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Allies embraced Biden. Did Kabul lay bare "great illusion"?

BRUSSELS (AP) — Well before U.S. President Joe Biden took office early this year, the European Union's foreign policy chief sang his praises and hailed a new era in cooperation. So did almost all of Washington's Western allies.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Allies embraced Biden. Did Kabul lay bare "great illusion"?

BRUSSELS (AP) — Well before U.S. President Joe Biden took office early this year, the European Union's foreign policy chief sang his praises and hailed a new era in cooperation. So did almost all of Washington's Western allies.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Allies embraced Biden. Did Kabul lay bare "great illusion"?

BRUSSELS (AP) — Well before U.S. President Joe Biden took office early this year, the European Union's foreign policy chief sang his praises and hailed a new era in cooperation. So did almost all of Washington's Western allies.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Allies embraced Biden. Did Kabul lay bare "great illusion"?

BRUSSELS (AP) — Well before U.S. President Joe Biden took office early this year, the European Union's foreign policy chief sang his praises and hailed a new era in cooperation. So did almost all of Washington's Western allies.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Once lagging, Europe catches up to the US in vaccinations

BRUSSELS (AP) — Despite a sluggish start, the European Union's COVID-19 vaccination drive has caught up to that of the United States, where the slowdown of the country's once-vaunted campaign has contributed to the virus's deadly comeback.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Once lagging, Europe catches up to the US in vaccinations

BRUSSELS (AP) — Despite a sluggish start, the European Union's COVID-19 vaccination drive has caught up to that of the United States, where the slowdown of the country's once-vaunted campaign has contributed to the virus's deadly comeback.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Once lagging, Europe catches up to the US in vaccinations

BRUSSELS (AP) — Despite a sluggish start, the European Union's COVID-19 vaccination drive has caught up to that of the United States, where the slowdown of the country's once-vaunted campaign has contributed to the virus's deadly comeback.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Once lagging, Europe catches up to the US in vaccinations

BRUSSELS (AP) — Despite a sluggish start, the European Union's COVID-19 vaccination drive has caught up to that of the United States, where the slowdown of the country's once-vaunted campaign has contributed to the virus's deadly comeback.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Once lagging, Europe catches up to the US in vaccinations

BRUSSELS (AP) — Despite a sluggish start, the European Union's COVID-19 vaccination drive has caught up to that of the United States, where the slowdown of the country's once-vaunted campaign has contributed to the virus's deadly comeback.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Belgium's royals lead a day of mourning for flood victims

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's king and queen visited the flood-stricken town of Verviers to lead the nation in a minute of silence Tuesday to remember those who died, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a second tour of the disaster zone in her country and pledged rapid help to those …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Belgium's royals lead a day of mourning for flood victims

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's king and queen visited the flood-stricken town of Verviers to lead the nation in a minute of silence Tuesday to remember those who died, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a second tour of the disaster zone in her country and pledged rapid help to those …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Belgium's royals lead a day of mourning for flood victims

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's king and queen visited the flood-stricken town of Verviers to lead the nation in a minute of silence Tuesday to remember those who died, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a second tour of the disaster zone in her country and pledged rapid help to those …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Belgium's royals lead a day of mourning for flood victims

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's king and queen visited the flood-stricken town of Verviers to lead the nation in a minute of silence Tuesday to remember those who died, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a second tour of the disaster zone in her country and pledged rapid help to those …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Experts: Europe floods show need to curb emissions, adapt

BRUSSELS (AP) — Just as the European Union was announcing plans to spend billions of euros to contain climate change, massive clouds gathered over Germany and nearby nations to unleash an unprecedented storm that left death and destruction in its wake.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Experts: Europe floods show need to curb emissions, adapt

BRUSSELS (AP) — Just as the European Union was announcing plans to spend billions of euros to contain climate change, massive clouds gathered over Germany and nearby nations to unleash an unprecedented storm that left death and destruction in its wake.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Experts: Europe floods show need to curb emissions, adapt

BRUSSELS (AP) — Just as the European Union was announcing plans to spend billions of euros to contain climate change, massive clouds gathered over Germany and nearby nations to unleash an unprecedented storm that left death and destruction in its wake.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Experts: Europe floods show need to curb emissions, adapt

BRUSSELS (AP) — Just as the European Union was announcing plans to spend billions of euros to contain climate change, massive clouds gathered over Germany and nearby nations to unleash an unprecedented storm that left death and destruction in its wake.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Experts: Europe floods shows need to curb emissions, adapt

BRUSSELS (AP) — Just as the European Union was announcing plans to spend billions of euros to contain climate change, massive clouds gathered over Germany and nearby nations to unleash an unprecedented storm that left death and destruction in its wake.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Experts: Europe floods shows need to curb emissions, adapt

BRUSSELS (AP) — Just as the European Union was announcing plans to spend billions of euros to contain climate change, massive clouds gathered over Germany and nearby nations to unleash an unprecedented storm that left death and destruction in its wake.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU fines German car makers $1B over emission collusion

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union handed down $1 billion in fines to major German car manufacturers Thursday, saying they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission-control systems.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU fines German car makers $1B over emission collusion

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union handed down $1 billion in fines to major German car manufacturers Thursday, saying they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission-control systems.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU fines German car makers $1B over emission collusion

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union handed down $1 billion in fines to major German car manufacturers Thursday, saying they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission-control systems.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU fines German car makers $1B over emission collusion

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union handed down $1 billion in fines to major German car manufacturers Thursday, saying they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission-control systems.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU fines 4 German car makers $1B over emission collusion

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union handed down $1 billion in fines to four major German car manufacturers Thursday, saying they colluded to limit the development and rollout of car emission-control systems.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

EU weighs Belarus sanctions at sectors close to leader

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — European Union nations sketched out plans Thursday for new sanctions against Belarus, targeting economic sectors close to its authoritarian leader, as they sought to strike back at him for the diversion of a passenger jet to arrest a dissident journalist.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU weighs Belarus sanctions at sectors close to leader

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — European Union nations sketched out plans Thursday for new sanctions against Belarus, targeting economic sectors close to its authoritarian leader, as they sought to strike back at him for the diversion of a passenger jet to arrest a dissident journalist.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Belarus' isolation grows after journalist's dramatic arrest

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belarus’ isolation deepened Tuesday as commercial jets avoided its airspace, the European Union worked up new sanctions, and officials expressed concern for the welfare of an opposition journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a plane that was diverted to Minsk in what the West called …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders agree on Belarus sanctions after plane diversion

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and airports of the 27-nation bloc, amid fury over the forced diversion of a passenger jet to arrest an opposition journalist.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Belarus' isolation grows after journalist's dramatic arrest

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belarus’ isolation deepened Tuesday as commercial jets avoided its airspace, the European Union worked up new sanctions, and officials expressed concern for the welfare of an opposition journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a plane that was diverted to Minsk in what the West called …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Belarus' isolation grows after journalist's dramatic arrest

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belarus’ isolation deepened Tuesday as commercial jets avoided its airspace, the European Union worked up new sanctions, and officials expressed concern for the welfare of an opposition journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a plane that was diverted to Minsk in what the West called …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders agree on Belarus sanctions after plane diversion

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and airports of the 27-nation bloc, amid fury over the forced diversion of a passenger jet to arrest an opposition journalist.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders agree on Belarus sanctions after plane diversion

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Monday to impose sanctions on Belarus, including banning its airlines from using the airspace and airports of the 27-nation bloc, amid fury over the forced diversion of a passenger jet to arrest an opposition journalist.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

EU reaches major climate deal ahead of Biden climate summit

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has reached a tentative climate deal to put the 27-nation bloc on a path to being “climate neutral” by 2050, with member states and parliament agreeing on binding targets for carbon emissions on the eve of

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic puts tulips, bluebells, cherry blossoms in hiding

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — There is no stopping flowers when they bloom, blossoms when they burst. Unfortunately, people have been stopped from enjoying them these days.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU reaches major climate deal ahead of Biden climate summit

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has reached a tentative climate deal to put the 27-nation bloc on a path to being “climate neutral” by 2050, with member states and parliament agreeing on binding targets for carbon emissions on the eve of

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU reaches major climate deal ahead of Biden climate summit

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has reached a tentative climate deal to put the 27-nation bloc on a path to being “climate neutral” by 2050, with member states and parliament agreeing on binding targets for carbon emissions on the eve of

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic puts tulips, bluebells, cherry blossoms in hiding

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — There is no stopping flowers when they bloom, blossoms when they burst. Unfortunately, people have been stopped from enjoying them these days.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU warns "spark" could set off escalation at Ukraine borders

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's foreign policy chief said Monday that in the face of the big military buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine's borders, it will only take “a spark” to set off a confrontation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU reaches major climate deal ahead of Biden climate summit

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union reached a tentative climate deal that should make the 27-nation bloc climate-neutral by 2050, with member states and parliament agreeing on the targets on the eve of a virtual summit that U.S. President Biden will host.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic puts tulips, bluebells, cherry blossoms in hiding

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — There is no stopping flowers when they bloom, blossoms when they burst. Unfortunately, people have been stopped from enjoying them these days.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU warns "spark" could set off escalation at Ukraine borders

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's foreign policy chief said Monday that in the face of the big military buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine's borders, it will only take “a spark” to set off a confrontation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU warns "spark" could set off escalation at Ukraine borders

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's foreign policy chief said Monday that in the face of the big military buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine's borders, it will only take “a spark” to set off a confrontation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU warns "spark" could set of escalation at Ukraine borders

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's foreign policy chief said Monday that in the face of the big military buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine's borders, it will only take “a spark” to set off a confrontation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU estimates 150,000 Russian troops near Ukraine's borders

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's foreign policy chief has estimated that more than 150,000 Russian troops have already amassed for the biggest military buildup ever near Ukraine's borders and that it will only take “a spark” to set off a confrontation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden raises concerns with Putin about Ukraine confrontation

BRUSSELS (AP) — President Joe Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to “de-escalate tensions" following a Russian military buildup on Ukraine's border in their second tense call of Biden's young presidency.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden raises concerns with Putin about Ukraine confrontation

BRUSSELS (AP) — President Joe Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to “de-escalate tensions" following a Russian military buildup on Ukraine's border in their second tense call of Biden's young presidency.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU and COVID-19: When a vaccine only adds to the trouble

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders no longer meet around a common oval summit table to broker their famed compromises. Instead, each of the 27 watches the other heads of state or government with suspicion via a video screen that shows a mosaic of faraway capitals.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Biden raises concerns with Putin about Ukraine confrontation

BRUSSELS (AP) — President Joe Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to “de-escalate tensions" following a Russian military buildup on Ukraine's border in their second tense call of Biden's young presidency.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU and COVID-19: When a vaccine only adds to the trouble

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders no longer meet around a common oval summit table to broker their famed compromises. Instead, each of the 27 watches the other heads of state or government with suspicion via a video screen that shows a mosaic of faraway capitals.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU and COVID-19: When a vaccine only adds to the trouble

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders no longer meet around a common oval summit table to broker their famed compromises. Instead, each of the 27 watches the other heads of state or government with suspicion via a video screen that shows a mosaic of faraway capitals.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EU and COVID-19: When a vaccine only adds to the trouble

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders no longer meet around a common oval summit table to broker their famed compromises. Instead, each of the 27 watches the other heads of state or government with suspicion via a video screen that shows a mosaic of faraway capitals.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

'First step:' US, Iran to begin indirect nuclear-limit talks

The United States and Iran said Friday they will begin indirect negotiations with intermediaries next week to try to get both countries back into compliance with an accord limiting Iran’s nuclear program, nearly three years after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

'First step:' US, Iran to begin indirect nuclear-limit talks

The United States and Iran said Friday they will begin indirect negotiations with intermediaries next week to try to get both countries back into compliance with an accord limiting Iran’s nuclear program, nearly three years after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

'First step:' US, Iran to begin indirect nuclear-limit talks

The United States and Iran said Friday they will begin indirect negotiations with intermediaries next week to try to get both countries back into compliance with an accord limiting Iran’s nuclear program, nearly three years after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

'First step:' US, Iran to begin indirect nuclear-limit talks

The United States and Iran said Friday they will begin indirect negotiations with intermediaries next week to try to get both countries back into compliance with an accord limiting Iran’s nuclear program, nearly three years after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

US, Iran say they'll begin indirect talks on nuclear program

The United States and Iran said Friday that they would begin negotiations through intermediaries next week to try to get both countries back into an accord limiting Iran’s nuclear program, nearly three years after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Iran, world powers ready to welcome back US to nuclear deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — Iran and the major world powers participating in the agreement to keep Tehran from developing nuclear weapons said Friday they were ready to welcome the return of the United States to the deal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders grapple with surge of infections, vaccine issues

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders failed to settle a fight about the distribution of COVID-19 shots among member states Thursday but pledged to strengthen vaccine export controls and production on EU soil amid a shortage of doses and spikes in new cases.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EU leaders grapple with surge of infections, vaccine issues

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders failed to settle a fight about the distribution of COVID-19 shots among member states Thursday but pledged to strengthen vaccine export controls and production on EU soil amid a shortage of doses and spikes in new cases.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EU leaders grapple with surge of infections, vaccine issues

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders failed to settle a fight about the distribution of COVID-19 shots among member states Thursday but pledged to strengthen vaccine export controls and production on EU soil amid a shortage of doses and spikes in new cases.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EU leaders grapple with surge of infections, vaccine issues

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders failed to settle a fight about the distribution of COVID-19 shots among member states Thursday but pledged to strengthen vaccine export controls and production on EU soil amid a shortage of doses and spikes in new cases.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EU moves toward stricter export controls for COVID-19 shots

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union moved Wednesday toward stricter export controls for coronavirus vaccines, seeking to make sure its 27 nations have more COVID-19 shots to boost the bloc's flagging vaccine campaign amid a surge in new infections.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EU moves toward stricter export controls for COVID-19 shots

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union moved Wednesday toward stricter export controls for coronavirus vaccines, seeking to make sure its 27 nations have more COVID-19 shots to boost the bloc's flagging vaccine campaign amid a surge in new infections.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EU regulator 'convinced' AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulator insisted Tuesday that there is “no indication” the AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots as governments around the world faced the grimmest of dilemmas: push on with a vaccine known to save lives or suspend its use over reports of clotting in some …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EU regulator 'convinced' AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulator insisted Tuesday that there is “no indication” the AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots as governments around the world faced the grimmest of dilemmas: push on with a vaccine known to save lives or suspend its use over reports of clotting in some …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

EU regulator 'convinced' AstraZeneca benefit outweighs risk

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s drug regulator insisted Tuesday that there is “no indication” the AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots as governments around the world faced the grimmest of dilemmas: push on with a vaccine known to save lives or suspend its use over reports of clotting in some …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Conflict grows between US and allies over vaccine supply

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is stockpiling tens of millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine whose authorization in the U.S. remains uncertain, frustrating U.S. allies who say those doses should be used now to save lives overseas.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Conflict grows between US and allies over vaccine supply

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is stockpiling tens of millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine whose authorization in the U.S. remains uncertain, frustrating U.S. allies who say those doses should be used now to save lives overseas.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Conflict grows between US and allies over vaccine supply

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is stockpiling tens of millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine whose authorization in the U.S. remains uncertain, frustrating U.S. allies who say those doses should be used now to save lives overseas.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Conflict grows between US and allies over vaccine supply

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is stockpiling tens of millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine whose authorization in the U.S. remains uncertain, frustrating U.S. allies who say those doses should be used now to save lives overseas.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Conflict growing between US and allies over vaccine supply

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is stockpiling tens of millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine whose approval in the U.S. remains uncertain, frustrating U.S. allies who say those doses should be used now to save lives overseas.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Tussle between US, allies over vaccine supply escalates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of coronavirus vaccine doses are in cold storage in the U.S. that can’t be injected in the states because they are not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration, but the Biden administration is not allowing them to be sent overseas, where American allies are …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Some Belgians shout: 'King! Tear down your garden walls!'

BRUSSELS (AP) — The people of Brussels are craving open spaces in this time of pandemic restrictions, often ending up in overcrowded city parks where social distancing is impossible. Yet one family stands above the fray.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Some Belgians shout: 'King! Tear down your garden walls!'

BRUSSELS (AP) — The people of Brussels are craving open spaces in this time of pandemic restrictions, often ending up in overcrowded city parks where social distancing is impossible. Yet one family stands above the fray.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Some Belgians shout: 'King! Tear down your garden walls!'

BRUSSELS (AP) — The people of Brussels are craving open spaces in this time of pandemic restrictions, often ending up in overcrowded city parks where social distancing is impossible. Yet one family stands above the fray.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

A shot in the arm: EU vaccine program struggles to speed up

BRUSSELS (AP) — Two months after its first vaccine shots, the European Union is still struggling to get its COVID-19 inoculation drive up to speed. EU leaders are meeting Thursday to jump-start the process, fearing that new virus variants might spread faster than Europe’s response.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

EU chief: Bloc was late, over-confident on vaccine rollout

BRUSSELS (AP) — As the European Union surpassed 500,000 people lost to the virus, the EU Commission chief said Wednesday that the bloc's much-criticized vaccine rollout could be partly blamed on the EU being over-optimistic, over-confident and plainly “late."

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

EU chief: Bloc was late, over-confident on vaccine rollout

BRUSSELS (AP) — As the European Union surpassed 500,000 people lost to the virus, the EU Commission chief said Wednesday that the bloc's much-criticized vaccine rollout could be partly blamed on the EU being over-optimistic, over-confident and plainly “late."

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

EU chief: Bloc was late, over-confident on vaccine rollout

BRUSSELS (AP) — As the European Union surpassed 500,000 people lost to the virus, the EU Commission chief said Wednesday that the bloc's much-criticized vaccine rollout could be partly blamed on the EU being over-optimistic, over-confident and plainly “late."

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

UK vaccine gambles paid off, while EU caution slowed it down

SAINT-HERBLAIN, France (AP) — French pharmaceutical startup Valneva had big news in September: a government contract for 60 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

UK vaccine gambles paid off, while EU caution slowed it down

SAINT-HERBLAIN, France (AP) — French pharmaceutical startup Valneva had big news in September: a government contract for 60 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

UK vaccine gambles paid off, while EU caution slowed it down

SAINT-HERBLAIN, France (AP) — French pharmaceutical startup Valneva had big news in September: a government contract for 60 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

EU seeks to boost credibility despite slow vaccine rollout

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday sought to prop up the credibility of its flagging coronavirus vaccine program, which has been under pressure from the World Health Organization and EU member states to the United Kingdom.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

EU seeks to boost credibility despite slow vaccine rollout

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday sought to prop up the credibility of its flagging coronavirus vaccine program, which has been under pressure from the World Health Organization and EU member states to the United Kingdom.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

EU seeks to boost credibility despite slow vaccine rollout

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday sought to prop up the credibility of its flagging coronavirus vaccine program, which has been under pressure from the World Health Organization and EU member states to the United Kingdom.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

EU tightens vaccine export rules, creates post-Brexit outcry

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union introduced tighter rules Friday on exports of COVID-19 vaccines that could hit shipments to nations like the United Kingdom, deepening a dispute with London over scarce supplies of potentially lifesaving shots.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

EU tightens vaccine export rules, creates post-Brexit outcry

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union introduced tighter rules Friday on exports of COVID-19 vaccines that could hit shipments to nations like the United Kingdom, deepening a dispute with London over scarce supplies of potentially lifesaving shots.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

EU tightens vaccine export rules, creates post-Brexit outcry

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union introduced tighter rules Friday on exports of COVID-19 vaccines that could hit shipments to nations like the United Kingdom, deepening a dispute with London over scarce supplies of potentially lifesaving shots.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU tightens vaccine export rules, creates post-Brexit outcry

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union introduced tighter rules Friday on exports of COVID-19 vaccines that could hit shipments to nations like the United Kingdom, deepening a dispute with London over scarce supplies of potentially lifesaving shots.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Tensions rise as AstraZeneca, EU spar over vaccine delays

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca sparred Wednesday over a delay in coronavirus vaccine deliveries amid a deepening dispute that raises concerns about international competition for limited supplies of the shots needed to end the pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Tensions rise as AstraZeneca, EU spar over vaccine delays

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca sparred Wednesday over a delay in coronavirus vaccine deliveries amid a deepening dispute that raises concerns about international competition for limited supplies of the shots needed to end the pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Not in short supply: Blame for EU's rusty vaccine rollout

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AP) — Jos Bieleveldt had a spring in his step when the 91-year-old Dutchman got a coronavirus vaccine this week. But many think that was way too long in coming.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Tensions rise as AstraZeneca, EU spar over vaccine delays

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca sparred Wednesday over a delay in coronavirus vaccine deliveries amid a deepening dispute that raises concerns about international competition for limited supplies of the shots needed to end the pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Not in short supply: Blame for EU's rusty vaccine rollout

APELDOORN, Netherlands (AP) — Jos Bieleveldt had a spring in his step when the 91-year-old Dutchman got a coronavirus vaccine this week. But many think that was way too long in coming.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Tensions rise as AstraZeneca, EU hold vaccine delivery talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s dispute with AstraZeneca over vaccine supplies intensified Wednesday as the drugmaker defended itself against claims that it had reneged on contractual commitments and the two sides sparred over plans for further talks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

AstraZeneca: Vaccine delivery talks with EU will go ahead

BRUSSELS (AP) — AstraZeneca says it has not pulled out of talks with the European Union and plans to meet with EU officials later Wednesday in Brussels.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU official: AstraZeneca pulls out of vaccine delivery talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — AstraZeneca has pulled out of meeting with the European Union to discuss delayed vaccine commitments to the bloc, an EU official said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU demands that vaccine makers honor their commitments

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday warned pharmaceutical companies that have developed coronavirus vaccines with EU aid that it must get its shots on schedule, a day after the bloc threatened to impose export controls on vaccines produced within its borders.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU demands that vaccine makers honor their commitments

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday warned pharmaceutical companies that have developed coronavirus vaccines with EU aid that it must get its shots on schedule, a day after the bloc threatened to impose export controls on vaccines produced within its borders.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU pressures AstraZeneca to deliver vaccines as promised

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union lashed out Monday at pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, accusing it of failing to guarantee delivery of coronavirus vaccines without valid explanation, and threatened to impose tight export controls within days on COVID-19 vaccines made in the bloc.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU pressures AstraZeneca to deliver vaccines as promised

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union lashed out Monday at pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, accusing it of failing to guarantee delivery of coronavirus vaccines without valid explanation, and threatened to impose tight export controls within days on COVID-19 vaccines made in the bloc.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders agree to keep borders open, want to limit travels

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed that borders should remain open and assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday as the bloc's top disease control official said urgent action was needed to stave off a new wave of hospitalizations and deaths.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders agree to keep borders open, want to limit travels

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed that borders should remain open and assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday as the bloc's top disease control official said urgent action was needed to stave off a new wave of hospitalizations and deaths.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders agree to keep borders open, want to limit travels

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed that borders should remain open and assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday as the bloc's top disease control official said urgent action was needed to stave off a new wave of hospitalizations and deaths.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders asses more restrictions to stop virus' variants

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday as the bloc's top disease control official said urgent action was needed to stave off a new wave of hospitalizations and deaths.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

EU summit assesses virus restrictions amid worrying reports

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday as the bloc's top disease control official said urgent action was needed to stave off a new wave of hospitalizations and deaths.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Stunned EU leaders yearn for Biden presidency -- ASAP

BRUSSELS (AP) — For European Union nations, Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration as the next U.S. president cannot come fast enough.

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Venezuela opposition scrambles for international legitimacy

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — International critics of Venezuela's socialist government have united in rejecting the country's newly chosen congress as illegitimate, but used notably different language Wednesday in referring to the opposition leader they have long recognized as the country's rightful president — hinting at potential divisions.

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Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals

BRUSSELS (AP) — The New Year could finally bring a fresh start and a commitment to let bygones be bygones for Britain and the European Union.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Belgian St. Nick party for elderly leads to 27 virus deaths

BRUSSELS (AP) — Authorities in Belgium say a 27th elderly person has died in an outbreak at a nursing home from a super-spreading St. Nick party last month but they hope the situation is now under control.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals

BRUSSELS (AP) — The New Year could finally bring a fresh start and a commitment to let bygones be bygones for Britain and the European Union.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals

BRUSSELS (AP) — The New Year could finally bring a fresh start and a commitment to let bygones be bygones for Britain and the European Union.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals

BRUSSELS (AP) — The New Year could finally bring a fresh start and a commitment to let bygones be bygones for Britain and the European Union.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK warns of 'bumpy' post-Brexit transition despite deal

LONDON (AP) — First came the Brexit trade deal. Now comes the red tape and the institutional nitty gritty.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK warns of 'bumpy' post-Brexit transition despite deal

LONDON (AP) — First came the Brexit trade deal. Now comes the red tape and the institutional nitty gritty.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU nations unanimously back post-Brexit trade deal with UK

LONDON (AP) — European Union nations have unanimously approve the post-Brexit trade deal with the United Kingdom, a prerequisite for the agreement to come into operation on New Year’s Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

No time to rest: EU nations assess Brexit trade deal with UK

BRUSSELS (AP) — The fast-track ratification of the post-Brexit trade deal between the U.K. and the European Union got underway on Christmas Day as ambassadors from the bloc's 27 nations started assessing the accord that takes effect in a week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Breakthrough: UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement

BRUSSELS (AP) — Just a week before the deadline, Britain and the European Union struck a free-trade deal Thursday that should avert economic chaos on New Year's and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

No time to rest: EU nations assess Brexit trade deal with UK

BRUSSELS (AP) — The fast-track ratification of the post-Brexit trade deal between the U.K. and the European Union got underway on Christmas Day as ambassadors from the bloc's 27 nations started assessing the accord that takes effect in a week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Breakthrough: UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement

BRUSSELS (AP) — Just a week before the deadline, Britain and the European Union struck a free-trade deal Thursday that should avert economic chaos on New Year's and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Edging into Christmas Eve, EU and UK near Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators inched their way to within touching distance of a trade deal early Thursday, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year's Day could be averted, officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

No time to rest: EU nations assess Brexit trade deal with UK

BRUSSELS (AP) — The fast-track ratification of the post-Brexit trade deal between the U.K. and the European Union got underway on Christmas Day as ambassadors from the bloc's 27 nations started assessing the accord that takes effect in a week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

No time to rest: EU nations assess Brexit trade deal with UK

BRUSSELS (AP) — The fast-track ratification of the post-Brexit trade deal between the U.K. and the European Union got underway on Christmas Day as ambassadors from the bloc's 27 nations started assessing the accord that takes effect in a week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Breakthrough: UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement

BRUSSELS (AP) — Just a week before the deadline, Britain and the European Union struck a free-trade deal Thursday that should avert economic chaos on New Year's and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Edging into Christmas Eve, EU and UK near Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators inched their way to within touching distance of a trade deal early Thursday, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year's Day could be averted, officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Breakthrough: UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement

BRUSSELS (AP) — Just a week before the deadline, Britain and the European Union struck a free-trade deal Thursday that should avert economic chaos on New Year's and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Edging into Christmas Eve, EU and UK near Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators inched their way to within touching distance of a trade deal early Thursday, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year's Day could be averted, officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU on cusp of striking Brexit trade deal at last

BRUSSELS (AP) — Negotiators from the European Union and Britain worked through the night and into Christmas Eve to put the finishing touches on a trade deal that should avert a chaotic economic break between the two sides next week.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU on cusp of striking Brexit trad deal at last

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators worked through the night and right into Christmas Eve to put the finishing touches on a trade deal that should avert a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year’s Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Edging into Christmas Eve, EU and UK near Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators inched their way to within touching distance of a trade deal early Thursday, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year's Day could be averted, officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

With time running out, EU and UK near post-Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators inched their way to within touching distance of a trade deal early Thursday, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year's Day could be averted, officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

5 to midnight on Brexit talks? And EU-UK deal looks close

European Union and British negotiators closed in on a trade deal Wednesday with only a disagreement over fishing remaining, raising hopes a chaotic economic break between the two sides on New Year's Day could be averted even as soon as before midnight, officials said.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

5 to midnight on Brexit talks? No pressure! says France

France insisted Wednesday that European Union negotiators should not yield to any time pressure imposed by the Jan. 1 economic cutoff date in the talks with Britain on a post-Brexit trade agreement, arguing that no deal would be better than a bad one.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU-UK leaders seek way out of Brexit trade impasse

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the United Kingdom kicked efforts into higher gear on Tuesday to settle a fight over EU fishing quotas in British waters, the main obstacle to a trade deal that would avoid a chaotic New Year's Day economic divorce between the two.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU-UK leaders seek way out of Brexit trade impasse

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the United Kingdom kicked efforts into higher gear on Tuesday to settle a fight over EU fishing quotas in British waters, the main obstacle to a trade deal that would avoid a chaotic New Year's Day economic divorce between the two.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU-UK trade talks floundering over fish as cutoff day nears

BRUSSELS (AP) — With yet another Brexit deadline disappearing in the rearview mirror, a breakthrough on fishing rights remained elusive for the European Union and Britain on Sunday — leaving both without a trade agreement that would dull the cutting edge of a chaotic, costly economic break on New Year's …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU-UK trade talks slog on past another Brexit deadline

BRUSSELS (AP) — Problems increased Monday for the attempt to secure a trade deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom before a Brexit transition period ends on New Year's Day, with the EU legislature insisting the drawn-out negotiations left lawmakers without enough time to approve a deal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU-UK trade talks floundering over fish as cutoff day nears

BRUSSELS (AP) — With yet another Brexit deadline disappearing in the rearview mirror, a breakthrough on fishing rights remained elusive for the European Union and Britain on Sunday — leaving both without a trade agreement that would dull the cutting edge of a chaotic, costly economic break on New Year's …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Fishing talks move at snail's pace in EU-UK Brexit standoff

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators on Saturday extended their standoff over EU fishing rights in U.K. waters and remained unable to make a decisive breakthrough in trade talks aimed at averting a chaotic and costly post-Brexit split on New Year's Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU-UK trade talks floundering over fish as cutoff day nears

BRUSSELS (AP) — With yet another Brexit deadline disappearing in the rearview mirror, a breakthrough on fishing rights remained elusive for the European Union and Britain on Sunday — leaving both without a trade agreement that would dull the cutting edge of a chaotic, costly economic break on New Year's …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU says EU-UK face weekend 'last attempt' to get trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the United Kingdom are heading into the weekend on a “last attempt" to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, with EU fishing rights in British waters the most notable remaining obstacle to avoid a chaotic and costly changeover in the new year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Fishing talks move at snail's pace in EU-UK Brexit standoff

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators on Saturday extended their standoff over EU fishing rights in U.K. waters and remained unable to make a decisive breakthrough in trade talks aimed at averting a chaotic and costly post-Brexit split on New Year's Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Fishing talks move at snail's pace in EU-UK Brexit standoff

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators on Saturday extended their standoff over EU fishing rights in U.K. waters and remained unable to make a decisive breakthrough in trade talks aimed at averting a chaotic and costly post-Brexit split on New Year's Day.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU says EU-UK face weekend 'last attempt' to get trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the United Kingdom are heading into the weekend on a “last attempt" to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, with EU fishing rights in British waters the most notable remaining obstacle to avoid a chaotic and costly changeover in the new year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU says EU-UK face weekend 'last attempt' to get trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the United Kingdom are heading into the weekend on a “last attempt" to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, with EU fishing rights in British waters the most notable remaining obstacle to avoid a chaotic and costly changeover in the new year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU says EU-UK trade talks face 'last attempt' to fix fish

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's chief negotiator said Friday that the bloc and the United Kingdom are starting a “last attempt" to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, with EU fishing rights in British waters the most notable remaining obstacle to avoid a chaotic and costly changeover on New Year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU chief von der Leyen sees narrow path toward Brexit deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — After weeks of relentless pessimism, the European Union said Wednesday there was now a clear, if narrow, path to reaching an agreement with the United Kingdom on a post-Brexit trade deal that should avoid costly chaos on the borders at the end of the year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU chief von der Leyen sees progress in Brexit talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — After weeks of relentless pessimism, the European Union said Wednesday there was now a clear, if narrow, path to reaching an agreement with the United Kingdom on a post-Brexit trade deal that should avoid costly chaos on the borders at the end of the year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU's chief negotiator still hopes to clinch EU-UK trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier said Monday he still firmly believes that a post-Brexit trade agreement is possible, and whittled down the major outstanding disputes to be settled ahead of the New Year to just two.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU's chief negotiator still hopes to clinch EU-UK trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier said Monday he still firmly believes that a post-Brexit trade agreement is possible, and whittled down the major outstanding disputes to be settled ahead of the New Year to just two.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU chief negotiator still sees hope to clinch EU-UK deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier said Monday he still has the firm belief that a Brexit trade agreement is possible, and whittled the outstanding disputes to be settled ahead of the New Year to just two.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU say talks will continue on post-Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — Throwing overboard a self-imposed deadline, the European Union and Britain said Sunday they will “go the extra mile" to clinch a post-Brexit trade agreement that would avert New Year's chaos and cost for cross-border commerce.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Going 'the extra mile': UK, EU keep up Brexit trade talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — Teetering on the brink of a no-deal Brexit departure, Britain and the European Union stepped back from the void Sunday and agreed to continue trade talks, although both downplayed the chances of success.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Going 'the extra mile': UK, EU keep up Brexit trade talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — Teetering on the brink of a no-deal Brexit departure, Britain and the European Union stepped back from the void Sunday and agreed to continue trade talks, although both downplayed the chances of success.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU say talks will continue on post-Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — Throwing overboard a self-imposed deadline, the European Union and Britain said Sunday they will “go the extra mile" to clinch a post-Brexit trade agreement that would avert New Year's chaos and cost for cross-border commerce.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Deadline comes knocking: Is there hope left for Brexit deal?

BRUSSELS (AP) — Facing yet another self-imposed Brexit deadline on Sunday, the chief negotiators from the European Union and United Kingdom were making last-ditch efforts to bridge differences on a trade deal that have proved insurmountable for the best part of the year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Businesses plead for Brexit deal as trade talks remain stuck

LONDON (AP) — British businesses and some European Union leaders on Friday urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to strike a last-minute trade deal with the EU, as the two sides told their citizens to brace for New Year upheaval in the U.K.-EU trading relationship.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Businesses plead for Brexit deal as trade talks remain stuck

LONDON (AP) — British businesses and some European Union leaders on Friday urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to strike a last-minute trade deal with the EU, as the two sides told their citizens to brace for New Year upheaval in the U.K.-EU trading relationship.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Businesses plead for Brexit deal as trade talks remain stuck

LONDON (AP) — British businesses and some European Union leaders on Friday urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to strike a last-minute trade deal with the EU, as the two sides told their citizens to brace for New Year upheaval in the U.K.-EU trading relationship.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK's Johnson: 'Strong possibility' Brexit talks will fail

BRUSSELS (AP) — With a chaotic and costly no-deal Brexit three weeks away, leaders of both the European Union and United Kingdom saw an ever likelier collapse of trade talks Thursday, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson even spoke of a “strong possibility" of failure.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU strikes deal on landmark budget, virus recovery fund

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday clinched a deal on a massive long-term budget and a fund to help the bloc’s ravaged economies recover from the impact of the coronavirus, but critics said the agreement lets Hungary and Poland off the hook for abusing the rule of law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU strikes deal on landmark budget, virus recovery fund

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday clinched a deal on a massive long-term budget and a fund to help the bloc’s ravaged economies recover from the impact of the coronavirus, but critics said the agreement lets Hungary and Poland off the hook for abusing the rule of law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK's Johnson: 'Strong possibility' Brexit talks will fail

BRUSSELS (AP) — With a chaotic and costly no-deal Brexit three weeks away, leaders of both the European Union and United Kingdom saw an ever likelier collapse of trade talks Thursday, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson even spoke of a “strong possibility" of failure.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Gloom ahead of 'moment of finality' for Brexit trade talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — With a chaotic and costly no-deal Brexit only three weeks away, gloom settled on both sides of the English Channel as European Union and United Kingdom trade negotiators sought to find a breakthrough in technical talks where their leaders failed three times in political discussions over the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU inches toward landmark budget, virus recovery fund deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Thursday that the European Union is on the brink of sealing an agreement on a massive budget and a coronavirus recovery package, signaling that it has almost overcome objections from his country and Poland about tying EU funds to upholding the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK says EU trade talks face 'moment of finality' on weekend

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s foreign minister said Thursday that negotiations on a trade deal with the European Union will reach a “moment of finality” this weekend, with both sides assessing chances of an agreement as slim.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK-EU to resume Brexit trade talks but say large gaps remain

BRUSSELS (AP) — In the end, not even dinner of scallops and steamed turbot could bring the leaders of the European Union and Britain any closer together than months of talks by negotiators seeking to cobble together a trade deal in the wake of their Brexit divorce.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Sources: EU close to sealing major budget, virus fund deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — EU nations were heading Wednesday for a compromise deal with recalcitrant members Hungary and Poland over the bloc's landmark 1.82 trillion-euro ($2.21 trillion) long-term budget and coronavirus recovery package, and its controversial linkage to respect for the rule of law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK-EU to resume Brexit trade talks but say large gaps remain

BRUSSELS (AP) — In the end, not even dinner of scallops and steamed turbot could bring the leaders of the European Union and Britain any closer together than months of talks by negotiators seeking to cobble together a trade deal in the wake of their Brexit divorce.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK-EU trade talks to resume but “very large gaps” remain

BRUSSELS (AP) — U.K.-EU negotiators will resume talks on a Brexit trade deal after a dinner summit Wednesday night between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen -- but Britain said “very large gaps” remain between the two sides.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Sources: EU close to sealing major budget, virus fund deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — EU nations were heading Wednesday for a compromise deal with recalcitrant members Hungary and Poland over the bloc's landmark 1.82 trillion-euro ($2.21 trillion) long-term budget and coronavirus recovery package, and its controversial linkage to respect for the rule of law.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Belgium seeks to ease virus rules on religious services

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's government is under pressure to change its restrictive rules on religious services during the coronavirus crisis after the country's highest court said the measures impede constitutional conditions on freedom of religion.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU head for supper showdown over Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson flew to Brussels Wednesday for a dinner with the head of the European Union executive that could pave the way to a post-Brexit trade deal — or tip the two sides toward a chaotic economic rupture at the end of the month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Boris Johnson to head to Brussels for crucial Brexit talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will head to Brussels to see whether a last minute trade deal can be hammered out despite big differences on key issues, leaders of the U.K. and the EU said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK's Johnson to head to Brussels amid Brexit talks deadlock

BRUSSELS (AP) — More than four years after helping set Britain’s course out of the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is headed to EU headquarters to try to finish the job.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Boris Johnson to head to Brussels for crucial Brexit talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will head to Brussels to see whether a last minute trade deal can be hammered out despite big differences on key issues, leaders of the U.K. and the EU said Monday.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

No visible progress yet on key day for final Brexit deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — Leaders of Britain and the European Union were holding a high-stakes phone call Monday for the second time in 48 hours, as the two sides sent out gloomy signals about the chances of breaking an impasse and securing a post-Brexit trade deal before the current relationship winds …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Crunch UK-EU talks on post-Brexit ties to resume Sunday

LONDON (AP) — The European Union and the United Kingdom decided Saturday to press on with negotiating a post-Brexit trade deal, with all three key issues still unresolved ahead of a year-end cutoff.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU negotiator kicks off hectic day for final Brexit deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday set off one of the most intense days in the long-running Brexit trade negotiations with a pre-dawn debriefing of the 27 member states to see if a deal is still possible with London ahead of the Jan. 1 deadline.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Last-ditch post-Brexit trade talks resume between EU, UK

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators Sunday entered what is potentially the final attempt to strike a deal over future trade ties, even though “significant differences remain" on three essential points.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU negotiator kicks off hectic day for final Brexit deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday set off one of the most intense days in the long-running Brexit trade negotiations with a pre-dawn debriefing of the 27 member states to see if a deal is still possible with London ahead of the Jan. 1 deadline.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Last-ditch post-Brexit trade talks resume between EU, UK

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators Sunday entered what is potentially the final attempt to strike a deal over future trade ties, even though “significant differences remain" on three essential points.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Last-ditch post-Brexit trade talks to resume between EU, UK

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators Sunday entered what is potentially the final attempt to strike a deal over future trade ties, even though “significant differences remain" on three essential points.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Last-ditch post-Brexit talks to resume between EU and UK

BRUSSELS (AP) — British negotiators arrived in Brussels on Sunday for what is potentially the final attempt to reach a deal with the European Union over future trade ties, even though “significant differences remain" on three essential points.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Crunch UK-EU talks on post-Brexit ties to resume Sunday

LONDON (AP) — The European Union and the United Kingdom decided Saturday to press on with negotiating a post-Brexit trade deal, with all three key issues still unresolved ahead of a year-end cutoff.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK-EU trade talks 'paused' with deal still elusive

LONDON (AP) — A week of intense trade talks between Britain and the European Union ended in stalemate Friday, with negotiators stepping back while politicians decide whether major differences can be bridged to avoid a messy, economically disruptive rupture in less than a month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Fishing holds key to Brexit trade deal as talks drag on

BRUSSELS (AP) — As Brexit talks enter their decisive final days, there’s still a big catch: the fishing industry. It is holding up the trade deal between the European Union and recently departed Britain, putting at risk hundreds of thousands of jobs and tens of billions of euros in annual …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Crunch UK-EU talks on post-Brexit ties to resume Sunday

LONDON (AP) — The European Union and the United Kingdom decided Saturday to press on with negotiating a post-Brexit trade deal, with all three key issues still unresolved ahead of a year-end cutoff.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK-EU trade talks 'paused' with deal still elusive

LONDON (AP) — A week of intense trade talks between Britain and the European Union ended in stalemate Friday, with negotiators stepping back while politicians decide whether major differences can be bridged to avoid a messy, economically disruptive rupture in less than a month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Fishing holds key to Brexit trade deal as talks drag on

BRUSSELS (AP) — As Brexit talks enter their decisive final days, there’s still a big catch: the fishing industry. It is holding up the trade deal between the European Union and recently departed Britain, putting at risk hundreds of thousands of jobs and tens of billions of euros in annual …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK-EU trade talks 'paused' with deal still elusive

LONDON (AP) — A week of intense trade talks between Britain and the European Union ended in stalemate Friday, with negotiators stepping back while politicians decide whether major differences can be bridged to avoid a messy, economically disruptive rupture in less than a month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

UK says EU trade talks at tricky point as hopes of deal dim

LONDON (AP) — U.K.-EU trade talks are at a “difficult” point, the British government said Friday, as U.K. officials poured cold water on hopes of an imminent breakthrough — and France said it could veto any agreement it didn’t like.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Fishing holds key to Brexit trade deal as talks drag on

BRUSSELS (AP) — As Brexit talks enter their decisive final days, there’s still a big catch: the fishing industry. It is holding up the trade deal between the European Union and recently departed Britain, putting at risk hundreds of thousands of jobs and tens of billions of euros in annual …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Brexit broken record: Trade deal close but big issues remain

LONDON (AP) — Much like a broken record, Brexit trade talks are rumored to be poised for success on the cusp of a deadline, only to face the same old fundamental differences on fishing rights, legal oversight and fair competition that have dogged the European Union and Britain for months.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

EU looks forward to Biden resetting trans-Atlantic relations

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is grasping the imminent arrival of the incoming Biden administration as a moment to reset relations with the United States after four years of trans-Atlantic acrimony under President Donald Trump.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Europe's Christmas dilemma: risk empty chairs next year?

BRUSSELS (AP) — Please leave a chair empty at this year's family Christmas dinner as a precaution, or face the possibility of having that chair empty forever.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Europe's Christmas dilemma: risk empty chairs next year?

BRUSSELS (AP) — Please leave a chair empty at this year's family Christmas dinner as a precaution, or face the possibility of having that chair empty forever.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Another week gone, Brexit trade talks remain stuck

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Friday that another week of talks with Britain on a new trade deal has gone with barely any progress. Its chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, is heading to London for ever-more pressing weekend negotiations to avoid chaos when Britain's trade agreements with the EU …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Europe's Christmas dilemma: risk empty chairs next year?

BRUSSELS (AP) — Please leave a chair empty at this year's family Christmas dinner as a precaution, or face the possibility of having that chair empty forever.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Another week gone, Brexit trade talks remain stuck

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Friday that another week of talks with Britain on a new trade deal has gone with barely any progress. Its chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, is heading to London for ever-more pressing weekend negotiations to avoid chaos when Britain's trade agreements with the EU …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Europe's Christmas dilemma: risk empty chairs next year?

BRUSSELS (AP) — Please leave a chair empty at this year's family Christmas dinner as a precaution, or face the possibility of having that chair empty forever.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Another week gone, Brexit trade talks remain stuck

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Friday that another week of talks with Britain on a new trade deal has gone with barely any progress. Its chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, is heading to London for ever-more pressing weekend negotiations to avoid chaos when Britain's trade agreements with the EU …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EU parliament backs lobster deal and EU-US mini trade pact

BRUSSELS (AP) — Thanksgiving just got a little bit better for the Maine lobster industry.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EU parliament backs lobster deal and EU-US mini trade pact

BRUSSELS (AP) — Thanksgiving just got a little bit better for the Maine lobster industry.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Global push to end domestic violence, worse amid COVID-19

BRUSSELS (AP) — In a global push to end violence against women, activists held rallies Wednesday and world leaders called for action to stop the abuse, which has worsened because of the coronavirus pandemic this year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EU is willing to be "creative" to get a Brexit trade deal

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday committed to be “creative" in the very final stages of the Brexit trade negotiations but warned that whatever deal emerges, the United Kingdom will be reduced to “just a valued partner" far removed from its former membership status.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EU, UK still have 'fundamental' differences in trade talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — With the European Union's chief negotiator Michel Barnier in quarantine, trade talks with the United Kingdom continued by videoconference this week, though the optimism expressed last week seemed to have faded.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EU, UK still have 'fundamental' differences in trade talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — With the European Union's chief negotiator Michel Barnier in quarantine, trade talks with the United Kingdom continued by videoconference this week, though the optimism expressed last week seemed to have faded.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EU, UK still have 'fundamental' differences on trade talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — With the European Union's chief negotiator Michel Barnier in quarantine, trade talks with the United Kingdom continued by videoconference this week, though the optimism expressed last week seemed to have faded.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Trial opens in death of toddler in migrant smuggling case

BRUSSELS (AP) — A trial opened Monday in the shooting death of a two-year-old toddler who was in a van during a high-speed chase in Belgium between police and suspected migrant smugglers seeking to get to Britain.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Brexit trade negotiations suspended because of COVID-19 case

BRUSSELS (AP) — As if the Brexit trade negotiations were not tortuous enough, the coronavirus added a twist at a crucial stage on Thursday when top-level talks had to be suspended because an EU negotiator tested positive for COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Brexit trade negotiations suspended because of COVID-19 case

BRUSSELS (AP) — As if the Brexit trade negotiations were not tortuous enough, the coronavirus added a twist at a crucial stage on Thursday when top-level talks had to be suspended because an EU negotiator tested positive for COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders fail to solve political fight blocking big budget

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders made no progress Thursday toward resolving a diplomatic dispute with EU members Poland and Hungary to unlock a 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and recovery package aimed at putting the bloc's economy back on track after the pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EU gives upbeat assessment of state of Brexit trade talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday issued one of its most upbeat assessments of the state of post-Brexit trade negotiations, as the talks face an ever tighter deadline for a deal to enter into force for the start of the new year.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Brexit trade negotiations suspended because of COVID-19 case

BRUSSELS (AP) — As if the Brexit trade negotiations were not tortuous enough, the coronavirus added a twist at a crucial stage on Thursday when top-level talks had to be suspended because an EU negotiator tested positive for COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders fail to solve political fight blocking big budget

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders made no progress Thursday toward resolving a diplomatic dispute with EU members Poland and Hungary to unlock a 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and recovery package aimed at putting the bloc's economy back on track after the pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Brexit trade negotiations suspended because of COVID-19 case

BRUSSELS (AP) — As if the Brexit trade negotiations were not tortuous enough, the coronavirus added a twist at a crucial stage on Thursday when top-level talks had to be suspended because an EU negotiator tested positive for COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders fail to solve political fight blocking big budget

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders made no progress Thursday toward resolving a diplomatic dispute with EU members Poland and Hungary to unlock a 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and recovery package aimed at putting the bloc's economy back on track after the pandemic.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Brexit trade talks suspended because of COVID-19 case

BRUSSELS (AP) — As if the Brexit trade negotiations were not tortuous enough, the coronavirus added a twist at a crucial stage on Thursday when top-level talks had to be suspended because an EU negotiator tested positive for COVID-19.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EU: Brexit trade talks still have 'substantial work' ahead

BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union official said Wednesday that trade talks with the United Kingdom still face “substantial work" that might spill over into next week, with a perilous deadline drawing ever closer.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EU: Brexit trade talks still have 'substantial work' ahead

BRUSSELS (AP) — A top European Union official said Wednesday that trade talks with the United Kingdom still face “substantial work" that might spill over into next week, with a perilous deadline drawing ever closer.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic holds few lessons for European chefs, mostly misery

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Necessity is supposed to be the mother of invention. If that were the case for the high-end restaurant industry, the coronavirus pandemic should have offered ample opportunities for creativity and renewal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Belgian racing pigeon fetches record price of $1.9 million

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — New Kim is worth her weight in gold and then some — actually much, much more.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic holds few lessons for European chefs, mostly misery

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Necessity is supposed to be the mother of invention. If that were the case for the high-end restaurant industry, the coronavirus pandemic should have offered ample opportunities for creativity and renewal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Belgian racing pigeon fetches record price of $1.9 million

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — New Kim is worth her weight in gold and then some — actually much, much more.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic holds few lessons for European chefs, mostly misery

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Necessity is supposed to be the mother of invention. If that were the case for the high-end restaurant industry, the coronavirus pandemic should have offered ample opportunities for creativity and renewal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Belgian racing pigeon fetches record price of $1.9 million

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — New Kim is worth her weight in gold and then some — actually much, much more.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Belgian racing pigeon fetches record price of $1.9 million

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — New Kim is worth her weight in gold and then some — actually much, much more.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Pandemic holds few lessons for European chefs, mostly misery

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Necessity is supposed to be the mother of invention. If that were the case for the high-end restaurant industry, the coronavirus pandemic should have offered ample opportunities for creativity and renewal.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Belgium exempts gift-bearing St Nicholas from virus measures

BUIZINGEN, Belgium (AP) — To ensure the merriment of millions of children, the government of Belgium is offering a special exemption from the country's strict coronavirus measures to beloved St. Nicholas, who always delivers bountiful presents on the morning of Dec. 6.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EU says looking forward to better ties with US under Biden

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday said it looked forward to better relations with the United States under the leadership of President-elect Joe Biden, and expressed hope the presidential transition will not be “bumpy."

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Virus makes for one of Europe's loneliest WWI remembrances

YPRES, Belgium (AP) — When a dawn fog lifted over countless World War I battlefields, cemeteries and monuments in Belgium and France Wednesday, the pandemic ensured that the remembrance of the millions killed in the 1914-1918 conflict was one of the loneliest ever.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Books? Hairdressers? Europeans split on lockdown essentials

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — The concept of what is essential to keep a society functioning during coronavirus lockdowns is gripping Europe as the pandemic unleashes death, poverty, illness and isolation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Books? Hairdressers? Europeans split on lockdown essentials

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — The concept of what is essential to keep a society functioning during coronavirus lockdowns is gripping Europe as the pandemic unleashes death, poverty, illness and isolation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Books? Hairdressers? Europeans split on lockdown essentials

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — The concept of what is essential to keep a society functioning during coronavirus lockdowns is gripping Europe as the pandemic unleashes death, poverty, illness and isolation.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EU: Brexit trade talks still face 'too many difficulties'

BRUSSELS (AP) — With a deadline looming ever more menacingly, the European Union's chief negotiator on the post-Brexit trade deal with Britain Wednesday publicly blamed London for a lack of progress in the two sides' belated attempt to reach an even rudimentary agreement.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

EU: Brexit trade talks still face 'too many difficulties'

BRUSSELS (AP) — With a deadline looming ever more menacingly, the European Union's chief negotiator on the post-Brexit trade deal with Britain Wednesday publicly blamed London for a lack of progress in the two sides' belated attempt to reach an even rudimentary agreement.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Partial lockdown imposed in Belgium, EU's worst-hit country

BUIZINGEN, Belgium (AP) — Belgium has imposed a partial lockdown in a new bid to gain control of the pandemic that has hit the country worse than any other in the European Union.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Partial lockdown imposed in Belgium, EU's worst-hit country

BUIZINGEN, Belgium (AP) — Belgium has imposed a partial lockdown in a new bid to gain control of the pandemic that has hit the country worse than any other in the European Union.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Belgium's ex-King Albert finally receives daughter Delphine

BRUSSELS (AP) — The long-running royal scandal that has riveted Belgium and damaged those involved has achieved a new milestone after former King Albert II reunited with the daughter he fathered out of wedlock more than half a century ago — and stubbornly refused to recognize.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Divided Belgium among Europe's worst virus hotspots

BUIZINGEN, Belgium (AP) — Small, yet so divided, Belgium has been hit hard again by the pandemic, and now presents some of the most worrying statistics in a continent reeling under a coronavirus resurgence.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Divided Belgium turns into Europe's worst virus hot spot

BUIZINGEN, Belgium (AP) — Small, yet so divided, Belgium has been hit hard again by the pandemic, and now presents some of the most worrying statistics in a continent reeling under a coronavirus resurgence.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Divisions turn Belgium into Europe's worst virus hot spot

BUIZINGEN, Belgium (AP) — Small, yet so divided, Belgium has been hit hard again by the pandemic, and now presents some of the most worrying statistics in a continent reeling under the virus' resurgence.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Belgium's ex-King Albert finally receives daughter Delphine

BRUSSELS (AP) — The long-running royal scandal that has riveted Belgium and damaged those involved has achieved a new milestone after former King Albert II reunited with the daughter he fathered out of wedlock more than half a century ago — and stubbornly refused to recognize.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Virus is pummeling Europe's eateries — and winter is coming

HEIKRUIS, Belgium (AP) — As the Friday night dinner service began earlier this month at the De Viering restaurant outside Brussels, it seemed the owners' decision to move the operation into the spacious village church to comply with coronavirus rules was paying off. The reservation book was full and the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Belgium's ex-King Albert finally receives daughter Delphine

BRUSSELS (AP) — The long-running royal scandal that has riveted Belgium and damaged those involved has achieved a new milestone after former King Albert II reunited with the daughter he fathered out of wedlock more than half a century ago — and stubbornly refused to recognize.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Belgium's former King Albert finally meets daughter Delphine

BRUSSELS (AP) — The long-running royal scandal that has riveted Belgium and damaged those involved reached a new milestone when former King Albert II reunited with the daughter he fathered out of wedlock over half a century ago.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Virus is pummeling Europe's eateries — and winter is coming

HEIKRUIS, Belgium (AP) — As the Friday night dinner service began earlier this month at the De Viering restaurant outside Brussels, it seemed the owners' decision to move the operation into the spacious village church to comply with coronavirus rules was paying off. The reservation book was full and the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Virus is pummeling Europe's eateries — and winter is coming

HEIKRUIS, Belgium (AP) — As the Friday night dinner service began earlier this month at the De Viering restaurant outside Brussels, it seemed the owners' decision to move the operation into the spacious village church to comply with coronavirus rules was paying off. The reservation book was full and the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Virus is pummeling Europe's eateries — and winter is coming

HEIKRUIS, Belgium (AP) — As the Friday night dinner service began earlier this month at the De Viering restaurant outside Brussels, it seemed the owners' decision to move the operation into the spacious village church to comply with coronavirus rules was paying off. The reservation book was full and the …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

UK-EU trade talks back on after the bloc's olive branch

BRUSSELS (AP) — The British government and the European Union will resume stalled trade negotiations in London, the U.K. government said -- days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared the talks over.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

UK-EU trade talks back on after the bloc's olive branch

BRUSSELS (AP) — The British government and the European Union will resume stalled trade negotiations in London, the U.K. government said -- days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared the talks over.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

EU says UK 'can't have cake, eat it too' but eyes new talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union struck a defiant tone on Wednesday as the standoff over resuming post-Brexit trade negotiations with the United Kingdom intensified, telling London that “you cannot have your cake and eat it too.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

EU to UK on Brexit talks: 'You can't have cake, eat it too'

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union took a defiant tone on Wednesday as the standoff over resuming post-Brexit trade negotiations with the United Kingdom intensified, telling London that “you cannot have your cake and eat it too.”

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Half century later, Belgian King Philippe meets half sister

BRUSSELS (AP) — It took more than half a century, but Belgian King Philippe has finally met his half sister.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

UK says EU trade talks 'over' but bloc sees room for a deal

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as the two sides swapped blame for failing to strike a trade deal with just weeks …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Half century later, Belgian King Philippe meets half sister

BRUSSELS (AP) — It took more than half a century, but Belgian King Philippe has finally met his half sister.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

UK says EU trade talks 'over' but bloc sees room for a deal

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as the two sides swapped blame for failing to strike a trade deal with just weeks …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Brexit trade talks: both EU and UK dig in heels

BRUSSELS (AP) — With both sides digging in their heels as another Brexit deadline passed Thursday, the European Union and Britain demanded concessions from one another in talks on a basic trade deal that would soften the economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic for all.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

UK says EU trade talks 'over' but bloc sees room for a deal

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as the two sides swapped blame for failing to strike a trade deal with just weeks …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

UK says EU trade talks 'over' after EU says they'll continue

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as the two sides swapped blame for failing to strike a deal with just weeks until …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

UK, EU each demand the other give way to strike trade deal

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as the two sides swapped blame for failing to strike a deal with just weeks until …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

EU leader: We want trade deal with UK but not at any price

LONDON (AP) —

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UK leader: EU must make 'fundamental' change in Brexit talks

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc, as the two sides swapped blame for failing to strike a deal with just weeks until …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

UK chides EU but says gaps to Brexit trade deal are narrow

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s foreign minister said Friday that there are only narrow differences remaining in trade talks between the U.K. and the European Union, but insisted the bloc must show more “flexibility” if it wants to make a deal.

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Half century later, Belgian King Philippe meets half sister

BRUSSELS (AP) — It took more than half a century, but Belgian King Philippe has finally met his half sister.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

EU chief self-isolates as virus makes its mark at a summit

BRUSSELS (AP) — As a fresh wave of the coronavirus sweeps across much of Europe, the reality of the disease struck a summit of European Union leaders on Thursday when one of the 27-nation bloc's top officials abandoned the meeting to go into self-imposed quarantine.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Brexit trade talks: both EU and UK dig in heels

BRUSSELS (AP) — With both sides digging in their heels as another Brexit deadline passed Thursday, the European Union and Britain demanded concessions from one another in talks on a basic trade deal that would soften the economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic for all.

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Brexit trade talks: both EU and UK dig in heels

BRUSSELS (AP) — With both sides digging in their heels as another Brexit deadline passed Thursday, the European Union and Britain demanded concessions from one another in talks on a basic trade deal that would soften the economic blow of the coronavirus pandemic for all.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Half century later, Belgian King Philippe meets half sister

BRUSSELS (AP) — It took more than half a century, but Belgian King Philippe has finally met his half sister.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

EU: Brexit trade talks to go on past Thursday deadline

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier said Brexit trade negotiations will continue past Thursday’s deadline set by U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and could continue into next month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

EU chief self-isolates as virus makes its mark at a summit

BRUSSELS (AP) — As a fresh wave of the coronavirus sweeps across much of Europe, the reality of the disease struck a summit of European Union leaders on Thursday when one of the 27-nation bloc's top officials abandoned the meeting to go into self-imposed quarantine.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Waiting for Brexit: Another deadline, likely another delay

BRUSSELS (AP) — It is yet another deadline day in the tortuous, four-year trek called Brexit but - Spoiler Alert! - most likely nothing will happen.

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EU imposes sanctions on 6 Russians over Navalny poisoning

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Britain imposed sanctions Thursday on six Russians, some among the highest-ranked officials in the nation, and a state research institute over the nerve agent poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

On eve of UK deadline, trade talks with EU still stalled

BRUSSELS (AP) — On the eve of a European Union summit that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had set as a deadline to seal a post-Brexit trade agreement, talks remained in a deep rut Wednesday over fundamental differences on the issues of state aid and fisheries.

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On eve of UK deadline, trade talks with EU still stalled

BRUSSELS (AP) — On the eve of a European Union summit that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had set as a deadline to seal a post-Brexit trade agreement, talks remained in a deep rut Wednesday over fundamental differences on the issues of state aid and fisheries.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Germany, France call for UK concessions in EU-UK trade talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany and France on Tuesday pressured the United Kingdom to make concessions in three key areas of Brexit trade negotiations — fishing rights, corporate governance and fair competition — or face a Jan. 1 no-deal scenario which would likely further harm a U.K. economy already battered by …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Germany, France call for UK concessions in EU-UK trade talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany and France on Tuesday pressured the United Kingdom to make concessions in three key areas of Brexit trade negotiations — fishing rights, corporate governance and fair competition — or face a Jan. 1 no-deal scenario which would likely further harm a U.K. economy already battered by …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Yet another Brexit deadline looms; trade talks in rut

BRUSSELS (AP) — Almost by tradition, another Brexit deadline is looming. Just as much by tradition, talks are expected to continue afterward.

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Yet another Brexit deadline looms; trade talks in rut

BRUSSELS (AP) — Almost by tradition, another Brexit deadline is looming. Just as much by tradition, talks are expected to continue afterward.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

EU leaders win breakthrough on budget deal

BRUSSELS - European Union leaders reached an outline deal Friday on the 27-country bloc's 960 billion euro ($1.3 trillion) seven-year budget, overcoming a British-French dispute to sign off on the agreement.

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Wine experts: Worst grape harvest in half century

BRUSSELS - Winemaker Cherie Spriggs had watched the bad weather over southern England's vineyards all season long. It just wasn't good enough for Nyetimber, her award-winning sparkling wine.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Germany's auction flop adds to European debt fears

BERLIN - The debt crisis struck at the heart of Europe on Wednesday, as Germany fared surprisingly poorly at a bond auction and its leader feuded with top European Union officials over their push for jointly guaranteed debt.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Fight breaks out over E. coli farm payments

BRUSSELS - Big fruit and vegetable producers Spain, Italy and France angrily demanded compensation for farmers who have been blindsided by huge losses in the E. coli outbreak, forcing the EU farm chief to increase his offer of aid.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Europe tries to douse debt crisis

BRUSSELS - European leaders have agreed on a series of strong steps to stamp out the spiralling debt crisis, including consolidating public finances, bringing in the European Central Bank to ensure eurozone stability and possibly set up a European mechanism to preserve financial stability and prevent future crises like the …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

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