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Croatia votes for new government as virus woes loom

Croatians went to polls Sunday to choose a government to navigate the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in a general election campaign that has been dominated by the health crisis. The pandemic has put the European Union country's tourism-dependent economy on course for a contraction of nearly...

Macron names Jean Castex as new French prime minister

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named Jean Castex, who coordinated France’s virus reopening strategy, as the country’s new prime minister. The relatively low-profile Castex replaces Edouard Philippe, who resigned earlier in the day. Macron is reshuffling the government to...

New French PM to be named within hours

A new French prime minister will be named in the next few hours, the Elysee Palace said on Friday, as President Emmanuel Macron readies a reshuffle. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe resigned earlier on Friday, a formal first step in any cabinet revamp. It was not immediately clear whether he...

Spanish premier says 'go out' as virus cases rise

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez encouraged residents to leave their homes, as the Health Ministry reported 444 more COVID-19 infections on Thursday. The number of new cases has been rising every day since Tuesday, hitting 2,016 over the last seven days, the highest since June 11. A...