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Mon, March 1, 2021 | 12:07

France, Germany agree to require COVID-19 test results for some border crossings

France, Germany agree to require COVID-19 test results for some border crossings

France and Germany have agreed that people crossing the border between the French region of Moselle and Germany will have to have proof of a negative COVID-19 antigen test in the previous 48 hours, French Europe Minister Clement Beaune said on Sunday. The French government was eager to keep travel restrictions limited at the border, which 16,000 French workers from Moselle cr...

2021-03-01 10:19

G20 promises no let-up in stimulus, sees tax deal by summer

G20 promises no let-up in stimulus, sees tax deal by summer

The world's financial leaders agreed on Friday to maintain expansionary policies to help economies survive the effects of COVID-19, and committed to a more multilateral approach to the twin coronavirus and economic crises.

2021-02-28 11:37

US implicates Saudi crown prince in Khashoggi's killing

US implicates Saudi crown prince in Khashoggi's killing

Saudi Arabia's crown prince likely approved the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligence report released Friday that instantly ratcheted up pressure on the Biden administration to hold the kingdom accountable for a murder that drew worldwide outrage.

2021-02-27 12:24

UK Supreme Court rejects IS bride's legal bid to return

UK Supreme Court rejects IS bride's legal bid to return

Britain's highest court on Friday rejected a bid by a woman who was stripped of her UK citizenship for joining the Islamic State group to return to challenge the decision. Five judges at the Supreme Court gave a unanimous decision in the case of Shamima Begum, whose legal battles have come to be seen as a test of how Britain treat nationals who joined the jihadists.

2021-02-26 20:58

Spanish zoo worker killed by elephant

Spanish zoo worker killed by elephant

A zoo worker in Spain has died after he was struck by an elephant's trunk, knocking his head against the bars of an enclosure, the zoo and local officials said Thursday. The female elephant, which weighs around 4,000 kilos (8,800 pounds), whacked the 44-year-old with her trunk on Wednesday morning at the Cabarceno Natural Park near the northern city of Santander, the zoo said...

2021-02-26 13:15

Ghana is first nation in world to receive COVAX vaccines

Ghana is first nation in world to receive COVAX vaccines

Ghana has become the first country in the world to receive vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed COVAX initiative with a delivery of 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India.

2021-02-24 20:39

Italian envoy and two others killed in attack on UN convoy in DR Congo

Italian envoy and two others killed in attack on UN convoy in DR Congo

Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and two other people were killed on Monday in an attack on a United Nations convoy in eastern Congo, Italy's foreign ministry and park authorities said.

2021-02-22 20:57

UK speeds up vaccinations: All adults get 1st jab by July 31

UK speeds up vaccinations: All adults get 1st jab by July 31

The British government declared Sunday that every adult in the country should get a first coronavirus vaccine shot by July 31, at least a month earlier than its previous target, as it prepared to set out a ``cautious'' plan to ease the U.K.'s lockdown. The previous aim was for all adults to get a jab by September. The new target also calls for everyone 50 and over and those w...

2021-02-22 10:53

UN nuclear chief in Iran as it threatens watchdog's cameras

UN nuclear chief in Iran as it threatens watchdog's cameras

The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog met Sunday with Iranian officials in a bid to preserve his inspectors' ability to monitor Tehran's atomic program, even as authorities said they planned to cut off their surveillance cameras at those sites.

2021-02-21 20:19

Airbus lost $1.3 billion amid pandemic; expects better 2021

Airbus lost $1.3 billion amid pandemic; expects better 2021

European plane maker Airbus lost 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) last year amid an unprecedented global slump in air travel because of the pandemic, but expects to deliver hundreds of planes and make a profit in 2021 despite uncertainty about when people will resume flying en masse.

2021-02-18 21:13

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