ROME – Curfews, quarantines and even border closings complicated Christmas celebrations Friday for countless people around the globe, but ingenuity, determination and imagination helped keep the day special for many. In Beijing, official churches abruptly cancelled Mass on Christmas Day in a last-minute move, after China’s capital was put on […]
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Attacks Spur EU to Tighten Borders, Boost Policy Agency | World News
By LORNE COOK, Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union interior ministers pledged Friday to beef up border security, boost the powers of the bloc’s police agency and crack down on hate speech and online propaganda in response to a wave of extremist attacks, most recently in Austria and France. […]
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France, Germany Push for Tighter EU Borders After Attacks | World News
By Thomas Escritt and Matthieu Protard BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) – France and Germany pushed on Tuesday to tighten European Union borders to head off what President Emmanuel Macron called the “threat of terrorism” after suspected Islamist militants killed eight people in Paris, Nice and Vienna within a month. The attacks refocused […]