Tag Archives: International

COPENHAGEN - Denmark's Health Minister declared Monday "the big vaccine day," with 100,000 people to be vaccinated in one day as officials test the system ahead of a June rollout where four times as m...

MOSCOW - A feminist artist went on trial Monday in Russia on charges of disseminating pornography after she shared artwork online depicting female bodies. Human rights groups linked her prosecution to...

ATHENS, Greece - High schools have reopened in Greece to students in the final three grades with the mandatory use of test kits for COVID-19 being rolled out across the country to help with mass scree...

BERLIN - A Syrian man went on trial Monday accused of killing a German man and seriously injuring another in an attack last year that prosecutors said was motivated by Islamic extremist ideology. The ...

LONDON - People across Britain flocked to shed shaggy locks and browse for clothes, books and other "non-essential" items as shops, gyms, hairdressers, restaurant patios and beer gardens reopened Mond...

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - Crowds of mourners and protesters gathered in a Minneapolis suburb where the family of a 20-year-old man said he died after being shot by police before getting back into his c...

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden wants Congress to know he's sincere about cutting a deal on infrastructure, but Republican lawmakers have deep-seated doubts about the scope of his proposed package, i...

BANGKOK - Thailand reported 985 new coronavirus cases on Monday, its highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic, and health officials said they were worried the number of new infections co...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran blamed Israel on Monday for an attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged its centrifuges - sabotage that imperils ongoing talks over Tehran's ta...

LONDON - Winners of the 2021 British Academy Film Awards, presented Sunday: Film - "Nomadland" British Film - "Promising Young Woman" Director - Chloe Zhao, "Nomadland" Actor - Anthony Hopkins, "The F...