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January 25, 2021 at 3:49 pm

Some Colombians fear ex-paramilitary leader deported from US

BUCARAMANGA, Colombia (AP) — On the north coast of Colombia there is anxiety over the return to the South American country of one of the... Updated 5:29 pm

January 25, 2021 at 12:37 pm

Guatemalan families think massacre victims were migrants

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Relatives of migrants from Guatemala said Monday they believe that 13 of the 19 charred corpses found in a northern Mexico... Updated 5:29 pm

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte speaks during his final address at the Senate prior to a confidence vote, in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte fights for his political life with an address aimed at shoring up support for his government, which has come under fire from former Premier Matteo Renzi’s tiny but key Italia Viva (Italy Alive) party over plans to relaunch the pandemic-ravaged economy. (Roberto Monaldo/ Lapresse via AP) XDS101 XDS101

January 25, 2021 at 11:01 am

Italian premier to offer resignation as government wobbles

ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte intends to offer his resignation on Tuesday, his office said Monday, a move seen as gamble that the... Updated 5:28 pm

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Archeological findings are shown at the museum Antiquarium, in Pompeii, southern Italy, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Decades after suffering bombing and earthquake damage, Pompeii’s museum is back in business, showing off exquisite finds from excavations of the ancient Roman city. Officials of the archaeological park of the ruins of the city destroyed in 79 A.D. by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius inaugurated the museum on Monday. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) GB119 GB119

January 25, 2021 at 9:38 am

Pompeii’s museum comes back to life to display amazing finds VIEW

Known as the Antiquarium, the museum gives Pompeii a permanent exhibition space. First opened in about 1873, the Antiquarium was damaged by bombing during World... Updated 6:05 pm

People rest next to empty oxygen tanks marked with their names outside a refill shop before it opens in Callao, Peru, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Some said they arrived to get in line on Sunday after the store closed in order to be first in line on Monday, while others missed out on Sunday’s allotments of refills, approximately 80 tanks, and stayed a second day to wait. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) LIM109 LIM109

January 25, 2021 at 6:20 am

LiveCoronavirus daily news updates, Jan. 25: What to know today about COVID-19

We’re updating this page with the latest news about the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the Seattle area, the Pacific Northwest and the world,... Updated 5:49 pm

FILE – In this Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 file photo, officers of the German Federal Police check passengers arriving by plane from Prague at the Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany. The European Union’s executive body proposed Monday Jan. 25, 2021, that the bloc’s 27 nations impose more travel restrictions to counter the worrying spread of new coronavirus variants but make sure to keep goods and workers moving across EU borders. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP, File) LON501 LON501

January 25, 2021 at 6:12 am

EU proposes more travel restrictions to stop virus variants

The European Commission urged EU nations to reinforce testing and quarantine measures for travelers as virus mutations that are more transmissible threaten to overwhelm European... Updated 5:11 pm

January 25, 2021 at 5:58 am

China’s Xi calls for unity in fighting virus, climate change

Countries must cooperate more closely in fighting the challenges of the pandemic and climate change and in supporting a sustainable global economic recovery, Chinese President...

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January 25, 2021 at 5:05 am

Polish president backs lockdown despite business frustration VIEW

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president on Monday expressed understanding for the “despair” of people who are opening their businesses in defiance of the anti-COVID-19...

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January 25, 2021 at 4:49 am

EU pressures AstraZeneca to deliver vaccines as promised

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union lashed out Monday at pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, accusing it of failing to guarantee delivery of coronavirus vaccines without valid... Updated 6:05 pm

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January 25, 2021 at 4:40 am

Chaos mars over-80s vaccine start in major German state VIEW

BERLIN (AP) — Thousands of elderly Germans faced online error messages and jammed up hotlines Monday as technical problems marred the start of the coronavirus...

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