EU leaders give Angela Merkel big send-off

Raf Casert, Associated Press

The outgoing German chancellor was feted by friends and foes alike in an informal ceremony behind closed doors at a summit in Brussels.

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Moscow tightens restrictions as Covid infections and deaths soar

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India passes one billion Covid vaccine doses milestone

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EU leaders give Angela Merkel big send-off

Campaigners stage climate protests across continents

Pfizer reports Covid-19 vaccine more than 90% effective in children

Covid infections and deaths in Russia climb to new record high

China vows no concessions on Taiwan after Biden comments

MORE World news

Amnesty International calls for probe into Covid deaths in Italian care homes

Myanmar torn by armed conflict and becoming a failed state, says UN envoy

Ukraine sees record deaths amid Covid vaccine hesitancy

South Korea successfully test-fires Nuri rocket as it pursues space ambitions

Hundreds more evacuated as volcano lava moves further into La Palma town

Moscow tightens restrictions as Covid infections and deaths soar

India passes one billion Covid vaccine doses milestone

Belgium on verge of major surge of Covid infections, warns health minister

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