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November 11, 2021 at 6:55 am

Europe had more than half the world’s COVID-19 deaths early this month

In Germany, where about 67% of the population is fully vaccinated against the virus, tens of thousands of new cases are being reported every day,...

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People wait to pass through security measures to enter a popular bar in Nottingham, England on Oct. 20, 2021, where there have been alarming reports of women being injected with syringes at crowded pubs and nightclubs, a variation of “spiking” someone’s drink. Britain has witnessed a disturbing spate of violence against women for the past year or more, and now police forces in both England and Scotland are investigating numerous reports of “needle spiking.” (Mary Turner/The New York Times) XNYT82 XNYT82

October 22, 2021 at 7:50 pm

‘Needle spiking’ of women in Britain stirs alarm over new kind of assault VIEW

Women are reporting being injected with syringes at crowded clubs in a horrifying variation of dropping pill into drinks. “This is a new depth,’’ said...

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September 6, 2021 at 1:47 pm

Twins Conjoined at the Head Separated in Israel

Surgeons in Israel have separated 1-year-old twins who were conjoined at the head, the first time the unusual surgery has been performed in the country....

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Patients in a COVID-19 ward in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, July 15, 2021. Indonesia has become the new epicenter of the pandemic, surpassing India and Brazil to become the country with the worldâ€™s highest count of new infections. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times) XNYT1

August 4, 2021 at 5:45 pm

World’s coronavirus infection total passes staggering figure: 200 million

Two hundred million is an enormous number. But as the world recorded the 200 millionth detected case of coronavirus infection, that daunting figure also fails...

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July 28, 2021 at 9:52 am

Londoners were promised a hill with a view; they got a pile of scaffolding

LONDON — Advance publicity for the Marble Arch Mound — London’s newest visitor attraction — suggested that an Arcadian landscape would be created in the...

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June 3, 2021 at 7:47 am

Biden will meet Queen Elizabeth at her castle this month

It would be the first meeting between the two leaders since President Joe Biden’s election and part of his first presidential trip aboard, which will...

May 24, 2021 at 10:47 am

Thieves Steal Artifacts Worth $1.4 Million From English Castle

LONDON — The thieves broke into an imposing castle in the English countryside and took a rare bounty: rosary beads that once belonged to Mary,...

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May 4, 2021 at 11:10 am

Marriage records in England and Wales will now include mothers’ names

LONDON — Marriage certificates in England and Wales have traditionally left space for the names and professions of just one parent: the fathers of the...

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March 27, 2021 at 11:47 am

Suicide and Self-Harm: Bereaved Families Count the Costs of Lockdowns

As more people are vaccinated, and communities open up, there is a tally that experts say is hard to track: the psychological toll of months...

March 14, 2021 at 3:10 pm

Ireland Suspends Use of AstraZeneca Vaccine, Citing Blood Clot Reports

Ireland suspended use of the COVID-19 vaccine by Oxford-AstraZeneca on Sunday, citing reports of unusual blood clotting problems among people who recently received shots in...

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