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More than 2,000 attend illegal New Year’s party in France, despite coronavirus restrictions
More than 2,500 partygoers attended the illegal party in the region of Brittany in France, despite the government’s strict coronavirus…
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2020 was a terrible year for Europe. 2021 is unlikely to be any better
But those problems are not going anywhere in 2021. To some extent, the crises of 2020 have masked a debilitating…
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Queen Elizabeth had a rough 2020. But the pandemic gave her renewed relevance.
Britain’s monarch has long occupied two roles — one as the head of the state and nation, the other as…
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Vladimir Putin: How Covid-19 and 2020 derailed Russian president’s best-laid plans
Observers were quick to read the fine print: The constitutional overhaul would reset the clock on presidential term limits, potentially…
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2020 was a terrible year. But the world’s in better shape than you might think
Still, the overbearing Covid-19 pandemic kept it from front pages and ensured that a near-fatal blow to a deadly disease…
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EU ambassadors gather to review Brexit trade deal on Christmas Day
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier will brief the Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER), formed of ambassadors from EU nations, on the…
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