Michael Birnbaum

October 15, 2020 at 9:40 am

COVID-19 cases hit records in Europe, surpassing the United States per capita

The alarm echoed warnings from Britain to Latvia that the virus is rapidly spiraling out of control. France, Germany, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, Croatia, Slovakia...

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October 10, 2020 at 7:32 am

Europe looks to avoid layoffs amid second COVID wave and new lockdowns

Faced with the prospect of mass layoffs coinciding with a second wave of COVID-19 and new lockdowns, European leaders are extending their commitment to generous,...

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October 9, 2020 at 3:00 am

Nobel Peace Prize goes to World Food Program for efforts to combat hunger

ROME — The World Food Program was awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, a recognition of the critical work by the United Nations...

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October 1, 2020 at 5:08 am

Europe moves to sue Britain over breaching Brexit withdrawal deal

LONDON — The European Union launched legal action against Britain on Thursday, saying Prime Minister Boris Johnson's attempt to rewrite the Brexit withdrawal agreement was...

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June 24, 2020 at 8:48 am

Kosovar president charged with war crimes ahead of planned White House meeting

BRUSSELS — Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci was indicted on a range of war crimes charges, including nearly 100 killings, a special prosecutor in The Hague...

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June 10, 2020 at 12:26 pm

EU accuses China of waging pandemic disinformation campaign

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday accused China of a concerted effort to spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, lumping it with the Kremlin...

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June 10, 2020 at 4:12 am

Swedish investigators name suspect in 1986 assassination of prime minister VIEW

BRUSSELS - Swedish investigators on Wednesday identified the man they think assassinated Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986, but with only circumstantial evidence and the...

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June 7, 2020 at 11:56 am

Protesters in Europe push for a new reckoning of their own countries’ racism

ROME — George Floyd was killed thousands of miles away, but demonstrators packed public spaces around the world over the weekend in the hope of...

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May 27, 2020 at 3:26 am

EU proposes $825 billion coronavirus rescue plan giving Brussels power to raise money for first time

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders on Wednesday proposed an $825 billion coronavirus rescue plan that would give Brussels major new tax and spending powers of...

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May 15, 2020 at 7:26 am

Europe bids adieu to cheek kiss in coronavirus era

BRUSSELS — Manon Fily took advantage of France's eased coronavirus lockdown this week to see some old high school friends after two months shut away...

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