Dutch government quits over childcare scandal
Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s government resigned on Friday, accepting responsibility for wrongful accusations of fraud by the tax authorities that drove thousands of families to...
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EU nations say vaccine rollout is slow with uncertain timetables
Many European Union nations say they are receiving lower-than-expected supplies of COVID-19 vaccines and complain in internal meetings of uncertainty over future deliveries, EU officials...
Britain denies wanting to reduce workers’ rights post-Brexit
The British government said on Friday it had no plans to lower standards on workers’ rights, rejecting a Financial Times report that a shake-up of...
Russia to announce exit from Open Skies Treaty
Russia will announce its exit from the Open Skies treaty in the coming days, a pact that allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries, the...
New French testing rules could delay transporting goods across the Channel further
France has announced that people travelling from non-EU countries will no longer be able to get into the country by presenting a negative result from...
Hospitals in Brazil’s Amazonas short of oxygen; UK bans Brazilian arrivals
Hospitals in Brazil‘s northern state of Amazonas ran short of oxygen and made an urgent call for help from the United States on Thursday, as Britain...
North Korea shows off new submarine-launched missiles after rare party congress
North Korea displayed what appeared to be a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) at a parade on Thursday night, state media reported, capping more than a week...
Indonesia quake kills at least 42, injures hundreds (update)
A powerful earthquake killed at least 42 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia‘s island of Sulawesi on Friday, trapping several under rubble and unleashing dozens of...
U.S. airlines back Biden plan to mandate masks for passengers
A group representing major U.S. airlines on Thursday backed President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to mandate face coverings for all air passengers, but asked him to...
Twitter lifts restrictions to account of Russian Sputnik V vaccine (Updated)
Social media platform Twitter lifted restrictions briefly imposed on the official account promoting the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the website showed on Thursday. The...
