine-covered hill above the sparkling Aegean Sea lies a boy’s grave. His first boat ride was his last — the sea claimed him before his sixth birthday. “He drowned in a...

EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer

Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 14:25 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

With summer looming and tourism-reliant countries anxiously waiting for the return of a steady influx of visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union's executive body presented a...

Prince Philip returns home after treatment

Tuesday, 16 March 2021, 15:27 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Britain’s Prince Philip returned to Windsor Castle on Tuesday, following a month in the hospital during which he was treated for an infection and underwent a heart procedure. Philip, 99,...

5 EU nations seek talks on vaccine distribution

Saturday, 13 March 2021, 12:03 Last update: about 7 years ago

The leaders of Austria, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Latvia and Bulgaria are calling for talks among European Union leaders about the distribution of vaccines within the 27-nation bloc. Austrian...

After pandemic year, weary world looks back — and forward

Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 12:13 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

No one has been untouched.  Not the Michigan woman who awakened one morning, her wife dead by her side. Not the domestic worker in Mozambique, her livelihood threatened by the virus. Not the...

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