World / Europe

Germany to limit public life for the unvaccinated 18 Nov 2021 - 08:11 pm

BERLIN- Germany will limit large parts of public life in areas where hospitals are becoming dangerously full of COVID-19 patients to those who...

Czech Republic and Slovakia tighten COVID-19 curbs for unvaccinated 18 Nov 2021 - 07:22 pm

PRAGUE- The Czech Republic and Slovakia tightened restrictions on people who have not had COVID-19 shots on Wednesday to try to encourage more...

Putin says Lukashenko should start dialogue with Belarusian opposition 18 Nov 2021 - 06:17 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to start a dialogue with his opponents, who swiftly poured...

Dutch weigh options to slow rising Covid-19 infections among children 18 Nov 2021 - 03:25 pm

Amsterdam: Virologists in the Netherlands have proposed extending holidays over Christmas to slow a surge in COVID-19 cases among children that has forced...

Greece calls up private doctors as COVID-19 cases surge 18 Nov 2021 - 02:05 pm

ATHENS: Greece on Thursday ordered private sector doctors in five regions in the north of the country to assist its health system as...

UK study suggests Delta subvariant less likely to cause symptoms 18 Nov 2021 - 12:33 pm

London: A subvariant ofDeltathat is growing in Britain is less likely to lead to symptomatic COVID-19 infection, a coronavirus prevalence survey found, adding...

German disease control head warns of 'terrible Christmas' 18 Nov 2021 - 12:02 pm

Berlin: The head of Germany's disease control agency has warned that the country faces a "really terrible Christmas” unless steps are taken to...

Merkel warns of dramatic situation before talks to curb COVID-19 in Germany 17 Nov 2021 - 10:05 pm

BERLIN- Germany's coronavirus situation is dramatic, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Wednesday, calling for an extra push on vaccinations a day before federal...

Belgium extends mask use, enforces home working as COVID-19 spikes 17 Nov 2021 - 09:37 pm

BRUSSELS- Belgium tightened its coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday, mandating wider use of masks and enforcing work from home, as cases spiked in the...

British fighter crashes in Mediterranean, pilot ejects 17 Nov 2021 - 08:01 pm

LONDON- An F35 fighter from Britain's biggest aircraft carrier crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, though the pilot ejected and was safely...

Europe is only region with increasing COVID deaths: WHO 17 Nov 2021 - 07:28 pm

LONDON- The World Health Organization says coronavirus deaths in Europe rose 5% in the last week, making it the only region in the...

Sweden plans vaccine pass for larger public events 17 Nov 2021 - 04:15 pm

STOCKHOLM: Sweden's Public Health Agency will introduce COVID-19 vaccine passes for events held indoors where more than 100 people attend, public broadcaster Swedish...

Poland says Belarus is taking away migrants at border camp 17 Nov 2021 - 03:21 pm

WARSAW, Poland:A Polish government official said Wednesday that migrants who have spent days in a makeshift camp on the Belarusian side of Poland's...

Germany's coronavirus situation is dramatic, Merkel says 17 Nov 2021 - 02:30 pm

BERLIN: Germany's coronavirus situation is dramatic, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday, calling for a push to distribute booster shots faster and appealing...

Austrian Covid cases hit record on third day of lockdown for unvaccinated 17 Nov 2021 - 01:27 pm

Vienna: Austrian coronavirus infections hit a new daily record on Wednesday, the third day of a lockdown for those not fully vaccinated aimed...

Hungary new daily COVID-19 infections at highest since end-March 17 Nov 2021 - 12:53 pm

BUDAPEST: Hungary reported 10,265 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, its highest daily tally since the end of March, the government said on its...

Whirlwind kills man as flash floods hit Sicily 17 Nov 2021 - 12:35 pm

PALERMO, Sicily: A whirlwind killed a man in southern Sicily and damaged properties on Wednesday, while heavy rains flooded streets and forced authorities...

Dutch plan to drop 'corona pass' for unvaccinated faces political push back 16 Nov 2021 - 11:05 pm

AMSTERDAM- The Dutch government's plan to scrap the "corona pass" for people not vaccinated against COVID-19 faced strong opposition in parliament on Tuesday,...