World / Europe

Poland says migrants trying to force their way across Belarusian border 08 Nov 2021 - 03:35 pm

WARSAW: Migrants on the Polish-Belarusian border have attempted to force their way through barbed wire on the frontier, the Polish Border Guard said...

Hungary's Richter makes COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for staff 08 Nov 2021 - 01:01 pm

BUDAPEST: Hungarian drugmaker Richter Gedeon has made COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for its 12,328 workers to ensure business continuity after a government decision allowing...

German coronavirus infection rate hits highest since pandemic began 08 Nov 2021 - 11:45 am

FRANKFURT: Germany's coronavirus infection rate has risen to its highest level since the start of the pandemic, public health figures showed on Monday,...

Global COVID-19 cases hit 250 million, eastern Europe infections at record levels 08 Nov 2021 - 10:52 am

Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 250 million on Monday as some countries in eastern Europe experience record outbreaks, even as the Delta variant surge...

Britain wants a 'rich mix' in the Lords, minister says 08 Nov 2021 - 10:47 am

London: Britain wants a "rich mix" of people in the upper chamber of parliament and wealthy businessmen should not be excluded from the...

Police official injured after attack in Cannes: French Interior Minister 08 Nov 2021 - 09:52 am

Paris: A police official was injured after being stabbed with a knife in Cannes, southern France, and his assailant has been "neutralised", said...

UK to roll out Covid-19 antiviral drug trial this month: Health Security Agency 07 Nov 2021 - 02:21 pm

London: Britain will start to roll out Merck's molnupiravir COVID-19 antiviral pill through a drug trial later this month, Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical...

Thousands rally in rainy Glasgow for COP26 climate action 06 Nov 2021 - 04:27 pm

Glasgow: Thousands of protesters set off from a Glasgow park Saturday to march through the city hosting the U.N. climate conference and demand...

Austria to bar unvaccinated from restaurants as cases rise 06 Nov 2021 - 04:09 pm

Vienna: Unvaccinated people in Austria who also haven't had COVID-19 will no longer be allowed to enter restaurants, hotels and hair salons or...

New infections record as Russia's COVID-19 wave persists 06 Nov 2021 - 02:31 pm

MOSCOW:Russia's COVID-19 cases hit another one-day record as the country struggles to contain a wave of infections that has persisted for more than...

Several injured in knife attack on German train 06 Nov 2021 - 02:25 pm

Frankfurt: Several people were injured in a knife attack on an express train between the south German cities of Regensburg and Nuremberg on...

Malta to offer COVID-19 booster shots to all its population 05 Nov 2021 - 08:02 pm

VALLETTA: Malta will offer COVID-19 booster shots to all of its population after a recent increase in cases, Health Minister Chris Fearne said...

With fourth wave raging, Germany agrees booster shots for all 05 Nov 2021 - 04:03 pm

BERLIN: Germany is starting a very difficult period with regard to its COVID-19 pandemic situation with rising numbers of patients in intensive care,...

Russia says pandemic worsening in some regions as workplace shutdown nears end 05 Nov 2021 - 03:51 pm

MOSCOW: The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened in 10 Russian regions despite a week-long nationwide workplace shutdown designed to curb a surge in infections,...

Heavy rains cause floods in Bosnia, black out in Sarajevo 05 Nov 2021 - 03:15 pm

SARAJEVO: Flooding caused by heavy rains overnight caused power cuts in many parts of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo on Friday, with roads blocked,...

Croatia tightens measures to fight spreading of COVID-19 05 Nov 2021 - 03:05 pm

ZAGREB: Amid new record-high COVID-19 daily infections Croatia decided on Friday to tighten measures against the spreading of the disease, including introducing obligatory...