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G20 leaders agree to step up Afghan humanitarian effort
The European Union opened the talks by pledging one billion euros ($1.2-billion), including money for urgent humanitarian needs and Afghanistan's neighbours who...
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UK fails to fill scheme for EU lorry drivers to ease fuel crisis
Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed that 127 applications had been received, disputing a figure in 'The Times' newspaper that said only 27 had been filed.
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EU to impose universal phone charger, in blow to Apple
Apple insists legislation to force a universal charger for all mobiles in the European Union is unwarranted.
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End of 'Merkron': EU's power couple prepares to bow out
Angela Merkel is to relinquish power after German elections on September 26, bringing an end to her 16 years in office that has seen her work with four different French leaders starting with Jacques Chirac.
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EU chief pledges extra 100 mn euros in aid for Afghanistan
The EU is worried a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan could spark a mass wave of refugees heading to the bloc, similar to the 2015 migrant crisis caused by the Syrian war.
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'Mu' Covid variant potentially of concern: EU agency
Mu, which was first identified in Colombia in January and is known scientifically as B.1.621, was classified earlier this month as a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization.
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EU removes US from COVID safe list for non-essential travel
The European Council, which represents the bloc's 27 governments, said it was taking six territories off its list of locations exempted from restrictions on non-essential travel during the coronavirus pandemic.
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EU gives 3 mn euros in urgent quake funding to Haiti
The impoverished Caribbean country is now at risk of flash flooding and mudslides as a storm, Tropical Depression Grace, bore down on it on Tuesday.
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EU signs initial deal with Novavax for COVID vaccine
EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides said: "Our new agreement with Novavax expands our vaccine portfolio to include one more protein-based vaccine, a platform showing promise in clinical trials."
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Half of EU vaccinated as COVID returns to China's Wuhan
China brought domestic cases down to virtually zero after the coronavirus first emerged in Wuhan in December 2019, allowing the economy to rebound and life to return largely to normal.
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EU sends help to Turkey as wildfire toll reaches eight
The Turkish leader came under especially strong criticism over the weekend for tossing bags of tea to locals while touring one of the most badly affected regions under heavy police escort.
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EU slams Erdogan's 'unacceptable' push to open Cyprus ghost town
EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said plans announced by Erdogan and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to further open the former resort, abandoned since Ankara's 1974 invasion of the island, "constitutes an unacceptable unilateral decision".
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International community calls for 'urgent end' to Taliban offensive
Fighting, meanwhile, continued in Afghanistan, with both the Taliban and government claiming gains in various parts of the country.
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EU wades into battle over its green revolution
The dozen draft legal texts are intended to transform the European economy from fossil fuel dependency to a world of net-zero emissions, low pollution and battery-powered transport.
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EU hits goal of delivering vaccines for 70% of adults
The EU joint vaccine purchasing scheme, run by von der Leyen's European Commission, has delivered 330 million BioNTech-Pfizer shots, 100 million AstraZeneca, 50 million from Moderna and 20 million Johnson & Johnson.
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Brussels warns UK its Brexit bill is final
Accounts published last month by the European Union give a figure of 47.5 billion euros (40.8 billion pounds, $56.5 billion) that Brussels says it is owed by the UK government, to be paid over several years.
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EU slaps VW, BMW with €875-mn antitrust fine
Launched after anti-cartel raids in 2017, the case marked yet another blow against the German auto-making sector, which was rocked by the devastating 'dieselgate' emissions cheating scandal that broke in 2015.
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EU revives bloc-wide travel with COVID pass but Delta poses threat
The EU document - essentially a QR code made available in digital form on smartphones or hard copy - shows whether the bearer is vaccinated with one of the EU's approved jabs, has recovered from an infection, or has a recent negative COVID test.
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Indian AstraZeneca vaccine not approved for EU: agency
The African Union has complained that the EU's non-recognition of the low-cost Indian-made Covishield jab might be detrimental to people in Africa where it is widely used.
