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UK hospitals on the edge as government resists fresh COVID measures 20 Oct 2021 - 08:20 pm

LONDON - Britain's health minister Sajid Javid on Wednesday resisted calls from doctors for fresh measures to halt a rising wave of COVID-19...

Poland considers drastic steps to tackle COVID 'explosion' 20 Oct 2021 - 08:03 pm

WARSAW - Poland is facing an explosion of COVID-19 cases that may require drastic action, the health minister said on Wednesday, after more...

Lockdowns, record COVID-19 deaths hit Russia, Eastern Europe as region spurns vaccines 20 Oct 2021 - 07:49 pm

PLOIESTI, Romania/MOSCOW - Russia will shut workplaces for a week, Latvia went back into lockdown for a month and Romanian funeral homes are...

Serbia introduces COVID-19 passes for indoor cafes and restaurants 20 Oct 2021 - 02:38 pm

BELGRADE: Serbia will make a COVID-19 "health pass" mandatory for access to restaurants, cafes, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Wednesday, as the...

Queen Elizabeth told to rest by doctors, cancels visit - Palace 20 Oct 2021 - 01:23 pm

LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth has accepted medical advice to rest for the next few days and has cancelled a planned visit to Northern...

Russia's daily coronavirus deaths mount to another high 20 Oct 2021 - 12:39 pm

MOSCOW: Russia's coronavirus deaths surged to another daily record Wednesday as soaring infections prompted the Cabinet to suggest declaring a nonworking week to...

Delta subvariant won't change COVID picture, Oxford vaccine chief says 20 Oct 2021 - 10:22 am

London: A subvariant of Delta that is growing in England is being monitored but is not likely to change the COVID-19 picture, Oxford...

At the edge: UK health service facing growing winter pressures 20 Oct 2021 - 10:10 am

LONDON: The National Health Service is close to the edge of being overwhelmed in many parts of Britain and pressure is only going...

Evacuation at UK's Manchester Airport after suspicious package reported -spokesperson 19 Oct 2021 - 09:40 pm

LONDON - A "controlled evacuation" is taking place after a suspicious package was reported at Terminal Two of Britain's Manchester Airport, a spokesperson...

Italy's Chinese feel penalised by COVID Green Pass rules 19 Oct 2021 - 08:38 pm

PRATO, Italy - One of Italy's largest Chinese communities says it is being unfairly penalised by the government's mandatory COVID-19 health pass and...

Days after lawmaker's murder prompted fears, UK minister accosted by crowd 19 Oct 2021 - 08:26 pm

LONDON - A senior British minister was accosted on the street by angry protesters as he walked to an office in central London...

One does not feel old, says 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth 19 Oct 2021 - 04:21 pm

LONDON: Britain's 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth, who has reigned over her nation for almost seven decades, says she feels too young at heart be...

UK to open up COVID vaccine booking service to those aged 12-15 19 Oct 2021 - 02:59 pm

LONDON: British health minister Sajid Javid said on Tuesday that the national COVID-19 vaccine booking service would be opened up to those aged...

Children fuel English Covid case rise after slow vaccine start 19 Oct 2021 - 02:57 pm

London: The spread of COVID-19 among children in England is fuelling a recent rise in cases nationally and causing concern among some scientists...

Russian region runs out of hospital beds as COVID-19 deaths hit record 19 Oct 2021 - 02:53 pm

MOSCOW: A Russian region near Moscow has run out of hospital beds for coronavirus patients, its governor said on Tuesday, as the country's...

J&J raises 2021 profit view, keeps vaccine sales outlook unchanged 19 Oct 2021 - 02:38 pm

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday raised its annual adjusted profit forecast, but stuck to its COVID-19 vaccine sales target of $2.5 billion as...

Quake off Greece's Karpathos shakes eastern Mediterranean 19 Oct 2021 - 10:39 am

Cairo/Athens: An earthquake struck off the Greek island of Karpathos early on Tuesday, shaking towns and cities across the eastern Mediterranean, witnesses and...