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Qatar to require fans at 2022 World Cup to be vaccinated

By Rob Harris Jun. 20, 2021 01:10 PM EDT
Qatar will require spectators at the 2022 World Cup to have received coronavirus vaccines to get into games, the government has announced. ...

Non-EU member Norway reaches post-Brexit trade deal with UK

By Jan M. Olsen Jun. 04, 2021 09:14 AM EDT
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Non-European Union member Norway said Friday it has reached a post-Brexit trade deal with its greatest trading partner, Britain,...

A family member mourns next to the bodies of COVID-19 victims at a crematorium near Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, May 7, 2021. Across the border from a devastating surge in India, doctors in Nepal warned Friday of a major crisis as daily coronavirus cases hit a record and hospitals were running out of beds and oxygen. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
The Latest: Connecticut data show COVID-19 vaccine effective

By The Associated Press May. 07, 2021 04:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, June 12, 2017, showing a Boeing 787 airplane being built for Norwegian Air Shuttle is shown at Boeing Co.'s assembly facility, in Everett, Wash, USA. Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle said Thursday Jan. 14, 2021, it will focus on European destinations and close its long-haul operations as it struggles with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and debt restructuring. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, FILE)
Norwegian Air to get government loan in restructuring

Jan. 29, 2021 07:41 AM EST

FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, June 12, 2017, showing a Boeing 787 airplane being built for Norwegian Air Shuttle is shown at Boeing Co.'s assembly facility, in Everett, Wash, USA. Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle said Thursday Jan. 14, 2021, it will focus on European destinations and close its long-haul operations as it struggles with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and debt restructuring. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, FILE)
Restructuring Norwegian Air to get government support

Jan. 21, 2021 05:43 AM EST

FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, June 12, 2017, showing a Boeing 787 airplane being built for Norwegian Air Shuttle is shown at Boeing Co.'s assembly facility, in Everett, Wash, USA. Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle said Thursday Jan. 14, 2021, it will focus on European destinations and close its long-haul operations as it struggles with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and debt restructuring. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, FILE)
Norwegian Air to end long-haul flights, focus on Europe

Jan. 14, 2021 04:18 AM EST

Norwegian Air seeks bankruptcy protection, to restructure

Nov. 18, 2020 11:11 AM EST
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle said Wednesday it is seeking restructuring and bankruptcy protection in Ireland, where its...

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 file photo, Norwegian Minister of Health Bent Hoeie is seen during the Global Health Security Agenda Summit, on the White House complex in Washington. The Norwegian government has granted an exemption from its two-week quarantine requirement for arriving visitors so representatives from the winner of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize - the World Food Program - can attend the Dec. 10 award ceremony in Oslo. “The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize is an important event of great national and international interest,” Norwegian Health Minister Bent Hoeie said Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. “We want to make it easy for the prize winner to be physically present this year as well.” (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, file)
Norway gives quarantine exemption to 2020 Nobel winners

Nov. 10, 2020 12:19 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2020, file photo, students wear protective masks as they arrive for classes at the Immaculate Conception School while observing COVID-19 prevention protocols, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
The Latest: NYC teachers union will block school reopening

By The Associated Press Sep. 11, 2020 02:42 AM EDT

A damage is seen after a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. The explosion flattened much of a port and damaged buildings across Beirut, sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. In addition to those who died, more than 3,000 other people were injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
The Latest: Germany sends crews to find blast survivors

Aug. 05, 2020 08:20 AM EDT

Norway's ambassador to the United Nations, Mona Juul, prepares to cast a vote during U.N. elections, Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at U.N. headquarters in New York. Norway and Ireland won contested seats on the powerful U.N. Security Council Wednesday in a series of U.N. elections held under dramatically different voting procedures because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo via AP)
Norway, Ireland win UN council seats in vote amid pandemic

By Edith M. Lederer Jun. 17, 2020 11:32 AM EDT

In this Tuesday, June 9, 2020, photo, a fishing boat is anchored in front of the main walkway on the Greek island of Mykonos, Greece. Business owners and locals officials on the Greek holiday island of Mykonos, a popular vacation spot for celebrities, club-goers, and high rollers, say they are keen to reopen for business despite the risks of COVID-19 posed by international travel. Greece will officially launch its tourism season Monday, June 15, 2020 after keeping the country's infection rate low. (AP Photo/Derek Gatopoulos)
Europe reopens many borders but not to Americans, Asians

By Geir Moulson Jun. 14, 2020 07:41 AM EDT

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks during a news conference in Copenhagen, Friday, May 29, 2020. Frederiksen says her country will reopen its borders next month - with strings attached - to residents of neighboring Germany, as well as Norway and Iceland, as Denmark accelerates its lockdown easing. (Photo: (Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Danes reopen borders to 3 countries, with strings attached

By Jan M. Olsen May. 29, 2020 11:04 AM EDT

Packages of beef imported from Australia are on sale at a supermarket in Beijing, Friday, May 15, 2020. China has too much at stake to destroy its trading relationship with Australia entirely but is using sanctions to send a sharp warning to the South Pacific nation about its calls for a robust coronavirus inquiry, an expert says. China has suspended beef imports from four Australian slaughterhouses and is threatening to impose huge tariffs on barley after Australia called for independent inquiry into the origins of the virus. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
China uses trade as weapon to silence virus criticism

By Nick Perry And Joe Mcdonald May. 15, 2020 06:45 AM EDT

A parakeet sits on a branch as the moon rises in the background at Rome's Villa Pamphili park once it reopened after several weeks of closure, part of nationwide limited easing of some lockdown restrictions, on Monday, May 4, 2020. Italy began stirring again Monday after a two-month coronavirus shutdown, with 4.4 million Italians able to return to work and restrictions on movement eased in the first European country to lock down in a bid to stem COVID-19 infections. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
The Latest: Italy experts warn of 2nd wave after reopening

By The Associated Press May. 05, 2020 03:18 AM EDT

A man wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus takes a photo of blossoms at a public park in Beijing, Saturday, April 25, 2020. China on Saturday reported no new deaths from the coronavirus for the 10th straight day. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The Latest: Hawaii's stay-at-home order extended to May 31

By The Associated Press Apr. 25, 2020 01:53 AM EDT