World / Europe

Covid-hit UK takes axe to aid spending despite protests 25 Nov 2020 - 07:48 pm

London - Britain's government on Wednesday unveiled plans to slash the foreign aid budget to help mend its coronavirus-battered finances, prompting one minister...

Man held for driving car into German chancellery gates 25 Nov 2020 - 07:25 pm

Berlin - A 54-year-old man drove a car into the gate of the German chancellery in central Berlin on Wednesday, in what appeared...

German restaurant bears out pandemic with furry customers 25 Nov 2020 - 03:32 pm

Frankfurt: The owner of a Frankfurt restaurant is staging a protest against the coronavirus lockdown in Germany by filling his tables with a...

Recipharm to produce some of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in France 25 Nov 2020 - 03:31 pm

PARIS: Sweden's Recipharm will produce doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine candidate in central France, the company said on Wednesday, adding it had started...

Lithuania extends pandemic lockdown as COVID cases surge on 25 Nov 2020 - 03:13 pm

VILNIUS: The outgoing Lithuanian government on Wednesday extended a lockdown in the country until Dec. 17, when the new government is expected to...

Free COVID tests for Czechs to start Dec 18, minister says 25 Nov 2020 - 03:04 pm

PRAGUE: The Czech Republic should begin offering free antigen tests for COVID-19 for all who want them from Dec. 18, Health Minister Jan...

Coronavirus hits Italian birth rate 25 Nov 2020 - 02:37 pm

Rome: The coronavirus crisis has hit Italy's already historically-low birth rate, new projections from the national statistics agency reveal. Italy had last year...

Eight dead as migrant boat capsizes off Canary Islands, more missing 25 Nov 2020 - 02:23 pm

Lanzarote: At least eight people were drowned after a boat carrying more than 35 migrants from the Maghreb region of North Africa and...

Meghan Markle reveals miscarriage in July 25 Nov 2020 - 12:36 pm

New York: Meghan Markle has revealed she suffered a miscarriage in July this year, writing in the New York Times on Wednesday of...

Car seen crashing into gate of Merkel's office - witness 25 Nov 2020 - 12:25 pm

BERLIN: A car was seen crashing into the gate of the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Wednesday, a Reuters...

Can't dine out? UK restaurants offer DIY meal kits to survive lockdown 25 Nov 2020 - 10:11 am

LONDON: From fast food to fine dining, some restaurants in Britain are relying on home kits to keep them afloat during lockdown, turning...

France's Macron eases some lockdown rules amid "glimmer of hope" 24 Nov 2020 - 11:42 pm

PARIS - France will start easing its COVID-19 lockdown this weekend so that by Christmas, shops, theatres and cinemas will reopen and people...

Tesla to build 'world's largest' battery plant near Berlin 24 Nov 2020 - 08:12 pm

Frankfurt am Main - Tesla boss Elon Musk said Tuesday that he plans to build the world's largest battery-cell factory at the group's...

Nursing homes will be first to get COVID-19 vaccine in Spain 24 Nov 2020 - 07:53 pm

MADRID - Elderly residents and staff in nursing homes will be the first to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in Spain, starting as...

Milestone for Notre-Dame as fire-damaged scaffolding cleared 24 Nov 2020 - 07:34 pm

Paris - Reconstruction of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris reached a turning point Tuesday with the removal of the last portions of scaffolding that...

Czech PM Babis wants free COVID-19 tests for all before Christmas 24 Nov 2020 - 04:18 pm

Prague: Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Tuesday he aimed to offer free antigen testing for COVID-19 by Christmas for any citizens...

For holiday travel, England uses tests to reduce quarantines 24 Nov 2020 - 04:13 pm

LONDON: In a boost to holiday travel that will be cheered by families and businesses, the British government has laid out a plan...

Super-cold container firm va-Q-tec expands to meet COVID-19 vaccine demand 24 Nov 2020 - 03:02 pm

FRANKFURT: Cold-storage specialist va-Q-tec is significantly expanding its fleet of 2,500 rental containers to meet growing demand to transport COVID-19 vaccines that need...