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Los Angeles Times: The unassuming power of Germany’s Angela Merkel

BERLIN — Angela Merkel, that most pragmatic of world leaders, is perhaps the last person one would associate with things mystical. Read the full story …
Los Angeles Times

Reuters: Europe needs long-term energy plan, Eni CEO says

MILAN – Soaring gas prices as winter approaches are evidence that the European Union needs to work out a long-term energy security plan, the head of …
Reuters

Associated Press: Who’s eligible for Pfizer booster shots in US?

Millions of Americans are now eligible to receive a Pfizer booster shot to help increase their protection against the worst effects of the …
Associated Press

Associated Press: CDC leader adds people with risky jobs to COVID booster list

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sept. 23 endorsed booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans, opening a …
Associated Press

Ukraine evacuates 96 people from Kabul

Ukraine completed another successful evacuation from Afghanistan, bringing 96 people from Kabul to Kyiv on the night of Sept. 23, according to …
Anastasiia Lapatina

Associated Press: Erdogan says course of US-Turkey ties ‘does not bode well’

ISTANBUL — The current course of U.S.-Turkey relations “does not bode well,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said before departing the United …
Associated Press

Ukraine’s democratic votes contrast with Russia’s fixed elections

For all its flaws, Ukraine has been a vibrant democracy with relatively fair elections since 1991, in glaring contrast to the Kremlin’s dictatorship …
Oleg Sukhov

BBC: Conspiracy theories amid German elections 2021

Ahead of federal elections this weekend, conspiracy theories have been spreading online, including claims the poll will be invalid because the German …
BBC

Associated Press: Is the delta variant of the coronavirus worse for kids?

Is the delta variant of the coronavirus worse for kids? Read more here.
Associated Press

BBC: What will Germans miss about the chancellor?

Germans are preparing to say “auf wiedersehen” to Angela Merkel, whose 16 years as chancellor will come to an end after the parliamentary elections on …
BBC

Reuters: Echoes, uncertainty as Afghan pilots await US help in Tajikistan

A U.S.-trained Afghan pilot was talking to Reuters on a smuggled cellphone from Tajikistan, where he is being held when something strange happened – …
Reuters

Newsweek: Polish region rejects anti-LGBT resolution under threat of losing EU funding

A southern Poland region rejected an anti-LGBT resolution on September 22 in an effort to keep funding from the European Union, the Associated Press …
Newsweek

France 24: Suspects identified in Macron health pass data leak

French officials said on September 23 they had identified health workers suspected of leaking the vaccination status and personal details of President …
France 24

France 24: Biden says US donating ‘historic’ extra 500 million COVID-19 vaccines

U.S. President Joe Biden addressed a COVID-19 summit of world leaders on September 22. Read more here.
France 24

Agence France-Presse: German youths yearn for change after a lifetime of Merkel

For millions of young Germans, Chancellor Angela Merkel is the only leader they have known, a beacon of stability in a world plagued by …
Agence France-Presse

Agence France-Presse: US okays Pfizer COVID-19 booster for the elderly, high-risk

The United States on Wednesday authorized the use of boosters of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for people aged over 65, or adults at high risk of severe …
Agence France-Presse

Financial TImes: CO2 crisis set to spread to Europe, big distributor warns

Nippon Gases says its supplies have fallen 50 per cent across region. Read more here.
Financial Times

New York Times: Pressure grows on US companies to share COVID vaccine technology

Moderna accepted $2.5 billion in taxpayer money to develop its COVID-19 vaccine. But officials in the U.S. and overseas are having trouble persuading …
New York Times
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