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Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny wins top EU prize
By RAF CASERT - Associated Press
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 07:38 AM, 2 Reads
BRUSSELS (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize Wednesday in a clear slap at President Vladimir Putin for his actions against his biggest domestic foe.
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UK encourages booster jabs, resists new virus restrictions
By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 07:00 AM, 4 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Under pressure from rising infections and worried health experts, the British government on Wednesday urged millions of people to get booster vaccine shots but resisted calls to reimpose coronavirus restrictions such as mandatory mask-wearing.
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Russians to stay off work for a week as virus deaths rise
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 04:29 AM, 4 Reads
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered most Russians to stay off work for a week later this month amid rising COVID-19 infections and deaths, and he strongly urged reluctant citizens to get vaccinated.
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WHO: Europe the only region with rise in COVID-19 last week
Wed, 10/20/2021 - 03:45 AM, 5 Reads
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said there was a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week, the only region in the world where cases increased.
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