European Union Kicks Off COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign
ROME (AP) — Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first …
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2020’s Newest Species Include ‘World’s Ugliest Orchid’
LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Orchids are not often called ugly, but that is how the Royal Botanic Gardens in …
Vatican ‘Darth Vader’ Nativity Scene Gets Earthly Thumbs Down
VATICAN CITY, Dec 15 (Reuters) – St. Peter’s Square in theVatican has hosted a few unorthodox nativity scenes over the …
Divers Discover Rare Nazi World War II Enigma Machine
BERLIN, Dec 3 (Reuters) – German divers searching the Baltic Sea for discarded fishing nets have stumbled upon a rare …
U.N. Warns 2021 Is Shaping Up To Be A Humanitarian Catastrophe
NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Next year is shaping up to be a humanitarian catastrophe and rich countries must …
Austrian Village Tweaks Name After Visitors Kept Stealing Its ‘F**king’ Signs
VIENNA, Nov 26 (Reuters) – The Austrian village of F**king is changing its name, the mayor of the municipality where …
Suspected North Korean Hackers Target COVID-19 Vaccine Maker AstraZeneca
LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British drugmaker AstraZeneca …
German Restaurant Protests Pandemic Lockdowns With Stuffed Pandas
FRANKFURT, Nov 25 (Reuters) – The owner of a Frankfurt restaurant is staging a protest against the coronavirus lockdown in …
Europe Bets On COVID-19 Christmas Miracle As Third Wave Looms
LONDON — From behind his Downing Street desk, a self-isolating U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson proclaimed on Monday that an …
British Pianist Performs Concert For Thailand Monkeys — And It’s Bananas
LOPBURI, Thailand, Nov 23 (Reuters) – While on tour in central Thailand, British musician Paul Barton has been mobbed by …