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Virus, Mideast turmoil stifle Eid al-Fitr celebrations

Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr in a subdued mood for a second year Thursday as the COVID-19 pandemic again forced mosque ...

Facebook-backed digital currency project Diem shifts to US

A once-ambitious Facebook-backed digital currency project — formerly known as Libra, now called Diem — is shifting operations ...

Greek soccer fans barge into Acropolis to mark league win

Fans of the Greek soccer team Olympiakos forced their way into the grounds of the ancient Acropolis in Athens Wednesday ...

French court orders trial in 2009 crash of Rio-Paris flight

A French court on Wednesday ordered Air France and plane maker Airbus to stand trial for manslaughter in the 2009 crash into ...

Poland wants to buy Marie Curie's vacation house in France

Poland’s prime minister says he’s given instructions for the government to buy a house in France where the Nobel-winning ...

Poland wants to buy Marie Curie's vacation house in France

Poland’s prime minister says he’s given instructions for the government to buy a house in France where the Nobel-winning ...

Performance artist Marina Abramovic wins Spanish arts prize

A Spanish foundation awarded Serbian performance artist Marina Abramovic one of the European nation’s most prestigious awards ...

UK's Johnson backs public inquiry into handling of pandemic

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that an independent public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus ...

UK government plan to toughen voter ID rules draws criticism

The British government has announced contentious plans to toughen election voting rules by requiring photo identification at ...

Dua Lipa wins big at Brits, urges health worker pay raise

British singer Dua Lipa called for a “fair” pay raise for U.K. health workers as she was named a double winner at the Brit ...

Dutch club Ajax melts league trophy into star gifts for fans

Ajax has melted down its Dutch league trophy to give a tiny silver star to all 42,000 season-ticket holders who were locked ...

Scientists race to study variants in India as cases explode

A potentially worrisome variant of the coronavirus detected in India may spread more easily. But the country is behind in ...

The Latest: Ore. bill extends deadline for late-rent payment

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill to give tenants who are struggling with financial hardships due to the ...

Probe shows WHO knew of sex claims in Congo

Last fall, World Health Organization leaders said they had no specifics of sexual exploitation claims against aid workers in ...

France vows tougher punishment for those who attack police

“Dead or Alive.” The chilling words were scrawled on photos of three police officers in their uniforms posted last month on ...

Ex-English National Ballet dancer convicted of sex crimes

A former English National Ballet principal dancer was convicted Tuesday of sexually assaulting young female dance students.

Europe's rights body fears virus measures hurting democracy

Europe’s leading human rights body warned Tuesday that threats to democratic rights and personal freedoms have worsened ...

British PM seeks to bolster economy, union in new parliament

The U.K. government sought to capitalize on its electoral strength Tuesday, outlining a sweeping legislative agenda to ...

Spain adopts landmark law to protect 'gig' delivery workers

Spain approved a pioneering law Tuesday that gives delivery platforms a mid-August deadline to hire workers currently ...

Coroner rules victims in 1971 Belfast shooting were innocent

A coroner in Northern Ireland has ruled that 10 people killed during a military operation in west Belfast 50 years ago were ...