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At 81, William Shakespeare, or "Bill," became the second person in Britain to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in December.

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William 'Bill' Shakespeare, The 2nd Briton To Receive A COVID-19 Vaccine, Has Died

The 81-year-old, whose famous name grabbed headlines around the world last year when he got the jab, died on Thursday after suffering a stroke.

May 26, 2021
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
The European Commission is asking Facebook, Twitter, Google and others to share more details about what their platforms are doing to curb disinformation.

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  • Technology

Europe Wants Social Media Giants To Do More To Stop Disinformation

The executive branch of the European Union is asking Facebook, Google, Twitter and others to provide details on how they are responding to disinformation on their platforms.

May 26, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Belarus police detain journalist Roman Protasevich center, in Minsk, Belarus March 26, 2017. Protasevich was arrested after an airliner in which he was riding was diverted to Belarus.

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  • Europe

3 Reasons Why The Arrest Of A Journalist By Belarus Is Troubling

The arrest of journalist Roman Protasevich, who was seized from a flight that was forced down by Belarusian authorities, is being called an act of state terrorism and air piracy.

May 25, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Protesters hold images of Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus opposition activist Roman Protasevich and Protasevich's partner Sofia Sapega during a demonstration of Belarusians living in Poland and Poles supporting them in front of European Commission office in Warsaw on Monday.

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  • Europe

EU Asks All EU-Based Airlines To Avoid Belarusian Airspace After Forced Landing

The move comes a day after Belarus ordered a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing in Minsk due to reports of a bomb aboard, in a ruse to apprehend an opposition activist.

May 24, 2021
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By:
  • Lucian Kim and
  • Laurel Wamsley
Dubrovnik's city wall is the biggest tourist draw to the city, especially for <em>Game of Thrones</em> fans, as many scenes were filmed atop the wall. But since the pandemic began, the wall has been largely empty.

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  • World

Croatia's Economy Needs Tourists. It's Now Opening The Doors To Vaccinated Americans

For Croatia, the most tourism-dependent country in Europe, opening up quickly is crucial to reviving its pandemic-battered economy. Tourist numbers plummeted last year.

May 24, 2021
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz
An aerial tramway car fell to the ground in Northern Italy Sunday, killing 14 and leaving a child in the hospital. The cable line appeared to have snapped, but the cause hasn't yet been determined.

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  • Europe

In The Italian Cable Car Disaster, Investigators Are Looking At Possible Manslaughter

A cable pulling an aerial tram to the top of a mountain appeared to have snapped, causing the car to swing into a pylon before falling to the ground and rolling several times, killing 14 people.

May 24, 2021
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  • Dustin Jones
Maneskin from Italy performs "Zitti E Buoni" at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at Ahoy arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Saturday.

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  • Music News

A Rock Band Named Maneskin Wins The Eurovision Song Contest For Italy

A four-piece band of Italian rockers won the Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday — Italy's third victory in the immensely popular festival.

May 24, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
A Ryanair Boeing is parked at Minsk International Airport on Sunday. Belarusian opposition activist Roman Protasevich was detained at Minsk airport after his Lithuania-bound flight made an emergency landing.

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  • Europe

A Ryanair Flight Carrying An Opposition Journalist Is Forced To Land In Belarus

The passenger flight carrying Roman Protasevich, the former editor of an opposition social media channel, made an emergency landing after reports of a bomb on board. No explosives were found.

May 23, 2021
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  • Kat Lonsdorf
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  • Media

Martin Bashir Apologizes, But Denies His BBC Interview Harmed Princess Diana

The former BBC reporter said his interview with Diana didn't factor into her life's downward spiral following the interview. "Everything we did in terms of the interview was as she wanted," he says.

May 23, 2021
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  • Dustin Jones
Norway's TIX (Andreas Haukeland) performs during the Eurovision Song Contest dress rehearsal in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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  • Television

Lights! Camera! Factions! Your Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Cheat Sheet

After taking a year off, the Eurovision Song Contest is back, and for the first time a major streaming service — Peacock — is carrying it live in the U.S. Here's what to look for.

May 22, 2021
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  • Glen Weldon
"Our mother lost her life because of this," Prince Harry said in a statement on Thursday, following the release of a scathing report that says Martin Bashir secured a one-on-one interview with Princess Diana by lying and falsifying documents.

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  • Europe

Princes William And Harry Say BBC Interview Led To Princess Diana's Divorce And Death

The BBC "made lurid and false claims about the Royal Family which played on her fears and fueled paranoia," Prince William said, adding that it also made his parents' relationship worse.

May 20, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo
A patient rests at the COVID ward of the regional hospital in Leova, Moldova, on March 23. Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe and has relied on vaccine donations from Romania and COVAX, a program that aims to distribute the world's vaccines more equitably.

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  • Global Health

What Is This COVAX Program That The U.S. Is Pouring Millions Of Vaccines Into?

President Biden said the U.S. is distributing them not to curry favor with allies, but to end the pandemic everywhere. And he's doing it through COVAX.

May 20, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
The European Union is poised to open travel to more visitors after ambassadors approved changes to travel restrictions Wednesday. Here, people walk out of the sea last week on Italy's volcanic island of Vulcano.

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  • Europe

EU Takes A Step To Letting In More Vaccinated Tourists

The new policy is expected to allow EU members to admit travelers from the U.S. and other countries where people have received vaccines that are authorized in the EU.

May 19, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
The first Gibert bookstore in 1908.

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  • Book News & Features

Paris Bookstores Are Designated Essential — But These Landmarks Struggle To Survive

Gibert Jeune, which held a prominent place in Parisians hearts, is one of the latest to close. The pandemic is only one pressure on independent bookstores, but some have found ways to survive.

May 16, 2021
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
A beekeeper inspects honey frames in 2018 in Ploerdut, western France. There's been an increase in stolen beehives in 2021.

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  • Animals

Stolen Beehives Devastate French Beekeepers

French beekeepers say there's been an increase in beehive thefts, often with a large number being taken at once. The likely culprits are other beekeepers, says the French beekeeping union president.

May 15, 2021
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  • James Doubek and
  • Jan Johnson
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