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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.

Trans rights supporters on hunger strike in Spain over new law

By Aritz Parra, Associated Press

Transgender rights activists in Spain say they are going on hunger strike until the ruling left-wing coalition submits draft legislation to allow gender self-determination without a doctor’s diagnosis.

Peaceful protests for jailed rapper see more clashes in Spain

By Associated Press

Hundreds also gathered in Madrid, and hundreds more marched in the northeast town of Lleida, where Hasél was arrested on Tuesday and taken away to begin serving a 9-month prison sentence for insulting the Spanish monarchy and praising terrorist violence…

Pro-separatist win in Catalonia elections ripple throughout Spain

By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press

The separatist movement in Spain's northeast Catalonia has increased its power in a regional election despite years of frustrated ambitions to create a new Mediterranean nation.

As virus spreads throughout Europe, French doctor warns his country has 'lost control'

By Angela Charlton, Mike Corder, Associated Press

France declared a state of emergency earlier this month and has been imposing more and more restrictions since September to try to ease the pressure on France’s hospitals.

Facing terror charges, Basque separatist group ETA's last boss apologizes for deaths

By Aritz Parra, Angela Charlton, Associated Press

Josu Urrutikoetxea, the last known chief of now-extinct Basque separatist militant group ETA, is going on trial in Paris for terrorism charges, which he deems “absurd" because of his role in ending its long-standing conflict.

As coronavirus flares globally, new strategies target hot spots

By Associated Press

Confirmed world coronavirus infections surpassed 40 million, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally early Monday.

How populism, political will and public fatigue are undermining global COVID-19 fight

The world is struggling to slow a new surge in the number of COVID-19 infections. The problem is especially pronounced in Europe, where France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom account for a large share of new cases. But the…

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How nations are going back to school -- or not

By Associated Press

Governments around the world are taking different strategies toward the new school year, depending on how many infections they're seeing, the state of their health care systems and political considerations.

Virus resurgence forces countries to reimpose restrictions

By Costas Kantouris, Vanessa Gera, Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

Countries around the world are reimposing lockdowns and implementing new health checks at their borders in an effort to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus before it spins even further out of control.