Several countries in Europe and Central Asia are reporting an explosion in coronavirus cases amid warnings from the World Health Organization (WHO) that a new "west-to-east tidal wave" of the super-contagious Omicron variant could lead to more than half the population of Europe catching COVID-19 within the next two months.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to reset relations with Moscow and is planning a face-to-face meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin later this month.
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U.S. President Joe Biden told Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on December 9 that the United States fully supports Ukrainian sovereignty in the face of a buildup of Russian troops near its border, the White House said.
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Banks in central and south eastern Europe (CESEE) have so far proved resilient to the coronavirus pandemic, the Vienna Initiative says: “The Covid-19 cr
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Diana Sosoaca, a 45-year-old lawyer, is one of Romania's most visible and influential opponents of vaccination, or anti-vaxxers. She is also a member of the Romanian parliament.
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Approved vaccines and the list of countries and territories with approved COVID-19 proof of vaccination for travel to England.
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British police have filed charges against a third person in the Novichok assassination attempt on Sergei Skripal, the former Russian double agent who was poisoned in 2018.
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A new report has found a correlation between the influx of Chinese capital into a country and a negative impact on its environment and the quality of governance.
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Work has started on the construction of a new power substation in Ohrid, a key component of the first electricity interconnector between Albania and North Macedonia, which will range from Bitola in North Macedonia to the Albanian border.
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The EU Civil Protection Mechanism continues to channel support to help combat unprecedented forest fires in Greece and the rest of the Mediterranean.
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