World / Europe

Floods sweep cars into sea, damage homes in northeast Spain 02 Sep 2021 - 02:37 pm

ALCANAR, Spain: Spain’s northeast town of Alcanar on Thursday assessed the damage to homes and businesses caused by flooding produced by intense rain...

Norway to start COVID vaccination of children aged 12 years and older 02 Sep 2021 - 01:36 pm

OSLO: Norway will begin to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children aged 12 to 15, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Thursday. Only the...

Facemasks and sanitizer as French kids go back to school 02 Sep 2021 - 12:46 pm

PARIS: Twelve million French children headed back to school on Thursday, wearing facemasks, using sanitizer at the entrance and standing distanced from each...

WHO launches hub in Berlin to help prevent future pandemics 02 Sep 2021 - 11:13 am

Berlin: The World Health Organization on Wednesday inaugurated a new "hub” in Berlin that aims to help prepare the globe better to prevent...

Coronavirus vaccine team and Southgate win at GQ Awards 02 Sep 2021 - 10:37 am

LONDON: Coronavirus vaccine developer Sarah Gilbert and England manager Gareth Southgate were among the winners at the GQ Men Of The Year Awards...

Storm hits Spain, flooding towns, cutting electricity, rail services 01 Sep 2021 - 11:52 pm

ALCANAR, Spain - An intense rainstorm on Wednesday wreaked havoc in several parts of Spain, causing severe flooding in some towns, leaving thousands...

Spain reaches goal of fully vaccinating 70% of its population 01 Sep 2021 - 09:11 pm

MADRID - Spain said on Wednesday 70% of its population had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, fulfilling a goal set by the government...

Britain to give third COVID-19 vaccine doses to immunosuppressed 01 Sep 2021 - 08:18 pm

LONDON - Britain will give severely immunosuppressed people a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to increase their chances of generating a better immune...

France tells Iran to return to nuclear deal talks immediately 01 Sep 2021 - 04:56 pm

PARIS: France's foreign minister told his newly-appointed Iranian counterpart in a telephone call that it was urgent for Tehran to return to nuclear...

Portugal lifts COVID-19 travel ban on tourists from Brazil 01 Sep 2021 - 03:52 pm

LISBON: Portugal said on Wednesday it would allow entry for tourists from Brazil, nearly 18 months after it imposed a ban on non-essential...

No tougher Swiss coronavirus curbs for now despite rising cases 01 Sep 2021 - 03:29 pm

ZURICH: Switzerland will not tighten curbs on public life for now despite rising coronavirus cases, the government said on Wednesday, reserving the right...

Italy's former PM Berlusconi admitted to hospital 01 Sep 2021 - 02:44 pm

ROME: Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was admitted to Milan's San Raffaele Hospital on Wednesday for a new health check-up, a party...

Italy extends COVID-19 Green Pass to trains, planes, ferries and coaches 01 Sep 2021 - 02:08 pm

ROME: Italy broadened usage of its Green Pass health document on Wednesday, making it obligatory for people to have it when travelling on...

With masks and tests, stars return to Venice for 'sold out' film fest 01 Sep 2021 - 10:38 am

VENICE: The Venice film festival opens on Wednesday with a rich line-up and the return of Hollywood stars who had largely deserted it...

Italy’s Di Maio denounces 'climate of hatred' against vaccination campaign 31 Aug 2021 - 10:12 pm

ROME - Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio on Tuesday denounced a "climate of hatred" against the COVID-19 vaccination campaign after receiving death...

Russian Olympic medallists made to quarantine before meeting Putin, athlete says 31 Aug 2021 - 08:10 pm

MOSCOW - Russian Olympic medallists are being made to quarantine for a week after returning from the Tokyo Games so that they can...

Geronimo the alpaca euthanised in Britain despite public outcry 31 Aug 2021 - 03:31 pm

London: British vets have killed an eight-year-old alpaca, whose fate triggered an outcry against Prime Minister Boris Johnson after the government ordered the...

EU says it has reached goal of vaccinating 70% of adults 31 Aug 2021 - 02:46 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Tuesday that 70% of the European Union's adult population had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, hitting a...