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As schools decide to reopen or go virtual, Europe’s short-term closures suggest long-term costs

Fear, distress, relief. The many emotions of the pandemic can be found in Italy’s pharmacy testing lines.

As Russia’s courts muzzle Memorial human rights group, activists stress that ‘the truth is on our side’

Paris wants to make the Seine swimmable for the Olympics and the public

This village was a book capital. What happens when people stop buying so many books?

In their shared sea, Ukraine and Russia already risk direct conflict every day

For Queen Elizabeth II, 2021 brought sorrow and scandal to the royal family

HarperCollins apologizes to Russian billionaire over book claiming Putin ordered Chelsea soccer team purchase

Britain’s omicron cases soar as new lockdown party allegations at Boris Johnson’s residence come to light

On Ukraine’s front, a real war overshadows worries about a possible future one with Russia

Ukraine’s foreign minister wants West to clarify its sanction threats to Moscow

In a bad sign for Boris Johnson, Britain’s Conservatives lose parliament seat they held for nearly 200 years

Kyiv keeping calm and carrying on even as Kremlin boosts pressure on Ukraine