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UN experts fault Italy in drownings of over 200 migrants

Thursday, 28 January 2021, 07:42 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Independent human rights experts who work with the United Nations say Italy failed to protect the “right to life” of over 200 migrants who died when the boat they were on sank in the...

EU official: AstraZeneca pulls out of vaccine delivery talks

Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 12:18 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

AstraZeneca has pulled out of meeting with the European Union to discuss delayed vaccine commitments to the bloc, an EU official said. The official, who asked not to be identified because of the...

Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary online amid pandemic

Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 10:40 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Tova Friedman hid among corpses at Auschwitz amid the chaos of the extermination camp's final days. Just 6 years old at the time, the Poland-born Friedman was instructed by her mother to lie...

UK eyes traveller quarantine as virus toll passes 100,000

Wednesday, 27 January 2021, 07:32 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Britain's official death toll in the coronavirus pandemic passed 100,000 on Tuesday, a dreaded milestone reached as the government considered imposing hotel quarantines on international travelers to...

Italian PM Conte to resign, seek OK to form new coalition

Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 12:46 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte went to the presidential palace Tuesday to offer his resignation after a key coalition ally pulled his party’s support over Conte’s handling of the...

EU demands that vaccine makers honour their commitments

Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 12:43 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The European Union on Tuesday warned pharmaceutical giants that develop coronavirus vaccines to honour their contractual obligations after slow deliveries of shots from two companies hampered the...

COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe's pandemic

Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 08:34 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

In the first week of December, Portugal’s prime minister gave his pandemic-weary people an early Christmas gift: restrictions on gatherings and travel due to COVID-19 would be lifted from Dec....

Chaos mars over-80s vaccine start in major German state

Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 07:07 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Thousands of elderly Germans faced online error messages and jammed up hotlines Monday as technical problems marred the start of the coronavirus vaccine campaign for over-80s in the country's most...

Italian premier to offer resignation as government wobbles

Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 07:02 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte intends to offer his resignation on Tuesday, his office said Monday, a move seen as gamble that the embattled leader will get a fresh mandate from the president to try...

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