World / Europe

France has reached 20 mln first COVID-19 vaccine shots: Macron 15 May 2021 - 06:02 pm

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said in a Twitter statement on Saturday that 20 million people in France had now received at least...

Italian study shows COVID-19 infections, deaths plummeting after jabs 15 May 2021 - 03:13 pm

Rome: Covid-19 infections in adults of all ages fell by 80% five weeks after a first dose of Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccine,...

Portugal to allow EU and UK tourists with a negative coronavirus test 15 May 2021 - 02:32 pm

Lisbon: Portugal will allow tourist flights from European Union countries with low infection rates and from the UK, but passengers must show a...

UK races to test, vaccinate as virus variant threatens plans 15 May 2021 - 02:31 pm

LONDON: Britain deployed public health officials, supported by the army, to distribute coronavirus tests door-to-door in two northern England towns on Saturday in...

Italy's Draghi cannot pass promised reforms, says League's Salvini 15 May 2021 - 02:18 pm

Rome: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will not be able to enact key reforms demanded by the European Union because his unity government...

Germany's Merkel: build political majority vs climate change 15 May 2021 - 01:17 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she understands young people's frustration about the pace of efforts to combat climate change, but is stressing...

Liberal mayor wants to run against Hungarian prime minister 15 May 2021 - 12:12 pm

Budapest, Hungary: The liberal mayor of Hungary's capital announced Saturday that he will enter an upcoming primary race that will choose a candidate...

Herd community? Elephants show us how to coexist 15 May 2021 - 09:48 am

London: A herd of life-size model elephants will be paraded through central London on Saturday to trumpet the idea that humans and wild...

Germany classifies UK a coronavirus risk area 14 May 2021 - 09:27 pm

BERLIN: Germany on Friday classified Britain as a coronavirus risk area due to the emergence there of a highly infectious variant first detected...

Slovakia ends coronavirus state of emergency 14 May 2021 - 05:46 pm

PRAGUE: Slovakia on Friday lifted a state of emergency in force since October to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, but Prime Minister Eduard Heger...

Netherlands lifts restrictions to visit Spanish islands 14 May 2021 - 04:46 pm

MADRID: Dutch tourists who visit Spain's Balearic and Canary Islands will no longer have to take a coronavirus test on their way home,...

Germany's COVID-19 case rate falls below key threshold 14 May 2021 - 03:46 pm

BERLIN: Germany's seven-day rate of COVID-19 cases fell below a key threshold for the first time in nearly two months on Friday, paving...

Portugal leaves UK tourists on tenterhooks over travel 14 May 2021 - 01:58 pm

LISBON - British holidaymakers are on tenterhooks as Portuguese authorities have yet to decide whether the country will allow them to visit from...

COVID-19 lab leak theory cannot be ruled out, leading scientists say 14 May 2021 - 01:10 pm

LONDON - The origin of the novel coronavirus is still unclear and the theory that it was caused by a laboratory leak needs...

Irish health service hit by ransomware attack, vaccine rollout unaffected 14 May 2021 - 01:03 pm

DUBLIN - Ireland's health service operator shut down all its IT systems on Friday to protect it from what it described as a...

Britain to adapt vaccine rollout to tackle Indian variant 14 May 2021 - 12:58 pm

LONDON - Britain will adapt its vaccine rollout to protect people more quickly in areas where a coronavirus variant first detected in India...

England 'on track' to fully reopen venues from June 21 - minister 14 May 2021 - 12:54 pm

Britain's sports minister Oliver Dowden is confident sports events can welcome back capacity crowds from June 21, though he said some "high-risk" venues...