Daily Memo: Protests Erupt in Europe, Deal Reached in Sudan

Thousands demonstrated in several European cities against COVID-19 restrictions.

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Anger boils over. Protests broke out across Europe over the weekend after governments announced new COVID-19 restrictions last week. In Vienna, roughly 40,000 people demonstrated against lockdown measures and a new mandate making vaccinations mandatory beginning in 2022. In Brussels, police clashed with protesters at a demonstration attended by 35,000 people, according to authorities. Violent […]

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