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European Union court tells Poland to pay USD 1.2 million a day in judicial dispute-
By Associated Press BRUSSELS: The European Union raised the stakes Wednesday in a standoff with Poland over judicial independence and ...

Vaccine reluctance in Eastern Europe brings high COVID cost-
By Associated Press KYIV: Truck driver Andriy Melnik never took the coronavirus seriously. With a friend, he bought a fake ...

Joe Biden bound for global summits as domestic agenda in limbo-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden promised to show the world that democracies can work to meet the ...

Facebook, Google, Twitter face grilling by UK lawmakers-
By Associated Press LONDON: British lawmakers are set to grill Facebook and other tech giants Thursday over how they handle ...

Facebook executive Monika Bickert pushes back on whistleblower claims-
By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO: Monika Bickert, Facebook’s head of global policy management, says the social media giant does not ...

Legislature smoother without opposition: Hong Kong official-
By Associated Press HONG KONG: The president of Hong Kong’s legislature said Thursday it has become more efficient with no ...

Escapee, 64, sentenced after 29 years on the run in Sydney-
By Associated Press SYDNEY: A 64-year-old fugitive who surrendered to Australian police because a Sydney lockdown left him jobless and ...

Halloween: Is it OK to go trick-or-treating during the COVID pandemic?-
By Associated Press NEW YORK: Is it OK to go trick-or-treating during the pandemic? It depends on the situation and ...

Employers can require vaccination for work: Hungary official-
By Associated Press BUDAPEST: Hungary’s government will allow private employers to require that their employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 as ...

France fines British boats as fishing dispute escalates-
By Associated Press LONDON: French authorities fined two British fishing vessels and “immobilized” one of them overnight in a port, ...