World / Europe

Belgium holds day of mourning in wake of deadly flooding 20 Jul 2021 - 02:53 pm

BRUSSELS: Belgium held a day of mourning Tuesday for the victims of last week’s devastating floods, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her...

Merkel heads to flood zone facing questions over preparedness 20 Jul 2021 - 02:13 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel headed again to the country's flood disaster zone on Tuesday, her government besieged by questions over how Europe's...

Norway says cyber attack on parliament carried out from China 20 Jul 2021 - 12:03 am

OSLO - Norway said on Monday that a March 10 cyber attack on parliament's e-mail system was carried out from China, calling on...

$FILE PHOTO: A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017.\. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File Photo$

60% of people being admitted to UK hospitals are unvaccinated - adviser 19 Jul 2021 - 11:58 pm

LONDON - Britain's Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance said that 60% of people being admitted to hospital with COVID-19 are unvaccinated, correcting an...

Spain's COVID infections rise, but Brits still flock to its beaches 19 Jul 2021 - 10:10 pm

MALAGA - Spain reported a new jump in its COVID-19 infection rate on Monday, with 61,628 cases registered since Friday, just as fully...

Prince Harry will publish a memoir in late 2022 19 Jul 2021 - 09:18 pm

LOS ANGELES - Britain's Prince Harry is writing a memoir about his life that will be published in late 2022, publisher Penguin Random...

Critics accuse German government of flood warning failures 19 Jul 2021 - 08:51 pm

STEINBACHTAL DAM, Germany - German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer rejected criticism the government had failed to sufficiently warn people of last week's floods,...

England's 'Freedom Day' brings hopes of return of Brits to Greece 19 Jul 2021 - 07:55 pm

CORFU, Greece - British holidaymakers landed on the Greek island of Corfu on Monday, spurring hopes of a tourism recovery thanks to one...

Britain says most children will not be given COVID jabs 19 Jul 2021 - 07:35 pm

LONDON - Britain said on Monday it has decided against giving mass COVID-19 vaccinations to all children and they would only be offered...

EU evaluates arthritis drug to treat COVID-19 patients with pneumonia 19 Jul 2021 - 12:59 pm

The European medicines regulator said on Monday it is evaluating an application to use arthritis drug, Kineret, to treat COVID-19 in adult patients...

Russian bread makers plan to raise prices due to higher costs - Kommersant 19 Jul 2021 - 12:10 pm

MOSCOW: Several Russian bread producers have told retail chains they plan to raise prices by 7-12% from August due to higher production costs...

England's 'freedom day' marred by soaring cases and isolation chaos 19 Jul 2021 - 11:08 am

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson's 'freedom day' ending over a year of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in England was marred on Monday by surging...

UK PM Johnson reverses plan to skip quarantine after COVID exposure 19 Jul 2021 - 12:05 am

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak will both self-isolate in line with national guidance, abandoning heavily criticised...

Wildfires rage in Russia's Siberia, cause airport to close 18 Jul 2021 - 10:59 pm

MOSCOW - Heavy smoke from raging wildfires covered the Russian city of Yakutsk and 50 other Siberian towns and settlements Sunday, temporarily halting...

COVID deaths dip in Italy, but cases climb, lifted by soccer parties 18 Jul 2021 - 08:36 pm

ROME - Italy reported just three coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday against 13 the day before, the lowest toll since last August, however, the...

Germany's Merkel pledges fast help in 'terrifying' record floods 18 Jul 2021 - 04:01 pm

FRANKFURT: German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised fast financial aid on Sunday after visiting one of the areas worst affected by record floods that...