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.
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Palestinian Official Discusses How The U.N. Can Help End Violence In Israel And Gaza
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Feda Abdelhady, the Palestinians' deputy permanent observer to the U.N., about how the United Nations can help end the violence in Israel and Gaza.
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.
Spain Sends Troops After Thousands Of Migrants Reach Ceuta
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Associated Press reporter Aritz Parra about the more than 8,000 Moroccan migrants who arrived in the Spanish-African enclave of Ceuta, creating a humanitarian crisis.
British Finance Experts Brew Up Plan To Help Pubs Hurt By Pandemic
To get pubs back to normal, experts say Brits should go out and each drink about 124 pints of beer this summer. They also say eating 976 bags of french fries or 40 roast dinners will do the trick.
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.
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.
PHOTOS: Vaccine History Repeats Itself — Sometimes
From the first vaccine (for smallpox) the questions have been the same. How do we transport it? Who's next to get it? Why so much hesitancy? The answers can be similar — or dramatically different.
Amazon Wins Case Against EU Regulators Over Luxembourg Taxes
The European Commission has said the online giant got a sweetheart deal from Luxembourg that amounted to "illegal state aid" worth $303 million.
At Least 9 Dead In School Shooting In Russia
Officials say a 19-year-old former student at a school in the Russian city of Kazan opened fire there Tuesday, killing at least seven students, a teacher and a school worker.