World / Europe

UK court to rule on request to send Assange to US for trial 10 Dec 2021 - 12:58 pm

London: Britain’s High Court is set to rule Friday on whether to overturn an earlier decision and allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to...

Unvaccinated health staff 'unacceptable', German health minister says 10 Dec 2021 - 12:38 pm

Berlin: German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach defended restrictions on the unvaccinated and mandatory COVID-19 jabs for medical and nursing staff due to be...

UK PM Johnson loses poll lead after lockdown party revelations 10 Dec 2021 - 12:25 pm

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives have lost their poll lead over the opposition Labour Party after revelations about alleged lockdown parties...

France threatens EU legal action if UK sticks to fishing licence stance 10 Dec 2021 - 12:04 pm

Paris: France will ask the European Union to start legal action against Britain if it fails to issue more fishing licences by a...

Tesla's Musk says he is 'thinking of' quitting his jobs 10 Dec 2021 - 08:46 am

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is "thinking of" leaving his jobs and becoming an influencer, the world's richest man tweeted on...

WHO warns against vaccine hoarding as poorer countries go without 09 Dec 2021 - 07:30 pm

GENEVA- The World Health Organization warned wealthy countries on Thursday against hoarding COVID-19 vaccines for booster shots as they try to fight off...

Macron says EU must define new defence strategy 09 Dec 2021 - 06:50 pm

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday the European Union needed to define a new defence strategy that would strengthen its ability...

Germany records higher number of excess deaths since September 09 Dec 2021 - 03:56 pm

BERLIN: Germany has seen significantly more deaths than usual since the start of September in part due to the fourth wave of the...

WHO's advisory panel outlines recommendations for boosters 09 Dec 2021 - 01:24 pm

GENEVA: The World Health Organization's (WHO) vaccine advisory panel recommends that people who are immunocompromised or received an inactivated vaccine should receive a...

Danes orders eateries to close early, bans large concerts 09 Dec 2021 - 11:34 am

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: The Danish government has decided that school students up to the 10th grade must study remotely for the last few days...

Few Europeans want a return to 9-5 at office after pandemic, survey shows 09 Dec 2021 - 11:23 am

BERLIN: Only 14% of European workers want to return to the office 9-5, and more than half say they have become more productive...

Acting now on COVID will help avoid lockdown later, Britain's Javid says 09 Dec 2021 - 10:42 am

LONDON: Britain's decision to impose restrictions to slow the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant will likely avoid the need to impose much...

Omicron four times more transmissible than Delta in Japan: Study 09 Dec 2021 - 10:31 am

TheOmicronvariant of Covid-19 is 4.2 times more transmissible in its early stage than delta, according to a study by a Japanese scientist who...

Finnish PM, two ministers failed to isolate after coronavirus exposure 08 Dec 2021 - 11:32 pm

HELSINKI- Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and two other ministers shrugged off recommendations over the weekend to avoid close contacts with other people...

Johnson imposes COVID-19 'Plan B' in England to contain Omicron 08 Dec 2021 - 09:39 pm

LONDON- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed tougher COVID-19 restrictions in England on Wednesday, ordering people to work from home, wear masks in...

Act now to curb Omicron's spread, WHO's Tedros tells world 08 Dec 2021 - 08:27 pm

GENEVA- Governments need to reassess national responses to COVID-19 and speed up vaccination programmes to tackle Omicron, though it is it too early...

Sweden asks Norway to help as fire on timber ship threatens to spread 08 Dec 2021 - 08:09 pm

STOCKHOLM- Sweden has asked Norway for assistance in fighting a fire that started on a cargo ship carrying timber off Sweden's west coast...

Slovakia to re-open shops for vaccinated, others face longer lockdown 08 Dec 2021 - 08:01 pm

PRAGUE- Slovakia will on Friday re-open non-essential shops and some services for those vaccinated against COVID-19 while at the same time extending a...