Dubai (CNN) — What strikes home as the shuttle boat approaches the $5 billion megaresort being constructed off the coast of Dubai is its sheer audacity. Nearly two decades in …
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White House Coronavirus Task Force backs restoration of inbound travel from Brazil, UK and Europe, sources say
President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Washington. Evan Vucci | AP The White House Coronavirus Task Force has recommended …
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LONDON — As much of the world huddled at home in lockdowns and the days grew shorter, Christmas-tree growers like Rory Young waited anxiously for the most important month of …
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Disagreements over how to deal with Europe’s upcoming ski season amid the pandemic had left the continent divided, with some countries like Austria and Switzerland choosing to open while others, …
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Euroconsumers, the advocacy group bringing the action, said in a statement Wednesday that the class-action lawsuits cover up to 2 million iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S and 6S Plus devices …
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Job guarantees and free money: ‘Utopian’ ideas tested in Europe as the pandemic gives governments a new role
“It was regarded in some quarters as a kind of socialist idea,” said Jardine, a member of the centrist Liberal Democrats party. “Covid-19 has been [a] game changer,” Jardine said. …
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A volunteer is injected with a vaccine as he participates in a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination study at the Research Centers of America, in Hollywood, Florida, U.S., September 24, 2020. …
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Written by Kaunain Sheriff M | New Delhi | December 1, 2020 12:34:50 am Moderna has said its vaccine is 94.1 per cent effective against Covid-19 infection. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, …
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Germany’s more than seven million skiers make up an essential part of Austria’s ski industry, with many heading across the border on regular weekend day trips. But Mr. Söder said …
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A view of Ibex 35 securities on the Madrid stock exchange on November 10, 2020, in Madrid, Spain. Eduardo Parra/Europa Press via Getty Images Growth and stock market gains in …
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PARIS: France has done a better job of flattening a second wave of COVID-19 infections that some of its European neighbours but it would be premature to talk about an …
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Michael Moritz, partner at Sequoia Capital Scott Mlyn | CNBC LONDON – Sequoia Capital, one of the best-known venture capital firms on Menlo Park’s Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley, …
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The push to save the celebration comes despite the fact that other religious festivals — including Christian ones — have been marked in a muted fashion in recent months. The …
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As Donald Trump’s presidency draws to a close, rifts in Europe widen once more – World News , Firstpost
France and Germany have two very different starting points, with different views of the centrality of trans-Atlantic dependency Brussels: Donald Trump’s presidency was marked by exceptional contempt for European allies and …
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BRUSSELS — Donald Trump’s presidency was marked by exceptional contempt for European allies and the NATO alliance. But it also forced European nations to consider if they had become too …