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WASHINGTON - G. Balachandran turned 80 this spring â a milestone of a birthday in India, where he lives. If not for the coronavirus pandemic, he would have been surrounded by family members who gathered to celebrate with him.
But with the virus ravaging his homeland, Balachandran, a retired academic, had to settle for congratulatory phone calls. Including one from his rather famous niece: Vice-President Kamala Harris.
Briefs: India s disaster, new record calls for lockdown
India s disaster hangs over countries facing COVID-19 surges, big US job gain expected, girl shoots 3 at Idaho school and more news for Friday
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An Indian woman pleads in front of a policeman to let her pass a check point hoping to walk to their home with her family, a few hundred kilometers away, as the city comes under lock down in Ghaziabad, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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LISBON, Portugal – On the list of things not to do during a pandemic, holding big international gatherings is close to the top.
But European Union leaders and their large following of diplomats and advisers are meeting in Portugal on Friday for two days of talks, sending a signal that they see the threat from COVID-19 on their continent as waning, amid a quickening vaccine rollout.
Their talks hope to repair some of the damage the coronavirus has caused in the bloc, in such areas as welfare and employment. In a late addition to their agenda, EU leaders will also discuss Thursday’s U.S. proposal to share the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic.