World / Europe

Lava shoots into the sky as La Palma volcano keeps thousands from their homes 23 Sep 2021 - 01:44 pm

LA PALMA, Spain: Jets of red hot lava shot high into the sky on the Spanish island of La Palma on Thursday morning...

Don't panic buy, Britain tells consumers 23 Sep 2021 - 01:30 pm

London: Consumers should not panic buy products as Britain is not heading back into a 1970s-style "winter of discontent" of strikes and power...

Nobel prize banquet postponed again in 2021 due to pandemic 23 Sep 2021 - 01:15 pm

STOCKHOLM: There will be no banquet in Stockholm this year and laureates will receive their Nobel Prize medals and diplomas in their home...

Ukraine tightens coronavirus lockdown curbs 23 Sep 2021 - 12:40 pm

KYIV: Ukraine tightened coronavirus lockdown curbs on Thursday, restricting large events and occupancy at gyms, cinemas and cultural sites, after a recent steady...

Up above the world so high: Woman flies with geese over the Alps 23 Sep 2021 - 12:36 pm

Doussard, France: Nathalie Maniglier suffers from a degenerative eye condition and has a special wish: Before she loses her sight, she wants to...

British PM Johnson asks Australia to help resolve Ashes stand-off 23 Sep 2021 - 11:36 am

Melbourne: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison to help ease strict quarantine rules to allow the families...

Italy triples pledge to provide other nations with COVID-19 vaccines 22 Sep 2021 - 11:51 pm

ROME - Italy plans to give other countries 45 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines before the end of the year, three times its...

Spain to give third vaccine dose to care-home residents, infections fall 22 Sep 2021 - 10:07 pm

MADRID - Spain will give a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and other vulnerable groups, the Health Ministry said...

England's top medic says COVID-19 transmission highest in children 22 Sep 2021 - 09:22 pm

LONDON - England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Wednesday that COVID-19 transmission was currently highest in 12- to 15-year-olds, and that...

Russian vaccine tourism catches on after Sputnik V hits WHO snag 22 Sep 2021 - 08:59 pm

MOSCOW - Russian travel agencies are selling package tours for Russians to receive foreign COVID-19 vaccines abroad amid frustration among some Russians that...

'All we can do is cry' - La Palma volcano leaves trail of devastation 22 Sep 2021 - 08:44 pm

LA PALMA, Spain - Lava flowed from an erupting volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma for a fourth day on Wednesday,...

New WHO air-quality guidelines aim to cut deaths linked to fossil fuels 22 Sep 2021 - 04:08 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday issued its first air quality guidelines since 2005 aimed at reducing deaths from key pollutants...

Germany to end quarantine pay for those without vaccinations 22 Sep 2021 - 04:00 pm

Berlin: Germany will stop paying compensation to unvaccinated workers who are forced into quarantine by coronavirus measures as it is unfair to ask...

Kosovo calls on Serbia to lower tensions, start dialogue 22 Sep 2021 - 02:25 pm

PRISTINA, Kosovo: The Kosovo-Serbia border was blocked for a third straight day on Wednesday by ethnic Serbs protesting a decision by Kosovo authorities...

Slovakia reports spike in COVID cases, mainly among unvaccinated 22 Sep 2021 - 01:12 pm

PRAGUE: Slovakia reported 1,180 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the highest daily tally since April as the country of 5.5 million experiences a...

London's top status for start-ups undimmed by pandemic 22 Sep 2021 - 11:56 am

LONDON: Tech start-ups in London raised nearly as much in the first six months of 2021 as they did in the whole of...

Australian documents showed French submarine project was at risk for years 22 Sep 2021 - 11:23 am

Sydney: France should not have been surprised that Australia cancelled a submarine contract, as major concerns about delays, cost overruns and suitability had...