Year: 2021

Europe

Germany partially closes borders, despite EU criticism

Germany partially closed its borders with the Czech Republic and Austria's Tyrol on Sunday over a troubling surge in coronavirus mutations, drawing a swift rebuke from the European Union. A…

14 February 2021 · 4 min read

News

Religion, death penalty collide at Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is sending a message to states that want to continue to carry out the death penalty: Inmates must be allowed to have a spiritual adviser…

14 February 2021 · 1 min read

Europe

Uganda chafes at EU criticism over Museveni re-election

A man reads the "Sunday Vision" newspaper whose front page shows a portrait of re-elected President Yoweri Museveni. (Yasuyoshi Chiba, AFP) Uganda's handling of elections last month is back to…

13 February 2021 · 3 min read

Europe

EU urges China to reverse ban on BBC World News TV channel

The European Union on Saturday called on China to reverse its ban on the BBC World News television channel imposed in apparent retaliation for Britain's pulling of the licence of state-owned Chinese broadcaster CGTN. The EU…

13 February 2021 · 3 min read