World / Europe

Italy makes COVID-19 health pass mandatory for teachers 06 Aug 2021 - 12:12 am

ROME - The Italian government ruled on Thursday that teachers must have proof of immunity from COVID-19 before entering the classroom, and also...

Wildfires roar back to life near Athens as winds fan flames 05 Aug 2021 - 08:53 pm

ATHENS - High winds rekindled wildfires north of Athens on Thursday as emergency crews battled for a third day to control blazes across...

UK PM Johnson says more travel will be possible as countries get vaccinated 05 Aug 2021 - 07:40 pm

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that more countries would be opened up for travel as more COVID-19 vaccines...

Macron's COVID-19 health pass rules approved by top court 05 Aug 2021 - 07:37 pm

PARIS - France's highest court upheld a new law requiring the public to hold a health pass to access cafes and restaurants and...

Ignoring WHO call, Germany, France to give Covid-19 vaccine boosters 05 Aug 2021 - 12:50 pm

PARIS/BERLIN: Germany and France will go ahead with COVID-19 vaccine boosters from September, disregarding an appeal by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to...

Greece battles wildfires for third day, site of ancient Olympics saved 05 Aug 2021 - 10:12 am

Athens: Greek authorities ordered more evacuations on an island near Athens on Thursday and battled a blaze near the site of the ancient...

Britain rows back on France quarantine, opens to more countries 05 Aug 2021 - 12:25 am

LONDON - Britain said that fully-vaccinated travellers returning to England from France will no longer have to quarantine, scrapping an extra rule imposed...

Delays in deliveries of Russia's Sputnik V shot to be resolved this month -RDIF 04 Aug 2021 - 09:12 pm

MOSCOW - Delays in international deliveries of the second dose of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine will be fully resolved this month, the Russian...

Spain allows 40% maximum occupancy in outdoor sports events in August 04 Aug 2021 - 09:06 pm

MADRID: Fans will be allowed in August to attend sports events in Spain, with a 40% maximum occupancy rate in open-air stadiums and...

English study finds 50-60% reduced risk of COVID for double-vaccinated 04 Aug 2021 - 08:45 pm

LONDON - Fully-vaccinated people have an around 50 to 60% reduced risk of infection from the Delta coronavirus variant, including those who are...

Britain to offer COVID shots to all 16- and 17-year-olds 04 Aug 2021 - 07:17 pm

LONDON: Britain will offer all 16- and 17-year-olds their first dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, its vaccine advisers said on Wednesday, a move...

Vast wildfires in Russia's Yakutia set emissions record - monitor 04 Aug 2021 - 05:45 pm

MOSCOW: Summer wildfires have already produced a record amount of carbon emissions in Russia's Siberian region of Yakutia, with still more weeks of...

EU seals deal with Novavax for up to 200 million COVID-19 vaccines 04 Aug 2021 - 05:30 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Commission has approved a supply contract with U.S. firm Novavax to buy up to 200 million doses of its potential...

WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine booster doses 04 Aug 2021 - 05:24 pm

The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September, its head Tedros...

Mediterranean has become a 'wildfire hotspot', EU scientists say 04 Aug 2021 - 05:14 pm

BRUSSELS: The Mediterranean has become a wildfire hotspot, with Turkey hit by its most intense blazes on record and a heatwave producing a...

Greeks urged to be on alert as extreme weather fuels wildfires 04 Aug 2021 - 02:30 pm

ATHENS: Extreme temperatures in Greece fuelled wildfires on the mainland and on an island near Athens on Wednesday, a day after a blaze...

Munich-Prague train collides with Czech commuter service, three dead 04 Aug 2021 - 02:13 pm

MILAVCE, Czech Republic: Three people died and eight were seriously injured on Wednesday when a Munich-to-Prague express train ran through a stop signal...