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EU takes legal action against UK over planned Brexit bill

Thursday, 1 October 2020, 11:51 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The European Union took legal action against Britain on Thursday over its plans to pass legislation that would breach parts of the legally binding divorce agreement the two sides reached late last...

Severe Covid-19? Blame it on Neanderthal ancestors

Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 14:29 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Scientists say genes that some people have inherited from their Neanderthal ancestors may increase the likelihood of suffering severe forms of COVID-19. A study by European scientists published...

Maltese-flagged cruise ship rerouted after Coronavirus cases

Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 07:58 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Health inspectors in Greece say an emergency docking order for a cruise ship near Athens can be lifted after crew members suspected of the coronavirus tested negative. The Maltese-flagged Mein...

Chaotic first debate: Taunts overpower Trump, Biden visions

Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 07:23 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden deteriorated into bitter taunts and near chaos Tuesday night as Trump repeatedly interrupted his opponent with angry...

Keep shark tooth, Malta tells Britain's Prince George

Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 10:47 Last update: about 7 years ago

Malta, making a rapid U-turn, said on Tuesday Britain’s Prince George was welcome to keep a fossilised shark tooth that was given to him by veteran naturalist Sir David Attenborough, Reuters...

Worldwide death toll from coronavirus eclipses 1 million

Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 07:01 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus has eclipsed 1 million, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders’ resolve, pitted science against...

Masks upset classroom communication

Sunday, 27 September 2020, 16:50 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Placing an order at a deli counter while wearing a mask and standing 6 feet away can be difficult. Try teaching a class full of schoolchildren and connecting with students who are themselves wearing...

Tiny airborne particles may pose a big coronavirus problem

Saturday, 26 September 2020, 16:07 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

At a University of Maryland lab, people infected with the new coronavirus take turns sitting in a chair and putting their faces into the big end of a large cone. They recite the alphabet and sing or...

Migration: EU plans mandatory pact to 'rebuild trust'

Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 15:10 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Conceding after years of chaos and dispute that its costly asylum system is broken, the European Union announced Wednesday a major overhaul of the rules in the hope that more countries will finally be...

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