World / Europe

Harris meets Mexican President with goal of lowering migration from Central America 08 Jun 2021 - 03:28 pm

MEXICO CITY: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday, after mid-term elections in the country...

EU regulator does not expect approval for CureVac vaccine before August 08 Jun 2021 - 03:22 pm

FRANKFURT: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) does not expect to make a decision on the approval of German biotech group CureVac's COVID-19 vaccine...

'Excited' Polish zoo unveils rare Siberian tiger cubs 08 Jun 2021 - 02:12 pm

WARSAW: Staff at the zoo in the Polish town of Plock first noticed the sound, not the sight, of two Siberian tiger cubs...

Financial Times, Guardian, New York Times websites down 08 Jun 2021 - 01:28 pm

Multiple websites operated by news outlets including the Finiancial Times, the New York Times and Bloomberg News were down across the globe on...

Kuwait approves Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine 08 Jun 2021 - 12:51 pm

Dubai: Kuwait has approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson, the state news agency KUNA reported on Tuesday. It is the...

Global sting: FBI-encrypted app tricks organized crime 08 Jun 2021 - 12:23 pm

Wellington: A global sting involving an encrypted communications platform developed by the FBI has sparked a series of raids and arrests around the...

Global crime bust includes 70 in Sweden, 49 in Netherlands - Europol 08 Jun 2021 - 11:44 am

Amsterdam: Officials from Europol, the FBI, Sweden and the Netherlands on Tuesday gave details of the European leg of a global sting in...

Malta says UK decision to keep island off safe travel list was 'political' 08 Jun 2021 - 10:53 am

Valleta: Britain ignored scientific advice and instead took a political decision when it failed to put Malta on its list of safe travel...

Portugal minister says Spain requiring COVID-19 test at border 'a mistake' 08 Jun 2021 - 12:25 am

LISBON - Portugal's foreign minister said Spain's decision to require a negative COVID-19 test for people crossing the border must have been an...

WHO official says can't force China to give more information on COVID-19 origins 07 Jun 2021 - 07:52 pm

GENEVA - A top World Health Organization official said on Monday that the WHO cannot compel China to divulge more data on COVID-19's...

WHO says Brazil should reconsider Copa America host role if it can't manage risks 07 Jun 2021 - 07:37 pm

GENEVA - Top World Health Organization emergencies official Mike Ryan, when asked about Brazil hosting the Copa America soccer tournament, said on Monday...

Venice hopes to restart business as COVID-19 curbs are lifted 07 Jun 2021 - 03:58 pm

VENICE, Italy: Venetians breathed a sigh of relief on Monday as the lagoon city finally moved into a low-risk COVID-19 "white zone", meaning...

Malta sees no new COVID cases for first time in 11 months 07 Jun 2021 - 12:12 pm

VALLETT: Malta registered no new COVID-19 cases for the first time in 11 months on Monday, but the Mediterranean island's health minister urged...

Frustrated Brits rush home from Algarve to avoid quarantine 06 Jun 2021 - 09:49 pm

LISBON - Many frustrated British travellers were heading home on Sunday from a shorter-than-expected holiday in the Algarve before a 10-day quarantine comes...

UK's Johnson calls on G7 to vaccinate world by end of 2022 06 Jun 2021 - 08:13 pm

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday called for leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) rich nations to make a...

Portuguese PM criticises UK for removing it from quarantine-free travel list 06 Jun 2021 - 08:01 pm

LISBON - Portugal's prime minister criticised Britain on Sunday for removing his nation from a COVID-19 quarantine-free travel list, and urged London to...