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Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine offers safe, effective 2021-02-24 08:40:28An analysis by U.S. regulators says Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine offers 66% efficacy at protecting against moderate to severe COVID-19

Today's Headlines: The failures before Jan. 6 2021-02-24 08:00:56Former security officials gave their testimony in the first congressional hearing to examine the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Ghislaine Maxwell offers to give up British, French 2021-02-24 07:29:09Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, says she'll renounce her British and French citizenships if she can be freed on bail.

Ghana is first to receive COVID-19 vaccines from 2021-02-24 06:17:33Ghana is the first country to receive COVID-19 vaccines acquired through the United Nations-backed Covax initiative, with a delivery of 600,000 doses.

In landmark case, former Syrian secret policeman convicted 2021-02-24 05:47:20A German court has convicted a former member of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s secret police of facilitating the torture of prisoners.

'You're not alone': Iraq's struggling Christians hope for 2021-02-24 05:12:46Terrorized by Islamic State, Iraq's dwindling Christians hope a historic visit by Pope Francis starting next week will boost their chances to survive

Mexico's ruling party is divided as president stands 2021-02-24 05:00:12Feminist opposition to a Mexican gubernatorial candidate accused of rape has become a political liability for President Andrés Manuel Ló

Judge indefinitely blocks Biden's 100-day deportation pause 2021-02-24 04:11:59Extending a temporary order, a federal judge indefinitely bans the Biden administration from enforcing a 100-day moratorium on most deportations.

Prison riots in Ecuador leave 62 dead, officials 2021-02-24 00:06:29Authorities in Ecuador say 62 people have died in riots at prisons in three cities as a result of fights between rival gangs and an escape attempt.

Southern Baptists oust 2 churches over LGBTQ inclusion 2021-02-23 23:09:13The Southern Baptist Convention has ousted two churches over policies deemed to be too inclusive of LGBTQ people and two more for employing pastors co

No charges against Rochester, N.Y., officers involved in 2021-02-23 16:59:14A grand jury voted not to charge officers shown on video holding Daniel Prude down naked and handcuffed on a city street until he stopped breathing.

Exclusive: Black Lives Matter opens up about its 2021-02-23 14:44:40A financial snapshot shared exclusively with the Associated Press shows the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation took in just over $90 million

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Britain's top warehouse specialist posts 62% profit surge 2021-02-19 08:54:30Segro, a U.K.-listed firm specializing in urban and big box warehouses across Europe, reported Friday a 62% increase in profit before tax between 2019

A guide to degrowth: The movement prioritizing wellbeing 2021-02-19 06:34:01Scholars are backing an idea that pushes social and ecological wellbeing over a system that pursues relentless economic growth.

Euro zone business activity dips again in February 2021-02-19 05:07:02The euro zone is still struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, with most countries restricting people's movements to contain the number of infectio

UK PM Boris Johnson to call on G-7 2021-02-18 17:30:01U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will call on leaders of the world's largest economies to support efforts to speed up the development of new vaccine

Vestas invests in Swedish firm that builds wooden 2021-02-18 09:25:40Modvion installed a 30-meter tower on an island near Gothenburg last year.

The EU says it's going to get tough 2021-02-18 07:15:39The European Commission proposed on Thursday new tools to become a more "assertive" player in global trade.

Credit Suisse swings to fourth-quarter loss, weighed down 2021-02-18 04:41:06Credit Suisse reported Thursday a net loss of 353 million Swiss francs ($392.8 million) for the fourth quarter of 2020 on the back of higher provision

Ford invests $1 billion in German plant, targets 2021-02-18 03:27:38Alongside passenger cars, Ford wants its commercial vehicle offering to focus on low and zero emission tech too.

Maersk says it will launch a carbon neutral 2021-02-17 10:30:24The environmental footprint of shipping, a crucial cog in the global economy, is significant.

London exodus may strengthen EU's hand in Brexit 2021-02-17 10:12:23The U.K. and the EU have yet to find a solution for the financial services industry after Brexit. Recent data suggests Brussels may have the upper han

Epic Games files antitrust complaint against Apple in 2021-02-17 08:17:30Fortnite developer Epic Games has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple with the European Commission, alleging that its App Store is anti-competi

Lucky Strike-maker British American Tobacco is looking carefully 2021-02-17 07:57:05British American Tobacco is looking at selling more cannabis products as it seeks to find new sources of revenue beyond cigarettes.

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Reed harvest in snowy Poland 2021-02-23 05:09:07"But for years now they have been somewhat forgotten as a roofing material -- wrongly equated with poverty. The job of a reed roofer has practically

Italian ambassador killed in Congo while in UN 2021-02-22 13:21:27

EU warns Myanmar, mulls sanctions on Russia over 2021-02-22 11:31:26The top diplomats from the 27-nation bloc faced a full agenda for talks that will also include a wide-ranging video conference with new US Secretary o

Iran, IAEA thrash out 'temporary solution' ahead of 2021-02-22 03:18:14Grossi's visit to Iran came amid stepped-up efforts between US President Joe Biden's administration, European powers and Tehran to salvage the 2015

Barcelona sees sixth night of protests for jailed 2021-02-22 01:32:21 Protests in support of a jailed rapper turned violent for a sixth consecutive night in Barcelona on Sunday with clashes between police and groups of

China censors the internet. So why doesn’t Russia? 2021-02-21 07:22:42Russia’s winter of discontent, waves of nationwide protests set off by the return of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has been enabled by the c

Moscow court rejects opposition leader Navalny's appeal 2021-02-20 10:26:06Navalny, 44, an anti-corruption crusader and President Vladimir Putin's most vocal critic, was arrested on January 17 upon returning from Germany, wh

France sends warships to South China Sea, ahead 2021-02-20 08:52:51

EU aims for meeting on Iran nuclear deal 2021-02-19 15:24:33

Second #MeToo wave crashes over France after explosive 2021-02-19 13:05:48

Georgia PM resigns over plans to arrest opposition 2021-02-18 08:33:04Giorgi Gakharia said he was stepping down because of disagreement in the government over enforcing the court order to arrest opposition leader Nika Me

Pfizer-BioNTech to get EU 200 million more Covid-19 2021-02-17 11:15:09

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Georgian police storm opposition party offices, detain its 2021-02-23 06:50:31Police stormed the party offices of Georgian opposition leader Nika Melia and detained him early on Tuesday, deepening a political crisis that prompte

France considers fresh measures to stem Covid-19 spread 2021-02-23 06:16:40French Health Minister Olivier Véran will head to Dunkirk in northern France on Wednesday as the government eyes new measures to limit the spre

French coronavirus hospitalisations up for second day in 2021-02-23 05:27:16France reported 4,646 new confirmed Covid-19 cases on Monday, down from 22,046 on Sunday but slightly up versus last Monday's 4,376 figure, while hos

Barcelona sees seventh straight night of protests over 2021-02-23 05:13:07Protesters in Barcelona clashed with police for a seventh consecutive night on Monday over the imprisonment of rapper Pablo Hasel.

Georgian police arrest top opposition leader, deepening political 2021-02-23 01:25:13Georgian police on Tuesday arrested a top opposition leader and used tear gas in a violent raid on his party headquarters, further deepening a politic

Breaking the rules for a ‘Covid-19 break’: ‘I 2021-02-22 14:19:47Sara wanted to visit museums again, David found a sneaky way to get around border checks and Matthew is taking the first chance he

Lifting lockdown: PM Johnson says no international travel 2021-02-22 12:04:15International travel from England will be banned until May 17 at the earliest, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday, as he set out a

EU agrees to sanction Russian officials over Navalny 2021-02-22 09:02:45EU foreign ministers on Monday agreed to prepare sanctions on four seniorRussian officials in a mainly symbolic response to the jailing of Kremlin cri

UK's Johnson to start lifting lockdown as vaccines 2021-02-21 23:11:15Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set Monday to start unwinding England's third and -- he hopes -- final coronavirus lockdown, as a quickening UK-wide

Weekend lockdown imposed along French Riviera to stem 2021-02-21 16:44:21France will apply a localised lockdown over the next two weekends in coastal areas of its southeastern Alpes-Maritimes department, Prefect Bernard Gon

French mayor’s decision to serve meat-free school lunches 2021-02-21 10:10:00The French government on Sunday accused the Green mayor of Lyon of insulting French butchers and harming the health of children by keeping meat off th