Tag: Government and politics
Indiana lawmakers amend environment bills as deadlines near
INDIANAPOLIS — Dozens of amendments to bills affecting Indiana environmental policy have sparked debate among lawmakers as the Legislature enters its final stretch of...
UK eyes testing out COVID-19 passports at mass gatherings
LONDON — Britain is planning to test a series of measures including “coronavirus status certifications" over the coming weeks to see if they can...
Amid outcry, states push mental health training for police
The officer who Cassandra Quinto-Collins says kneeled on her son's neck for over four minutes assured her it was standard protocol for sedating a...
5 women arrested in southern France in suspected attack plot
PARIS — Police in southern France have arrested four women and a girl as part of an anti-terrorist investigation into a suspected attack plot...
UK arrests over 100 in protests against policing bill
LONDON — British police said Sunday that 107 people were arrested in London during demonstrations against government plans to increase police powers.
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Bulgarians elect new parliament amid pandemic
SOFIA, Bugaria — Bulgarians are heading to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for a new parliament after months of anti-government protests and...
Expats struggle to get vaccines in Kuwait, citizens come 1st
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In the tiny, oil-rich sheikhdom of Kuwait, the foreigners who power the country's economy, serve its society and make...
Training opens ‘a window of hope’ for Albanian rug-weavers
KUKES, Albania — Hate Ora has been weaving carpets and rugs for more than half a century, since learning the craft as a child...
Singing hymns through masks, Christians mark pandemic Easter
VATICAN CITY — Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with faithful sitting far apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through...
Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays
PARIS — The main stadium in the French city of Lyon opened as a mass vaccination center during Easter weekend, and thousands of people...
