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German governor: Extend lockdown through January

5:15 pm January 3, 2021

Berlin : A prominent German state governor is calling for the country’s lockdown to be extended until the end of January and says there should be no rushed reopening of schools. Germany’s current lockdown took effect on December 16 after a partial shutdown that started at the beginning of November failed to reduce new coronavirus […]

Vatican likely to start administering COVID-19 vaccinations in mid-January

11:32 pm January 2, 2021

Vatican City: The Vatican says it expects to start administering COVID-19 vaccinations in mid-January. A statement on Saturday says vaccines, “enough to cover the needs of the Holy See and of Vatican City State.” The brief statement didn’t say if 84-year-old Pope Francis would be getting the vaccine. But it specified priority would go to Vatican health […]

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

Brexit”s choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals

4:33 pm December 31, 2020

Brussels: The New Year could finally bring a fresh start and a commitment to let bygones be bygones for Britain and the European Union. But don’t bet on it. The UK has chosen to leave the EU, setting a course away from the continental mainland. But the two sides histories have been too intertwined for 1,000 years […]

Greek nurse erects ICU at home to treat relatives with virus

3:39 pm December 30, 2020

Agios Athanasios : What does a medical professional do when his wife and in-laws contract the disease at the center of a months-long pandemic? Gabriel Tachtatzoglou, a critical care nurse, did not feel good about the treatment options available in Greece’s second-largest city when his wife, both her parents and her brother came down with COVID-19 in […]

Germany reports more than 1,000 deaths in a day

3:34 pm December 30, 2020

Berlin: German authorities have reported more than 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths in one day for the first time since the pandemic began. The national disease control center, the Robert Koch Institute, said Wednesday that 1,129 deaths were reported over the past 24 hours. That exceeds the previous record set a week ago of 962 and brings […]