World / Europe

Belarus's Lukashenko holds talks with jailed political rivals 10 Oct 2020 - 08:06 pm

Minsk: Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday went to a jail run by the country's KGB security service to meet his jailed political...

Poland's daily coronavirus cases top 5,000 but schools stay open 10 Oct 2020 - 04:00 pm

Warsaw: Poland announced new measures on Saturday to curb the coronavirus pandemic after reporting record infections for a fifth straight day, but it...

More than 1,000 migrants land in Spanish islands in 48 hrs: Red Cross 10 Oct 2020 - 02:57 pm

Madrid: More than a thousand illegal African migrants have landed in the Spanish Canary Islands in the last 48 hours, an influx not...

Britain readies three-tiered Covid curbs next week 10 Oct 2020 - 12:22 pm

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected next week to outline a new three-tier lockdown system as rates of coronavirus infection surge...

WHO urges Europe to stem rise of COVID-19 cases, curb mass gatherings 09 Oct 2020 - 08:42 pm

GENEVA: The World Health Organization's top emergencies expert said on Friday that European governments must take decisive action to shut down transmission of...

UK's Sunak offers lockdown-hit companies more help to keep jobs 09 Oct 2020 - 06:26 pm

LONDON: British finance minister Rishi Sunak announced his latest programme to stave off a surge in unemployment on Friday, offering extra help for...

Russia expected to register second COVID-19 vaccine on Oct. 15: Developer 09 Oct 2020 - 04:59 pm

MOSCOW: Russia is expected to register a second potential vaccine against COVID-19 on Oct. 15, the vaccine's developer said on Friday. The vaccine...

Germany agrees stricter anti-COVID measures for virus hot spots 09 Oct 2020 - 04:44 pm

BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and mayors from Germany's 11 largest cities agreed on Friday to adopt stricter anti-coronavirus measures if infections...

Swiss expand quarantine list as virus toll hits record 09 Oct 2020 - 04:40 pm

ZURICH: Switzerland added regions in neighbouring Germany, Austria and Italy to its list of places from which travellers must enter mandatory quarantine as...

Spain imposes state of emergency in Madrid to curb virus 09 Oct 2020 - 04:18 pm

Madrid: Spain's government on Friday declared a state of emergency in and around Madrid to enforce a partial lockdown to curb rampant virus...

SailGP looks beyond wind power to hit climate positive goal 09 Oct 2020 - 03:59 pm

LONDON: SailGP aims to be climate positive when its "foiling" F50 catamarans begin their second season next year, in a move it hopes...

Sophie, UK's Countess of Wessex, self-isolating, Buckingham Palace says 09 Oct 2020 - 02:34 pm

LONDON: Sophie, Britain's Countess of Wessex the wife of Queen Elizabeth's youngest son Prince Edward, is self-isolating at home after coming into contact...

UN food agency wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize 09 Oct 2020 - 12:12 pm

OSLO - The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to...

Russian Covid-19 cases hit record as Moscow resists lockdown 09 Oct 2020 - 11:57 am

Russia posted a record number of new Covid-19 cases Friday as the government has resisted returning to a lockdown to battle the second...

French police capture three escaped wolves, four still in the wild 09 Oct 2020 - 11:50 am

PARIS - French authorities said on Friday they had captured three wolves that escaped a Mediterranean wildlife park during flooding over the weekend,...

Russia contains spread of arms depot fire 09 Oct 2020 - 12:26 am

Moscow - Hundreds of Russian servicemen on Thursday contained a blaze at an arms depot that left 16 injured and damaged houses in...

Spanish court rejects lockdown as Europe faces virus surge 08 Oct 2020 - 10:02 pm

Madrid - Madrid's top court struck down virus restrictions on millions in the Spanish capital on Thursday, while France put four more cities...

Czechs shut culture, sports venues, limit restaurants as COVID-19 cases surge 08 Oct 2020 - 07:47 pm

PRAGUE - The Czech government will tighten anti-coronavirus measures from next week with new curbs on sports and cultural venues and restaurants as...