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Storm ‘Filomena’ blankets Spain with snow, disrupts traffic
MADRID (AP) — Spain was on high alert Friday as a cold snap covered much of the country with record levels of snow that is disrupting road, rail, sea and air traffic, while authorities warned that worse might be in store over the weekend. The national AEMET weather agency had forecasted that the Spanish...
EU, China leaders seal long-awaited investment deal
BRUSSELS (AP) — Top European Union officials and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a business investment deal Wednesday that will open big opportunities to European companies, but has the potential to irk the new American administration. Amid concerns about the human rights situation in China, the EU...
Historic Virginia ferry operation ends amid property dispute
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Government officials in northern Virginia are bemoaning the closing of the last remaining ferry crossing on the Potomac River, at a site where a ferry has operated since the late 1700s. The operators of White’s Ferry announced Monday on Facebook that they were ending the...
Truckers finally leave UK after days of virus gridlock
DOVER, England (AP) — Truckers and travelers stuck in a days-long gridlock at the English port of Dover started heading to France on Thursday after the country partially reopened its borders with Britain following international concern over a rapidly spreading new coronavirus variant. However, thousands of...
Virus-linked isolation of UK eases but backlog persists
DOVER, England (AP) — Gridlock at an English port kept thousands of truckers and travelers stranded Wednesday despite a deal with France to lift a two-day blockade imposed because of a new variant of the coronavirus that had isolated Britain and raised fears of food shortages. While some goods and...
Major Norway cruise line Hurtigruten hit by cyberattack
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian cruise company said Monday its systems have been hit by what it called “a comprehensive" ransomware virus data attack but stressed that it was not expected to have major financial consequences. Ole-Marius Moe-Helgesen, an IT executive with Hurtigruten, said the...
Honda halts UK production amid COVID-19 shipping delays
LONDON (AP) — Car maker Honda said Wednesday it has temporarily halted production at its plant in England after shipping delays linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and preparations for Brexit left it with a shortage of parts. The company was one of many businesses affected by severe congestion at some of the...
Snow snarls traffic in parts of Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — The first snow of the season snarled traffic in parts of the Balkans on Wednesday as authorities warned motorists of slippery roads and doctors in Slovenia urged extra caution against accidents with medical facilities already overwhelmed from treating COVID-19 patients. Croatian...
Greece strike to disrupt public transport
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Airlines are rescheduling or canceling flights to, from and within Greece this week as air traffic controllers join a nationwide public sector strike scheduled for Thursday. The strike is set to disrupt public transport, including ferry services between the islands and the mainland....
Grounded Baltic Sea ferry pulled off seabed, resumes trip
HELSINKI (AP) — A passenger ferry that ran aground in heavy winds in a Baltic Sea archipelago between Finland and Sweden was dragged off the shore and towed early Sunday to a port, where some of its over 300 passengers disembarked. The M/S Viking Grace was sailing Saturday from the Swedish capital of...
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