Europe
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Despite Omicron Wave, Britons Are Set on Not Losing Another Christmas
LONDON — Under the exuberant Christmas decorations strung above one of London’s most famous shopping streets, presents filled the arms…
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Queen Elizabeth II is having a quiet Christmas, her first since Prince Philip’s death.
For most of the last three decades, Queen Elizabeth II of Britain has attended church services on Christmas Day in…
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Europeans Ponder Living With, Not Defeating, Covid
MADRID — Covid-19 infections were rising all across Spain, but the message from the country’s leader was clear: The government…
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Your Friday Briefing
Those over 60 would be eligible for a fourth shot in Israel.Credit...Ronen Zvulun/ReutersIsrael weighs a fourth dose of a vaccine…
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More European countries, seeing record case spikes, embrace pediatric vaccines and tighter restrictions.
Officials in Spain said they would announce an outdoor mask mandate on Thursday, shortly after the country reported almost 50,000…
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U.S. Considers Warning Ukraine of a Russian Invasion in Real-Time
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is working on a plan to provide Ukraine with battlefield intelligence that could help the country…
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Putin says he won’t pursue fines or prosecute unvaccinated people in Russia.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said on Thursday that he had no plans to impose fines or criminally prosecute…
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A New Carol for an Old Christmas Tradition
LONDON — Every Christmas Eve, the British composer Cecilia McDowall follows the same routine. At 3 p.m., as family members…
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How to Catch a Polar Bear
From a helicopter, it can be hard to spot a polar bear against the frozen tundra. So when the polar…
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How NASA’s Biggest Telescope Beat Loose Screws, Loose Budgets and Loose Clamps
NASA’s next flagship observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, is gearing up for its launch to space on Friday morning…