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UK to lift travel test requirements for the vaccinated

Tuesday, 25 January 2022, 10:27 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The British government announced Monday that it is scrapping coronavirus travel testing requirements for the vaccinated, news hailed by the travel industry as a big step back to normality. Prime...

1st round of vote for Italian president fails amid stalemate

Tuesday, 25 January 2022, 07:11 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

A first round of voting in Italy's Parliament for the country's next president yielded an avalanche of blank ballots Monday, as lawmakers and special regional electors failed to deliver a winner amid...

Hope seen once the omicron wave increases global immunity

Tuesday, 25 January 2022, 06:06 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

World health officials are offering hope that the ebbing of the omicron wave could give way to a new, more manageable phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as they warn of difficult weeks ahead and the...

Italy begins voting for next president with unclear slate

Monday, 24 January 2022, 13:02 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The first round of voting for Italy’s next president opens Monday without a clear slate of candidates following three-time ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s reluctant withdrawal, a situation...

Analysis: Crisis in Ukraine a showdown of two world views

Monday, 24 January 2022, 12:47 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

The crisis in Ukraine is hardly going away — a showdown of two world views that could upend Europe. It carries echoes of the Cold War and resurrects an idea left over from the 1945 Yalta...

Severe weather brings snow to Athens, Greek islands

Monday, 24 January 2022, 10:23 Last update: about 6 years ago Associated Press

A severe weather front has hit Greece, with below-freezing temperatures and snowfall in many parts of the country, including the capital Athens and many Aegean islands. Authorities have warned...

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