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Europe’s Covid-19 crisis is moving eastward, from the wealthiest and best-prepared countries on the continent into the poorer states that have exported doctors for decades. Now, as cases soar, the bill from that long exodus is coming due.

How is it that the Brits can have a newly elected prime minister meeting with the queen to form a new government within a day or two, but Americans need 10 or 11 weeks to install a new crew? (Image

MIAMI — Florida’s waters may be protected from offshore drilling but the Bahamas plans to start looking for oil in less than a month at an exploratory well just 150 miles off the coast of the Sunshine State.Bahamas Petroleum Company,

Customers stand on a balcony next to Christmas decorations in a shopping mall in Berlin. Germany plans to ease virus curbs for Christmas Berlin (AFP) – Germany, once a beacon of hope in Europe’s coronavirus nightmare, logged its one millionth

China imposed anti-dumping tariffs on Australian wine, escalating a monthslong trade dispute and forcing local vintners to seek other markets for millions of bottles during a pandemic.

Six US-connected former oil company executives have been sentenced to between eight and 13 years in prison, Venezuela’s Supreme Court said Thursday. Washington has repeatedly asked Caracas to release the men, who worked for Citgo, the US-based subsidiary of Venezuelan

Kylie Moore Gilbert, an Australian professor, was arrested in Iran in 2018 and later received a 10-year prison sentence for espionage, charges which she vehemently denies. (Image credit: Lukas Coch/AP)

Kylie Moore Gilbert, an Australian professor, was arrested in Iran in 2018 and later received a 10-year prison sentence for espionage, charges which she vehemently denies. (Image credit: Lukas Coch/AP)

Fauci worries Thanksgiving may be the start of a dark holiday season if COVID-19 cases continue to soar  USA TODAY Thanksgiving Celebrations Could Double U.S. COVID-19 Death Rate to 4,000 a Day, Professor Predicts  Newsweek Coronavirus hospitalizations hit another record as experts

The UK is moving ahead with a plan to regulate big tech, responding to competition concerns over a ‘winner takes all’ dynamic in digital markets. It will set up a new Digital Market Unit (DMU) to oversee a “pro-competition” regime