World / Europe

Pfizer partner BioNTech sees no role for its vaccine in UK challenge trial 24 Sep 2020 - 09:35 pm

FRANKFURT - Pfizer's German development partner BioNTech on Thursday joined other leading COVID-19 vaccine developers in ruling out participation in British plans to...

UK reports most new coronavirus cases since pandemic started 24 Sep 2020 - 08:06 pm

The U.K. reported the highest number of new coronavirus cases in a single day since the start of the pandemic, breaking a record...

Ex-Hermes staff convicted in France for fake handbags 24 Sep 2020 - 07:57 pm

Paris - A Paris court on Thursday convicted 10 people, including seven former staff of French luxury house Hermes, for making and selling...

Teenage British activist stages climate protest on Arctic ice floe 24 Sep 2020 - 03:53 pm

ABOARD 'ARCTIC SUNRISE': Like many of her generation, Mya-Rose Craig feels strongly that adults have failed to take the urgent action needed to...

Over 360 more detained in Belarus in protests against leader 24 Sep 2020 - 02:43 pm

KYIV, Ukraine: Over 360 more people have been detained in Belarus during protests against the country's authoritarian president, who was unexpectedly sworn into...

UK's Sunak unveils new job support scheme; warns he cannot save every business 24 Sep 2020 - 02:27 pm

LONDON: British finance minister Rishi Sunak announced a new jobs support scheme on Thursday that would help firms employ people on shorter hours,...

Madrid pleads for more doctors, police as coronavirus cases surge 24 Sep 2020 - 02:17 pm

MADRID: Spain's Madrid region on Wednesday requested urgent help to hire hundreds of foreign doctors and reinforce police as they registered 1,290 new...

Belarus's Lukashenko shrugs off Western vote rejection 24 Sep 2020 - 01:58 pm

Minsk: Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday responded defiantly to the European Union and the United States which refused to recognise his inauguration...

UK to announce plans to help workers hit by pandemic 24 Sep 2020 - 01:45 pm

LONDON: Britain’s top treasury official plans to announce a new program to help workers hurt by the coronavirus pandemic Thursday, responding to pressure...

As COVID surges in Europe, officials warn of "twindemic" with flu 24 Sep 2020 - 01:28 pm

London: A surge in COVID-19 cases in Europe risks becoming a deadly double epidemic of flu and coronavirus infections, EU health officials warned...

UK to host 'human challenge' trials for COVID-19 vaccines -FT 24 Sep 2020 - 11:34 am

Britain is planning to host clinical trials where volunteers are deliberately infected with the new coronavirus to test the effectiveness of vaccine candidates,...

France rolls out GPS trackers to curb domestic violence 24 Sep 2020 - 11:28 am

Paris: French judges will soon have the option of requiring electronic tracking ankle bracelets for domestic violence offenders, the government said Thursday, as...

COVID-19 smartphone app finally launches in England and Wales 24 Sep 2020 - 11:09 am

LONDON: England and Wales launch a COVID-19 smartphone app on Thursday, allowing users to trace contacts, check the local level of risk and...

Twin 'crises' of climate and COVID hammering millions, Red Cross says 24 Sep 2020 - 12:26 am

BARCELONA - Weather disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic have simultaneously hit tens of millions of people worldwide this year, making them more vulnerable...

France tightens virus measures, unveils new "danger zones" map 23 Sep 2020 - 11:10 pm

PARIS - France's health minister unveiled a map of coronavirus "danger zones" around the country on Wednesday and gave the hardest-hit local authorities,...

Italy set for 'gradual reopening of stadiums', says sports minister 23 Sep 2020 - 10:09 pm

Milan - Italian Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora said Wednesday that plans to gradually reopen stadiums in Italy were set to be approved. "Tomorrow...

Switzerland sends 2,500 students into quarantine after hotel school COVID outbreak 23 Sep 2020 - 08:45 pm

ZURICH - Switzerland has quarantined the entire undergraduate body of one of its premier hospitality management schools just days after their return from...