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Pope says Italy’s plunging birthrate is a ‘tragedy’
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Pope says Italy’s plunging birthrate is a ‘tragedy’

VATICAN CITY, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Pope Francis bemoaned Italy’s plunging birthrate on Sunday, warning that the decline represented a…
Russian pipeline faces big hurdles amid Ukraine tensions
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Russian pipeline faces big hurdles amid Ukraine tensions

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The pipeline is built and being filled with natural gas. But Russia’s Nord Stream 2 faces…
Europe considers new curbs as Omicron sweeps world
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Europe considers new curbs as Omicron sweeps world

LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Countries across Europe were considering new curbs on movement on Tuesday, with German scientists urging…
Putin blames West for tensions, demands security guarantees
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Putin blames West for tensions, demands security guarantees

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian president on Tuesday reiterated his demand for guarantees from the US and its allies that…
Queen Elizabeth II to skip Christmas trip amid omicron surge
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Queen Elizabeth II to skip Christmas trip amid omicron surge

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has decided not to spend Christmas at the royal Sandringham estate in eastern England…
Freezing in the Alps, migrants find warm hearts and comfort
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Freezing in the Alps, migrants find warm hearts and comfort

MONTGENEVRE, France (AP) — From the inky night, two women loomed. Police? The wary migrants, crossing the high-altitude Alpine border…
Prosecutors start closing arguments in Dutch murder trial over downed MH17 flight
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Prosecutors start closing arguments in Dutch murder trial over downed MH17 flight

AMSTERDAM, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Dutch prosecutors on Monday began three days of closing arguments during which they will make…
UK Brexit minister quits as new COVID rules spark anger
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UK Brexit minister quits as new COVID rules spark anger

LONDON (AP) — A senior member of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Cabinet resigned Saturday night, adding to a sense of…
EU official: Omicron to be dominant variant by mid-January
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EU official: Omicron to be dominant variant by mid-January

BRUSSELS (AP) — The head of the European Union’s executive branch said Wednesday that omicron is expected to be the…
EXPLAINER: Moscow’s rocky relationship with NATO alliance
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EXPLAINER: Moscow’s rocky relationship with NATO alliance

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian military buildup near Ukraine has raised fears in Kyiv and the West that Moscow might…
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