World / Europe

Moscow to relax some restrictions as daily Russian COVID-19 cases ease 21 Jan 2021 - 12:32 pm

MOSCOW: Moscow will relax some COVID-19 restrictions from Friday, including fully reopening colleges and specialist education institutions, the mayor of the Russian capital...

WHO plans slew of COVID-19 vaccine approvals for global rollout 20 Jan 2021 - 11:45 pm

BRUSSELS - The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to approve several COVID-19 vaccines from Western and Chinese manufacturers in coming weeks and months,...

German COVID-19 fight hit by delay to Pfizer vaccine 20 Jan 2021 - 10:06 pm

BERLIN - Germany's most populous state of North-Rhine Westphalia said on Wednesday it will delay the opening of new vaccination centres to Feb....

'Outrageous' that data deleted from main UK police computer database, PM Johnson says 20 Jan 2021 - 09:51 pm

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday it was "outrageous" that hundreds of thousands of police records had been deleted...

Italy considers legal action over Pfizer vaccine delivery delays 20 Jan 2021 - 08:13 pm

ROME - Italy is considering legal action against Pfizer Inc after the U.S. drugmaker announced a further cut in coronavirus vaccine deliveries, the...

Netherlands proposes first curfew since World War Two, flight bans 20 Jan 2021 - 08:00 pm

AMSTERDAM - The Dutch government on Wednesday proposed the first nationwide curfew since World War Two and a ban on flights from South...

Mayor: Madrid blast kills 2; apparently linked to gas leak 20 Jan 2021 - 05:58 pm

MADRID: The mayor of Madrid says that at least two people died Wednesday in a blast that an initial assessment linked to a...

Loud explosion rocks central Madrid; rescue teams to site 20 Jan 2021 - 05:37 pm

MADRID: Madrid's emergency services say rescue teams, firefighters and police are working in a central area of the Spanish capital following an explosion...

Pfizer vaccine appears effective against coronavirus variant found in Britain: Study 20 Jan 2021 - 02:01 pm

FRANKFURT: The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is likely to protect against a more infectious variant of the virus, which was...

Germany extends lockdown to Feb. 14 on fears of COVID variants 20 Jan 2021 - 12:05 am

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and state premiers agreed on Tuesday to extend a lockdown for most shops and schools until Feb....

Brazilian firm plans to export Russian COVID vaccine to South America 19 Jan 2021 - 11:35 pm

BRASILIA - Brazilian pharmaceutical company União Quimica plans to press ahead with production of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine with a view to exporting...

Pandemic could be WHO's Chernobyl moment for reform - review panel 19 Jan 2021 - 08:37 pm

GENEVA/LONDON - The COVID-19 pandemic could be the catalyst for much-needed reform of the World Health Organization just as the Chernobyl nuclear disaster...

Italy police recover stolen painting; museum unaware of theft 19 Jan 2021 - 08:13 pm

ROME - A 500-year-old painting, stolen from a Naples' church museum, has been discovered in an apartment on the outskirts of the southern...

European countries struggle to make most of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses 19 Jan 2021 - 07:51 pm

ZURICH/PARIS - Some European countries are drawing fewer than the approved six doses from Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine vials, meaning shots are...

Spain to extend COVID furlough scheme until May 19 Jan 2021 - 07:43 pm

MADRID - Spain said on Tuesday it will extend a support scheme for hundreds of thousands of workers furloughed due to COVID-19 until...

Already in lockdown, Dutch to toughen COVID-19 measures 19 Jan 2021 - 07:31 pm

AMSTERDAM - The Dutch government will announce further measures to fight the coronavirus this week amid fears that the "British variant" and other...

Portugal in 'tough marathon', says PM, as COVID-19 deaths hit new daily record 19 Jan 2021 - 07:05 pm

LISBON - Portugal is living "one of the saddest moments", the prime minister said on Tuesday, as doctors warned of a healthcare system...

Russia's second vaccine '100% effective', watchdog tells media 19 Jan 2021 - 02:38 pm

Moscow: A candidate COVID-19 vaccine known as EpiVacCorona, Russia's second to be registered, proved "100% effective" in early-stage trials, Russian consumer health watchdog...