International

Greece offers reward for arrests in ‘barbaric’ home invasion

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ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities took the rare step of offering a cash reward for information leading to arrests for a “barbaric” home invasion...

France wants tougher punishment for those who attack police

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PARIS — France’s prime minister is proposing tougher and faster punishment for people who attack the police, as the government pays a national tribute...

Egypt plans Suez Canal expansion after vessel was grounded

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CAIRO — Egypt on Tuesday announced plans to widen and deepen the southern part of the Suez Canal where a hulking vessel ran aground...

Spain adopts landmark law to protect ‘gig’ delivery workers

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MADRID — Spain approved a pioneering law Tuesday that gives delivery platforms a mid-August deadline to hire the workers currently freelancing for them and...

In Argentina, doctors adapt as COVID-19 strains hospitals

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Verónica Verdino, an Argentine doctor, helped a therapist insert a tube into the trachea of a COVID-19 patient during another...

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BOGOTA, Colombia — A Colombian rebel group that has been fighting against the Venezuelan army since March, said in a letter addressed to the...

UK boosts adult education in post-COVID legislative program

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LONDON — The British government plans to expand student loan programs to give all adults access to four years of university or job training...

Canada’s largest provinces halts AstraZeneca first doses

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TORONTO — Canada’s largest province said Tuesday it will stop giving out first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine due to concerns over its...

Coroner rules victims in 1971 Belfast shooting were innocent

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LONDON — A coroner in Northern Ireland has ruled that 10 people killed during a military operation in west Belfast 50 years ago were...

In Argentina, doctors adapt as COVID-19 strains hospitals

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Verónica Verdino, an Argentine doctor, helped a therapist insert a tube into the trachea of a COVID-19 patient during another...