World / Europe

Belgium becomes EU nation with highest rate of COVID-19 infections 27 Oct 2020 - 07:22 pm

BRUSSELS - The Belgian government will convene on Friday to decide on a potential new national lockdown with the country now suffering the...

Almost 200 European airports face insolvency, airports body ACI Europe says 27 Oct 2020 - 03:49 pm

Brussels: Nearly 200 airports in Europe will face insolvency in the coming months if passenger traffic does not start recovering by the end...

Lithuania upset over soon-to-open Belarus nuke plant 27 Oct 2020 - 03:45 pm

VILNIUS, Lithuania: The Baltic nation of Lithuania sent a protest note Tuesday to Belarus over a planned nuclear power plant close to their...

UK study finds evidence of waning antibody immunity to COVID-19 over time 27 Oct 2020 - 03:33 pm

LONDON: Antibodies against the novel coronavirus declined rapidly in the British population during the summer, a study found on Tuesday, suggesting protection after...

Spain to raise taxes, increase infrastructure spending in 2021 budget 27 Oct 2020 - 01:15 pm

MADRID: Spain plans to raise taxes on large companies and wealthy people to fund increased spending on social care and infrastructure as part...

German minister expects 20,000 new daily coronavirus cases at end of week 27 Oct 2020 - 12:56 pm

Berlin: The number of new coronavirus infections in Germany is likely to reach 20,000 a day at the end of this week, Economy...

Spain's COVID-19 state of emergency faces backlash 26 Oct 2020 - 09:39 pm

MADRID - The Spanish government faced a backlash on Monday over its plans to put the country, one of Europe's worst COVID-19 hotspots,...

'We cannot give up,' WHO chief says of pandemic fight 26 Oct 2020 - 09:08 pm

Geneva - The World Health Organization chief warned Monday that abandoning efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic, as suggested by a top US...

Anger over Italy virus rules as curfews enforced around Europe 26 Oct 2020 - 08:52 pm

Rome - Italian officials faced a backlash on Monday after imposing coronavirus restrictions aimed at "saving Christmas", as other hard-hit countries enforced curfews...

Private psychotherapy notes leaked in major Finnish hack 26 Oct 2020 - 07:54 pm

Helsinki - The confidential treatment records of tens of thousands of psychotherapy patients in Finland have been hacked and some leaked online, in...

Belgian hospitals could run out of intensive care beds in 15 days 26 Oct 2020 - 06:04 pm

BRUSSELS: Belgium could run out of beds in intensive care units within two weeks if the number of people in hospitals continues to...

Miss airline food? Finnair selling business class meals in supermarket 26 Oct 2020 - 04:14 pm

HELSINKI: Finland's national carrier Finnair has started selling its business class meals in a supermarket to prevent job cuts at its catering unit...

'We've missed you,' UK's Camilla tells actors at Olivier stage awards 26 Oct 2020 - 11:13 am

LONDON: Britain's Duchess of Cornwall urged theatre actors to stay strong in the face of pandemic adversity as she presented lyricist Don Black...

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trials produce robust immune response in elderly: FT 26 Oct 2020 - 10:20 am

The COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc produces a robust immune response in elderly people, the group...

WHO reports third straight daily record in virus cases 25 Oct 2020 - 05:59 pm

Geneva: The World Health Organization's coronavirus dashboard on Sunday showed a third consecutive daily record high in the number of new confirmed cases....

Geneva hospitals call for volunteers as virus surges 25 Oct 2020 - 05:28 pm

Geneva: Geneva hospitals on Sunday issued a call for medically trained volunteers and recently retired staff to help tackle a record number of...

Russia coronavirus cases top 1.5 million; no new lockdown 25 Oct 2020 - 05:13 pm

MOSCOW: Russia’s tally of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 1.5 million on Sunday as authorities reported 16,710 new infections amid a rapid resurgence of...