Portugal has one of the top vaccination rates but isn't taking chances with omicron
Scientists are watching how Portugal and other highly vaccinated countries are faring against the coronavirus' new omicron variant.
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Could a salary cap help European soccer become less predictable?
After analyzing 26 years worth of European soccer matches, scientists have determined that the games have become more predictable over time — and the home field advantage has vanished.
German police move against an alleged murder plot by anti-vaccination extremists
The police conducted raids in the city of Dresden and the nearby town of Heidenau come after a group allegedly organized online to kill Saxony's state premier, Michael Kretschmer.
Tensions over Ukraine come as relations between Russia and NATO are at an all-time low
Russian President Vladimir Putin once floated the prospect of his country joining NATO.
An English village promises a better Christmas tree next year
Height should not be a problem for an outdoor tree, but the maintenance vehicles in Bailiff Bridge aren't high enough to decorate the top. Lights go just one-third of the way up.
In times of crisis — or to create one — Russia's Putin turns to his military
When Vladimir Putin assumed power in 1999, he immediately sent the Russian military into Chechnya. For more than 20 years, Putin has repeatedly looked to the military to strengthen his rule.
Authoritarians are using migrants as weapons. The White House frets it's on the rise
The White House is concerned migrants will be increasingly used as a geopolitical tool as migration increases because of instability and climate change.
Who covers your workplace accident when you're working from home?
In 2018, a man working from home in Germany fell down the stairs on his way from his bed to his home office. A lower court has ruled that his company's insurance should cover the fall.
Thousands of Russian troops have massed on the border of Ukraine
Don Gonyea speaks with Angela Stent of the Brookings Institution about how the crisis on the Ukraine-Russia border can be resolved.
Opinion: Bob Dole's efforts to prevent the genocide of Bosnians, remembered
Scott Simon remembers the late Sen. Bob Dole. When Yugoslavia broke apart in 1991, Dole tried hard, but failed, to get an arms embargo lifted so Bosnian Muslims could defend themselves.