Sweden’s first female prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, got the worst possible start to her tenure when she was forced to resign only hours...
Sweden’s first female prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, got the worst possible start to her tenure when she was forced to resign only hours...
MADRID- Authorities on the Spanish island of La Palma on Wednesday lifted lockdown on three coastal towns as toxic fumes from the lava...
LONDON- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he was disappointed that Valneva's COVID-19 vaccine had not gained approval in Britain, two...
LISBON- Portugal, one of the world's most vaccinated nations, will give COVID-19 booster shots to a quarter of its population by the end...
MOSCOW- Russia is expecting a specialist team from the World Health Organization (WHO) to visit in December to work on a review of...
GENEVA- Europe is once again the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic amid a "false sense of security" over the protection offered by vaccines,...
PRAGUE- Slovakia's government followed the example of neighbouring Austria on Wednesday and ordered a two-week lockdown to quell the world's fastest rise in...
BERLIN: Three German parties have reached a deal to form a new government that will end the era of longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel,...
Italy’s government is debating tough new measures to stem an increase in coronavirus cases, which could include restrictions on unvaccinated people and could...
SOFIA, Bulgaria:Bulgaria and North Macedonia began periods of national mourning on Wednesday, a day after a bus traveling through Bulgaria carrying tourists to...
PRAGUE: The Czech Republic reported its highest daily rise in new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, with cases surpassing 25,000 for the first time...
BUDAPEST: Hungary reported a record 12,637 new daily COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 1.045 million with 33,519 deaths, a government tally showed...
STOCKHOLM: Sweden will begin gradually rolling out COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adult Swedes following the surge in cases elsewhere in Europe,...
PARIS- France recorded more than 30,000 new COVID-19 infections over 24 hours for the first time since August as the pace of infection...
GENEVA- The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday there could be a further 700,000 deaths from COVID-19 in Europe by March, taking...
PRAGUE- The Czech Republic may make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for people over the age of 60 as well as for some professions including...
BARCELONA- Spain's Catalonia region plans to demand proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test for entry to cafes, restaurants and stadiums, while...
SOFIA/SKOPJE: A bus carrying North Macedonian tourists crashed in flames on a highway in western Bulgaria before daybreak on Tuesday, killing at least...
