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Can you get Coronavirus twice?

Tuesday, 28 July 2020, 10:26 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Can you get the coronavirus twice? Scientists don’t know for sure yet, but they believe it’s unlikely. Health experts think people who had COVID-19 will have some immunity...

European tourism faces turbulence only weeks after restart

Monday, 27 July 2020, 16:19 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Europe's tourism revival is running into turbulence only weeks after countries reopened their borders, with rising infections in Spain and other nations causing increasing concern among health...

Mandatory masks becoming the rule amid Europe's virus uptick

Friday, 24 July 2020, 16:32 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

New rules on wearing masks in England came into effect Friday, with people going to shops, banks and supermarkets now required to wear face coverings, while Romania reported a record for daily...

German court convicts former concentration camp guard, 93

Thursday, 23 July 2020, 13:47 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A German court on Thursday convicted a 93-year-old former SS private of being an accessory to murder at the Stutthof concentration camp, where he served as a guard in the final months of World War II....

UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test

Monday, 20 July 2020, 16:03 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. British...

EU summit breaks up after all-night talks, to resume later

Monday, 20 July 2020, 08:13 Last update: about 7 years ago

Weary and bleary European Union leaders temporarily broke up their summit at dawn on the fourth day of acrimonious haggling over an unprecedented 1.85 trillion-euro EU budget and coronavirus recovery...

Vatican says bishops should report sex abuse to police

Thursday, 16 July 2020, 18:53 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The Vatican told bishops around the world on Thursday they should report cases of clergy sex crimes to police even when not legally bound to do so, in its latest effort to compel church leaders to...

UK, France set to extend rules on face coverings in public

Tuesday, 14 July 2020, 16:53 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Tuesday that the wearing of face coverings will be mandatory in shops and supermarkets in England. The requirement is expected to take effect from July...

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