World / Europe

EMA to quickly review Eli Lilly, Incyte arthritis drug for COVID-19 use 29 Apr 2021 - 06:54 pm

ZURICH: The European Medicines Agency will conduct an accelerated review of Eli Lilly and Co's rheumatoid arthritis drug Olumiant for hospitalized COVID-19 patients...

Millions of Dutch tulips bloom again, in a spectacle few will see 29 Apr 2021 - 05:03 pm

LISSE, Netherlands: With dazzling displays of colour including tulips in purple, yellow, and crimson, the Keukenhof flower garden outside The Hague usually rivals...

Eyes and ears: UK tradespeople trained to spot domestic abuse 29 Apr 2021 - 03:41 pm

London: Hundreds of British tradespeople are being trained to spot signs of domestic abuse - from punch holes in doors to broken bathroom...

Germany's COVID-19 incidence falls to lowest in 2 weeks 29 Apr 2021 - 02:04 pm

BERLIN - The number of German coronavirus infections seems to be heading lower but the decline is not yet deep enough to suggest...

BioNTech expects vaccine trial results for babies by September 29 Apr 2021 - 12:17 pm

Berlin: BioNTech expects results by September from trials testing the COVID-19 vaccine that it and Pfizer have developed in babies as young as...

Britain agrees deal for 60 million more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines 28 Apr 2021 - 07:35 pm

LONDON: Britain will buy 60 million more doses of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, health minister Matt Hancock said in a deal that more than...

Donate $7 for a COVID-19 vaccine to help end pandemic, WHO urges 28 Apr 2021 - 07:14 pm

LONDON: People across the world are being encouraged to donate $7 a dose in a World Health Organization-led push to raise extra funds...

GSK focused on split as cost checks, COVID-19 easings aid earnings 28 Apr 2021 - 05:10 pm

Plans for GSK to split in two are "well underway" it said on Wednesday, as a cost clampdown and rising clinic visits for...

Decades on the run, 7 Italian leftist militants arrested in France 28 Apr 2021 - 01:39 pm

Paris/Rome: Seven Italians, on the run for decades since their conviction in Italy on terrorism charges linked to far-left militant groups, have been...

Bullets in the mail: death threat sent to another candidate in Madrid election 28 Apr 2021 - 11:26 am

Madrid: Spanish postal workers intercepted a death threat letter with two bullets enclosed that was mailed to the conservative head of the Madrid...

Swedish PM given COVID-19 vaccine, urges population to follow suit 27 Apr 2021 - 08:18 pm

STOCKHOLM: Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, he said on Tuesday, and urged Swedes to...

Vienna easing lockdown cautiously, with swipe at government plans 27 Apr 2021 - 06:54 pm

VIENNA: Vienna will cautiously loosen its coronavirus lockdown next week a month after it was introduced, its left-wing mayor said on Tuesday, criticising...

Creative start-ups and private flats: City of London eyes post-COVID future 27 Apr 2021 - 03:27 pm

London: London's "Square Mile" financial district plans to convert empty offices into homes and offer lower rents to creative businesses as part of...

Some Russians get extra COVID-19 shots, Sputnik V developers say no need 27 Apr 2021 - 02:14 pm

Moscow: Some Russians who have taken COVID-19 antibody tests and found their antibodies have fallen are having third and fourth shots of the...

Denmark firm on returning refugees to war-torn Syria 27 Apr 2021 - 01:43 pm

Copenhagen: Despite mounting pressure from lawmakers and civil society organisations, Denmark is determined to push ahead with efforts to return Syrian refugees to...

UK regulator rejects Heathrow request for pandemic cushion 27 Apr 2021 - 10:38 am

London: Britain's aviation regulator rejected Heathrow's request for an increase to its regulatory asset base of 2.6 billion pounds ($3.6 billion), instead offering...

Germany to open up virus vaccinations to all adults in June 26 Apr 2021 - 09:40 pm

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that Germany will open up COVID-19 vaccinations to all adults in June, based on projections that the...

Continental Europe could allow vaccinated US tourists back this summer: Report 26 Apr 2021 - 08:27 pm

Brussels: American tourists could soon be visiting continental Europe again, more than a year after the European Union restricted travel to the 27-nation...