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Medical workers evacuate a coronavirus patient from a nursing home in Valderrobres, Spain, on April 7, 2020, were nearly 50 of the 60 residents at the home tested positive for the pathogen. The isolation of Spain’s countryside offers some protection against the outbreak, but once the illness strikes, it can reveal the unique vulnerabilities that smaller communities face. (Samuel Aranda/The New York Times)

April 28, 2020 at 11:31 am

Spain’s Villages Wage a Lonely Fight Against the Coronavirus VIEW

In Spain, despite a robust health care system and one of the highest life expectancy levels in Europe, rural areas have suffered from aging health...

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Health care workers take a break from work at a hospital in Barcelona on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Extraordinary numbers of health workers are catching the coronavirus and getting sick and the thinning ranks of doctors and nurses, particularly in Spain, are hampering the ability to fight the epidemic. (Samuel Aranda/The New York Times)

March 24, 2020 at 7:33 pm

Virus knocks thousands of health workers out of action in Europe VIEW

Extraordinary numbers of health workers are catching the coronavirus and getting sick and the thinning ranks of doctors and nurses, particularly in Spain, are hampering...

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March 14, 2020 at 5:45 pm

Shutdowns spread across Europe as Spain, France order broad restrictions

PARIS — The shutdown of Europe expanded drastically on Saturday, as more countries shuttered businesses, locked up borders and chased people off streets and into...

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March 13, 2020 at 3:35 pm

EU to offer 2,000 euros to migrants in Greece to go home VIEW

LONDON — Thousands of migrants who have been stranded on Greek islands will be offered 2,000 euros ($2,230) to return to their home countries, the...

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February 21, 2020 at 11:41 am

Notre Dame’s crypt, square may reopen in spring

LONDON — The crypt and parts of Notre Dame Cathedral’s plaza are expected to reopen to the public in the spring, Paris officials said this...

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February 9, 2020 at 1:30 pm

With Cameras Monitoring His Grave, Karl Marx Still Can’t Escape Surveillance

LONDON — Karl Marx may be resting in peace, but he now does so under 24/7 video surveillance. After his grave at Highgate Cemetery in...

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January 3, 2020 at 11:24 am

‘Ethical Veganism’ Is a Philosophical Belief, British Court Rules

LONDON — A British court ruled Friday that ethical veganism is a philosophical belief that should be protected against workplace discrimination, in a landmark decision...

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January 2, 2020 at 12:57 pm

Turkey Questions Pilots About Carlos Ghosn’s Escape From Japan

Turkish authorities on Thursday questioned seven people, including four pilots, about the role they may have played helping Carlos Ghosn make his escape from Tokyo...

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December 21, 2019 at 3:06 pm

UK Security Service Can Let Informants Commit Crimes, Court Rules

LONDON — A British court has upheld a government policy that allows informants of the British domestic intelligence service to commit crimes when it is...

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December 3, 2019 at 10:23 am

Measles Outbreak Leads to Shutdown of Public Services in Samoa

The government of Samoa is shutting down all public services for two days to fight a measles outbreak that has killed more than 55 people...

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