World / Europe

Global COVID-19 cases hit 250 million, eastern Europe infections at record levels 08 Nov 2021 - 10:52 am

Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 250 million on Monday as some countries in eastern Europe experience record outbreaks, even as the Delta variant surge...

Britain wants a 'rich mix' in the Lords, minister says 08 Nov 2021 - 10:47 am

London: Britain wants a "rich mix" of people in the upper chamber of parliament and wealthy businessmen should not be excluded from the...

Police official injured after attack in Cannes: French Interior Minister 08 Nov 2021 - 09:52 am

Paris: A police official was injured after being stabbed with a knife in Cannes, southern France, and his assailant has been "neutralised", said...

UK to roll out Covid-19 antiviral drug trial this month: Health Security Agency 07 Nov 2021 - 02:21 pm

London: Britain will start to roll out Merck's molnupiravir COVID-19 antiviral pill through a drug trial later this month, Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical...

Thousands rally in rainy Glasgow for COP26 climate action 06 Nov 2021 - 04:27 pm

Glasgow: Thousands of protesters set off from a Glasgow park Saturday to march through the city hosting the U.N. climate conference and demand...

Austria to bar unvaccinated from restaurants as cases rise 06 Nov 2021 - 04:09 pm

Vienna: Unvaccinated people in Austria who also haven't had COVID-19 will no longer be allowed to enter restaurants, hotels and hair salons or...

New infections record as Russia's COVID-19 wave persists 06 Nov 2021 - 02:31 pm

MOSCOW:Russia's COVID-19 cases hit another one-day record as the country struggles to contain a wave of infections that has persisted for more than...

Several injured in knife attack on German train 06 Nov 2021 - 02:25 pm

Frankfurt: Several people were injured in a knife attack on an express train between the south German cities of Regensburg and Nuremberg on...

Malta to offer COVID-19 booster shots to all its population 05 Nov 2021 - 08:02 pm

VALLETTA: Malta will offer COVID-19 booster shots to all of its population after a recent increase in cases, Health Minister Chris Fearne said...

With fourth wave raging, Germany agrees booster shots for all 05 Nov 2021 - 04:03 pm

BERLIN: Germany is starting a very difficult period with regard to its COVID-19 pandemic situation with rising numbers of patients in intensive care,...

Russia says pandemic worsening in some regions as workplace shutdown nears end 05 Nov 2021 - 03:51 pm

MOSCOW: The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened in 10 Russian regions despite a week-long nationwide workplace shutdown designed to curb a surge in infections,...

Heavy rains cause floods in Bosnia, black out in Sarajevo 05 Nov 2021 - 03:15 pm

SARAJEVO: Flooding caused by heavy rains overnight caused power cuts in many parts of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo on Friday, with roads blocked,...

Croatia tightens measures to fight spreading of COVID-19 05 Nov 2021 - 03:05 pm

ZAGREB: Amid new record-high COVID-19 daily infections Croatia decided on Friday to tighten measures against the spreading of the disease, including introducing obligatory...

France tightens bird flu measures as virus spreads in Europe 05 Nov 2021 - 02:38 pm

PARIS: The French government has put the entire country on high alert for bird flu as the virus spreads across Europe, the agriculture...

Pfizer develops Covid pill that cuts hospitalizations and deaths by 89% 05 Nov 2021 - 02:30 pm

PfizerInc. said its Covid-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths in high-risk patients by 89%, a result that has the potential to upend how...

Belgian COVID-19 hospitalisations rise back to pre-lockdown level 04 Nov 2021 - 11:40 pm

BRUSSELS- Belgium on Thursday reported a jump in COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations rose back to levels that had forced a lockdown in October...

Spain's COVID-19 infection rate rises back to "medium risk" level 04 Nov 2021 - 09:02 pm

MADRID- Spain's coronavirus infection rate rose above 50 cases per 100,000 people on Thursday, crossing back over the threshold considered "medium risk" by...