World / Europe

Swiss drugmaker Novartis to help make Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine 29 Jan 2021 - 03:02 pm

ZURICH: Swiss drugmaker Novartis has signed an initial agreement to provide manufacturing capacity for Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, a move aimed at...

Ukraine bans use of Russian COVID-19 vaccines 29 Jan 2021 - 02:07 pm

KYIV - Ukraine's parliament on Friday approved a bill intended to speed up the approval of COVID-19 vaccines, which also bans the approval...

Fire at COVID-19 hospital in Romania kills four patients 29 Jan 2021 - 12:20 pm

BUCHAREST - A fire killed four patients at a COVID-19 hospital in the Romanian capital Bucharest early on Friday and 102 others were...

North Macedonia reports first case of British coronavirus variant 28 Jan 2021 - 04:34 pm

SARAJEVO - The first case of a new variant of the coronavirus has been detected in North Macedonia in a sample from a...

Germany recommends AstraZeneca Covid-19 shot only for under 65s 28 Jan 2021 - 04:22 pm

Berlin: AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine should only be given to people aged between 18 and 64, Germany's vaccine committee said in a draft update...

EU tells Google, Facebook and Twitter to extend fake news watch, COVID-19 in focus 28 Jan 2021 - 03:53 pm

BRUSSELS - The European Commission has told Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft to continue monthly reports on their efforts to tackle fake news,...

UK PM Johnson faces criticism over Scotland trip in lockdown 28 Jan 2021 - 03:32 pm

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced accusations Thursday that he is not abiding by the country's lockdown rules as he visited...

Germany to ban travellers from Britain, Portugal amid fears of more contagious virus variants 28 Jan 2021 - 03:26 pm

BRUSSELS - Germany is preparing entry bans for travellers from Britain, Portugal, Brazil and South Africa to limit the spread of the more...

WHO says vaccine makers working non-stop to plug supply gap, urges patience 28 Jan 2021 - 02:55 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization's Europe director Hans Kluge said on Thursday vaccine manufacturers were working non-stop to plug shortfalls in supplies...

Hungary extends lockdown measures until March 1, says Orban aide 28 Jan 2021 - 02:38 pm

BUDAPEST: Hungary is extending a partial coronavirus lockdown in force since early November until March 1, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff...

German minister sees COVID-19 vaccine shortage well into April 28 Jan 2021 - 02:32 pm

BERLIN: Germany faces a shortage of coronavirus shots well into April, its health minister said on Thursday, and called for a summit with...

WHO warns "too early to ease up" from COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe 28 Jan 2021 - 01:56 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization's European director Hans Kluge said on Thursday COVID-19 transmission rates in Europe remained too high, putting health...

"No end in sight": Portugal's hospitals on brink as COVID cases surge 28 Jan 2021 - 01:07 pm

CASCAIS, Portugal - COVID-19 patient Joao Cordeiro has beaten the virus and is about to go home, and his children also made quick...

Russia warns of delays in Sputnik V vaccine supply to Latin America 27 Jan 2021 - 11:26 pm

BUENOS AIRES/MOSCOW - Russia's supply of its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to Latin America, a key overseas sales area, may be delayed by...

Germany sends medical experts to Portugal as hospitals face COVID-19 crisis 27 Jan 2021 - 11:21 pm

LISBON - Hospitals in Lisbon flooded with COVID-19 patients are at risk of failing to meet soaring demand for oxygen, the head of...

Britain clears Boeing 737 MAX for return to service 27 Jan 2021 - 09:40 pm

LONDON - Boeing's 737 MAX plane received clearance to resume flying in Britain on Wednesday, after the UK regulator followed the EU's air...

Airlines ask WHO to back quarantine free travel after vaccines 27 Jan 2021 - 08:35 pm

The airline industry has called on the World Health Organization to rule it’s safe for people to fly without quarantining once they’ve had...

UK AstraZeneca vaccine plant partially evacuated over suspect package 27 Jan 2021 - 07:23 pm

WREXHAM, Wales - A factory in Wales that produces AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine was partially evacuated on Wednesday after it received a suspicious package...