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— Austria makes plans to fully reopen its border with Germany.

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PODGORICA, Montenegro — Authorities in Montenegro have detained eight Serbian Orthodox Church priests after a few thousand people attended a religious procession despite a ban on gatherings because of the new coronavirus.

Prosecutors said Wednesday that the priests are facing charges of violating health regulations during the virus outbreak by organizing the procession on Tuesday in the western town of Niksic.

People participating in the procession did not wear face masks nor keep distance from each other.

The detentions could heighten tensions between the Montenegrin government and the Serbian Orthodox Church which earlier this year led weeks of protests against a religious law that it says would strip the church of its property.

A country of 620,000 people, Montenegro has reported nine deaths caused by the new coronavirus and more than 300 infections.

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VIENNA — Austrian authorities say that the country’s border with Germany will reopen fully next month.

The Austria Press Agency reported Wednesday that the chancellery in Vienna said the border will be open completely on June 15 and that checks will be reduced starting on Friday.

It said Austria is aiming for similar agreements with Switzerland, Liechtenstein and its eastern neighbors.

Austria has been pressing for...