World / Europe

Heathrow steps up calls for Covid-19 testing on U.K. arrivals to limit quarantine 29 Jul 2020 - 03:00 pm

London Heathrow airport will aim to introduce Covid-19 testing for arriving passengers by September if it can secure official U.K. approval for the...

EU executive signs remdesivir deal with Gilead 29 Jul 2020 - 02:25 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union's executive said on Wednesday it has signed a contract with Gilead for its COVID-19 medicine remdesivir that would cover...

France must not drop guard against COVID-19, minister says 29 Jul 2020 - 10:48 am

Paris: France's health minister urged the country on Wednesday not to drop its guard against COVID-19, saying it faced a long battle and...

Roche’s Actemra fails test for Covid-related pneumonia 29 Jul 2020 - 10:13 am

Roche Holding AG said its Actemra medicine failed to help patients with pneumonia caused by Covid-19 in the first of several clinical tests...

Heathrow tells UK: do passenger testing or lose 'quarantine roulette' 29 Jul 2020 - 09:56 am

London: Heathrow Airport, Europe's busiest airport, called on Britain to urgently introduce a passenger testing regime, warning that without one it would lose...

Unsponsored elite runners to be lent carbon-fibre shoes 28 Jul 2020 - 09:12 pm

Paris: World Athletics announced Tuesday it was creating a scheme to lend elite runners without sponsorship deals the same carbon-fibre versions of shoes...

Portugal's popular Madeira makes masks compulsory in public 28 Jul 2020 - 08:50 pm

LISBON - Wearing masks in public will be compulsory at all times on the popular Portuguese island of Madeira from Aug. 1, the...

Virology institute launches Russia's second COVID-19 vaccine human trial 28 Jul 2020 - 08:38 pm

MOSCOW: A Russian state virology institute has started human trials of the country's second potential COVID-19 vaccine, injecting the first of five volunteers...

Belarus president says he survived coronavirus 'on his feet' 28 Jul 2020 - 07:48 pm

MINSK: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday he caught the coronavirus and recovered "on his feet" without showing any symptoms, sounding a...

Italian prime minister seeks to extend COVID-19 emergency period 28 Jul 2020 - 07:46 pm

ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte asked parliament on Tuesday to extend a state of emergency, which expands his government's powers as...

Sweden unveils 'promising' Covid-19 data as new cases plunge 28 Jul 2020 - 06:48 pm

As other countries face renewed outbreaks, Sweden’s latest Covid-19 figures suggest it’s rapidly bringing the virus under control. "That Sweden has come down...

Sotheby's hold virtual sale of art from Rembrandt to Banksy 28 Jul 2020 - 04:53 pm

LONDON: The auction house Sotheby’s is holding an online sale featuring artwork that spans five centuries of art history, from Rembrandt to Pablo...

Coronavirus cost global tourism $320 billion in Jan-May: UN 28 Jul 2020 - 04:44 pm

Madrid: The coronavirus crisis cost the global tourism sector $320 billion in lost revenue during the first five months of 2020, threatening the...

WHO says COVID-19 pandemic is "one big wave", not seasonal 28 Jul 2020 - 01:28 pm

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that this virus...

UK rejects Spain PM's quarantine criticism 28 Jul 2020 - 01:17 pm

London: The British government on Tuesday defended its decision to quarantine all travellers arriving from Spain after it was openly criticised by the...

Spain lockdown leaves 1mn jobless but not 'unemployed' 28 Jul 2020 - 12:30 pm

Madrid: The coronavirus epidemic has destroyed the jobs of over a million Spaniards, but with lockdowns preventing them from looking for work, they...

France to reconsider fourth terminal at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport 28 Jul 2020 - 11:53 am

PARIS: The French government will reconsider plans to build a fourth terminal at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport because of the the coronavirus...

Facebook sues EU antitrust regulator for excessive data requests 27 Jul 2020 - 11:08 pm

BRUSSELS - Facebook is suing EU antitrust regulators for seeking information beyond what is necessary, including highly personal details, for their investigations into...