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Hungary reopens for people holding COVID-19 immunity cards

2:51 pm May 1, 2021

BUDAPEST: Hungary on Saturday loosened several COVID-19 restrictions for people with government-issued immunity cards, the latest in a series of reopening measures that have followed an ambitious vaccination campaign. As of Saturday, individuals with the plastic cards may enter indoor dining rooms, hotels, theaters, cinemas, spas, gyms, libraries, museums and other recreational venues. Opening hours […]

Germany to return Benin Bronzes looted during colonial era

2:44 pm April 30, 2021

BERLIN: Germany is returning hundreds of artifacts known as Benin Bronzes that were mostly looted from western Africa by a British colonial expedition and subsequently sold to collections around the world, including German museums, authorities said Friday. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas welcomed a deal reached with museums to work on a plan for the restitution […]

Daimler Truck, Volvo to make fuel cells in Europe from 2025

7:10 pm April 29, 2021

Frankfurt: Germany’s Daimler Truck AG and Sweden’s Volvo Group say they plan to jointly manufacture hydrogen fuel cells for trucks in Europe starting in 2025 and called on European Union policymakers to boost incentives for climate-neutral technologies. The companies said Thursday their fuel cell joint venture, cellcentric, is carrying out preparatory work at a facility […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Europe reopens but COVID patients still overwhelm ICU teams

10:28 pm April 24, 2021

PARIS: Cradling the head of the deeply sedated COVID-19 patient like a precious jewel in his hands, Dr. Alexy Tran Dinh steered his intensive-care nurses through the delicate process of rolling the woman off her stomach and onto her back, guiding the team like a dance instructor. They moved only on Tran Dinh’s count, in […]

World leaders pledge climate cooperation despite other rifts

11:40 pm April 22, 2021

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden convened leaders of the world’s most powerful countries on Thursday to try to spur global efforts against climate change, drawing commitments from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin to cooperate on cutting emissions despite their own sharp rivalries with the United States. “Meeting this moment is about more […]