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EU chief: Bloc was late, over-confident on vaccine rollout
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EU chief: Bloc was late, over-confident on vaccine rollout

BRUSSELS (AP) — As the European Union surpassed the toll of 500,000 people lost to the virus, the EU Commission…
Portugal poised to extend lockdown as COVID-19 cases fall
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Portugal poised to extend lockdown as COVID-19 cases fall

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s COVID-19 infection rate has dropped sharply after a lockdown aimed at addressing a devastating January…
Countdown to ‘catastrophe:’ Inside Europe’s fight for COVID shots
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Countdown to ‘catastrophe:’ Inside Europe’s fight for COVID shots

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – In a meeting last week in the Europa building in Brussels, home of the European Union’s political…
Belgium: Iranian diplomat convicted over 2018 bomb plot in France
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Belgium: Iranian diplomat convicted over 2018 bomb plot in France

Iranian diplomat Assadolah Assadi was convicted of attempted terrorism Thursday by a court in Belgium for his role in a 2018…
Prince Harry accepts apology, damages in UK libel suit
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Prince Harry accepts apology, damages in UK libel suit

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry on Monday accepted an apology and damages from the publisher of British tabloid The Mail…
No income, 2,000 mouths to feed: Lockdown squeezes Greek zoo
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No income, 2,000 mouths to feed: Lockdown squeezes Greek zoo

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — It’s feeding time at Greece’s only zoo, and a capuchin monkey grabs as many mandarins as…
EU tightens vaccine export rules, creates post-Brexit outcry
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EU tightens vaccine export rules, creates post-Brexit outcry

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union introduced tighter rules Friday on exports of COVID-19 vaccines that could hit shipments to…
EU agrees ‘dark red’ COVID-19 zones with stricter travel limits
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EU agrees ‘dark red’ COVID-19 zones with stricter travel limits

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Hotspots of COVID-19 infection in the European Union will be labelled “dark red” zones to discourage all…
Analysis: “Russian roulette” in Europe as needle shortages hamper COVID-19 shots
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Analysis: “Russian roulette” in Europe as needle shortages hamper COVID-19 shots

PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) – Laurent Fignon, a geriatric doctor in the south of France, is having to improvise as he gives…
COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe’s pandemic
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COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe’s pandemic

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — In the first week of December, Portugal’s prime minister gave his pandemic-weary people an early Christmas…
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