World / Europe

Slovakia reports record spike in coronavirus cases 05 Sep 2020 - 02:12 pm

PRAGUE: Slovakia on Saturday reported a spike of 226 cases of the new coronavirus, the biggest one-day rise in the central European country...

Greta documentary a fuller portrait of climate activist 04 Sep 2020 - 07:56 pm

VENICE: A documentary on teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, making its premiere Friday at the Venice Film Festival, is seeking to remind a...

France reports 8,975 new daily COVID-19 infections, setting a record high 04 Sep 2020 - 07:40 pm

PARIS: French health authorities reported 8,975 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, setting an all-time high of daily additional infections since the disease...

Italy's Berlusconi has slight lung infection: doctor 04 Sep 2020 - 05:37 pm

MILAN: Italy's former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is suffering a slight lung infection after coming down with coronavirus, but his condition is not...

Swiss complete Trans-European rail route with Ceneri Tunnel under the Alps 04 Sep 2020 - 02:33 pm

CAMORINO, Switzerland: Switzerland officially opened the Ceneri Base Tunnel on Friday, the final piece in a direct, flat rail link connecting northern Europe...

Russian doctor blames diet, stress for Navalny coma 04 Sep 2020 - 01:35 pm

Moscow - A Russian toxicologist said Friday that opposition leader Alexei Navalny's health could have deteriorated due to dieting, stress or fatigue, insisting...

France says 22 schools closed over virus cases 04 Sep 2020 - 11:42 am

Paris - France's education minister on Friday said 22 schools have had to shut on French territory due to the coronavirus since pupils...

Norway bans man for two years over quarantine breach 03 Sep 2020 - 07:56 pm

Oslo - Norwegian police said Thursday they had expelled a foreigner who violated quarantine rules and slapped him with a 1,900-euro fine, while...

Belarus leader claims Navalny poisoning 'falsified' 03 Sep 2020 - 03:55 pm

Minsk: Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko claimed Thursday his security forces had intercepted German calls showing that Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny's poisoning had been...

Tesla's Musk praises CureVac as among most innovative firms: Source 03 Sep 2020 - 03:49 pm

BERLIN: Silicon Valley entrepreneur Elon Musk praised German vaccine developer CureVac as one the world's most innovative firms in a conversation with German...

Amazon adds 7,000 more UK jobs as pandemic e-commerce booms 03 Sep 2020 - 02:28 pm

LONDON: E-commerce giant Amazon is adding 7,000 more permanent jobs in the U.K. by the end of the year, in the latest sign...

Britain could make Portugal quarantine decision on Friday, minister says 03 Sep 2020 - 10:44 am

LONDON: Britain could make a decision on Friday on whether to impose a 14-day quarantine on arrivals from Portugal after cases of COVID-19...

Italy's former PM Berlusconi tests positive for coronavirus 02 Sep 2020 - 09:11 pm

ROME - Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has tested positive for coronavirus and is currently in isolation at home, the staff of...

UK's Johnson says Russia must 'explain' Navalny poisoning 02 Sep 2020 - 08:30 pm

London - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday it was "outrageous" Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny had been poisoned with a nerve...

Swiss stadiums can be two-thirds full from Oct. 1 02 Sep 2020 - 08:12 pm

BERN - Switzerland's professional soccer and ice hockey teams will be allowed to have their stadiums up to two thirds full from October,...

EU warns against shortening COVID quarantine as cases in Europe spike 02 Sep 2020 - 07:37 pm

BRUSSELS - The European Union is warning governments not to reduce the 14-day quarantine for people infected with COVID-19 as some develop the...

German government says Navalny was poisoned with novichok 02 Sep 2020 - 05:12 pm

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government said tests showed "unequivocally” that Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was poisoned by a novichok nerve agent. Germany will...