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Major European nations suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine

By Frank Jordans, Associated Press

Spain will stop administering the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for two weeks while experts review its safety, Health Minister Carolina Dias announced Monday.

Germany, Hungary give 1st vaccine shots ahead of EU rollout

By Vanessa Gera, David McHugh, Associated Press

Germany, Hungary and Slovakia began giving out their first coronavirus vaccine shots on Saturday only hours after receiving their first shipments, upsetting the European Union’s plans for a coordinated rollout Sunday across the bloc’s 27 nations.

Germany backs bill requiring tech companies to make 5G security pledge

By Frank Jordans, Associated Press

The bill seeks to address concerns that vendors such as Chinese tech company Huawei might pose a security risk if they have access to core parts of the German telecoms network.

Supreme Court to decide whether Nazi art case stays in U.S. court

By Associated Press

Heirs to Jewish art dealers say their ancestors were forced to sell the Guelph Treasure to agents of Herman Goering, Hitler's second-in-command, in 1935.

How right-wing extremists have infiltrated German security forces

By Malcolm Brabant

In Germany, prosecutors on Wednesday asked for life imprisonment for a right-wing extremist charged with killing two people outside a synagogue last year. The move comes amid growing calls to investigate neo-Nazi infiltration of the country’s security services -- which…

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Berlin police forcefully disperse protest over virus rules

By David Rising, Associated Press

German police fired water cannons Wednesday at demonstrators protesting coronavirus restrictions in Berlin's government district, after crowds ignored calls to wear masks and keep their distance from one another.

The Latest: Italy hits record 39,800 daily coronavirus cases

By Associated Press

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Europe tightens restrictions as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise

By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press

Coronavirus have hit new daily highs this week in Russia, and Germany and the U.K. have announced plans to expand virus testing as European countries battle rapidly increasing infection and hospitalizations.

Germany launches 4-week partial shutdown to curb coronavirus

By Associated Press

The restrictions that took effect Monday are milder than the ones Germany imposed in the first phase of the pandemic in March and April.

France, Germany impose new lockdowns to curb virus spread

By Frank Jordans, Angela Charlton, Associated Press

The World Health Organization says the European region — which includes Russia, Turkey, Israel and Central Asia, according to its definition — accounted for almost half of the 2.8 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week.