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A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies over the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday, further tightening their grip on the country as panicked workers fled government offices and helicopters landed at the U.S. Embassy. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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‘Game over’: Westerners rush to leave Kabul, rescue Afghans

by Ellen Knickmeyer Associated Press, and Colleen Barry Associated PressAugust 15, 2021

The beating blades of U.S. military helicopters whisking American diplomats to Kabul’s airport on Sunday punctuated a frantic rush by thousands of other foreigners and Afghans to flee to safety as well, as a stunningly swift Taliban takeover entered…

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2021, file photo released by Imam Khomeini Airport City, Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines are unloaded at the Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport. Russia’s boast in August that it was the first country to authorize a coronavirus vaccine led to skepticism because of its insufficient testing on only a few dozen people. Now, with demand growing for the Sputnik V, experts are raising questions again, this time over whether Moscow can keep up with...

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Russia to make Sputnik V vaccine in Italy; a 1st in EU

by Colleen Barry Associated Press, and Daria Litvinova Associated PressMarch 9, 2021

People wear masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 as they walk next to the Duomo gothic cathedral in Milan, Italy, on Friday. Italian health officials declared the country in an “acute phase” after setting records for new daily cases.

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Virus at ‘turning point’ in Europe, hitting at-risk groups

by Colleen Barry Associated Press, and Angela Charlton Associated PressOctober 16, 2020

Police officers and soldiers check passengers leaving from Milan main train station, Italy, Monday, March 9, 2020. Italy took a page from China's playbook Sunday, attempting to lock down 16 million people — more than a quarter of its population — for nearly a month to halt the relentless march of the new coronavirus across Europe. Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte signed a quarantine decree early Sunday for the country's prosperous north. Areas under lockdown include Milan, Italy's financial hub and the main city in Lombardy, and Venice, the main city in the neighboring Veneto region. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

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Virus brings a lockdown in Italy, sinks stocks, oil prices

by Colleen Barry Associated Press, and Lori Hinnant Associated PressMarch 9, 2020

People walk past the St. Louis of the French church in Rome, Sunday, March 1, 2020. The French community church in Rome, St. Louis of the French, closed its doors to the public on Sunday, reportedly after a priest was infected with a new virus. The church in the historic center of Rome is famous for three paintings by the Baroque master Caravaggio, and is a tourist draw. A sign on the door Sunday noted in French that the church had been closed as a precaution by the French Embassy for both Masses and touristic visits until further notice. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Virus accelerates in Italy; U.S. urges citizens to avoid north

by Colleen Barry Associated PressMarch 1, 2020

A man sits on a small boat in a flooded St.Mark square in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019. Venetians are bracing for the prospect of another exceptional tide in a season that is setting new records. Officials are forecasting a 1.6 meter (5 feet, 2 inches) surge of water Sunday through the lagoon city. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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Time for hip waders: Venice sees record 3rd exceptional tide

by Colleen Barry Associated Press, and Luca Bruno Associated PressNovember 17, 2019

People make their way in a flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. Waters are rising in Venice where the tide is reaching exceptional levels just three days after the Italian lagoon city experienced its worst flooding in more than 50 years. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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High tides surge through Venice, locals rush to protect art

by Luca Bruno Associated Press, and Colleen Barry Associated PressNovember 15, 2019

Migrants who jumped off the Spanish humanitarian rescue ship Open Arms are rescued after a desperate bid to reach the shore of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, southern Italy, tantalizingly near after 19 days blocked on board in deteriorating conditions by Italy's refusal to open its ports, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. After one migrant jumped ship earlier in the day and was rescued by the Italian coast guard, nine more launched themselves into the sea wearing orange life vests, Open Arms said that the Italian coast guard managed to rescue all nine of the later group, but it was not immediately clear if they would also be taken to land. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)

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Italy prosecutor orders migrant rescue ship evacuated

by Colleen Barry Associated Press, and Aritz Parra Associated PressAugust 20, 2019

Migrants are seen aboard the Open Arms Spanish humanitarian boat as it cruises in the Mediterranean Sea, Friday, Aug. 9, 2019. Open Arms has been carrying 121 migrants for a week in the central Mediterranean awaiting a safe port to dock, after it was denied entry by Italy and Malta. (AP Photo/Valerio Nicolosi)

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Ship carrying migrants stranded while waiting for safe port

by Colleen Barry Associated Press, and Renata Brito Associated PressAugust 9, 2019

Armed forces stand onboard the Turkish oil tanker El Hiblu 1, which was hijacked by migrants, as migrants start to disembark in Valletta, Malta, Thursday March 28, 2019. A Maltese special operations team on Thursday boarded a tanker that had been hijacked by migrants rescued at sea, and returned control to the captain, before escorting it to a Maltese port. (AP Photo/Rene' Rossignaud)

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Self-defense or piracy? Debate after migrants hijack tanker

by Stephen Calleja Associated Press, and Colleen Barry Associated PressMarch 28, 2019