World / Europe

Russia evacuates 2 villages in Siberia because of wildfires 08 Aug 2021 - 07:54 pm

MOSCOW - Russian authorities started to evacuate two villages in a vast region of Siberia where 155 active forest fires burned Sunday. A...

Blaze ravages Evia island on sixth day of Greek wildfires 08 Aug 2021 - 11:04 am

Psaropouli: Thousands of people have fled their homes on the Greek island of Evia as wildfires burned uncontrolled for a sixth day on...

Protesters in France denounce Covid health pass rules for fourth weekend 07 Aug 2021 - 05:22 pm

Paris: Protesters marched in cities across France on Saturday in a fourth consecutive weekend of demonstrations, denouncing what they see as oppressive rules...

'Where are we going to go?' Residents flee as fires reach Athens suburbs 07 Aug 2021 - 11:58 am

Athens: Yorgos Papaioannou spent four hours using a garden hose to try to save his newly-built home from a blazing wildfire, until police...

UK PM Johnson won't isolate after staff member's positive COVID test 07 Aug 2021 - 10:22 am

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson does not need to self isolate even though a member of his staff on a recent trip...

Germany adds southern France to high-risk travel list 06 Aug 2021 - 05:37 pm

BERLIN: Germany has declared southern France a coronavirus high-risk area, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said on Friday, which means returning travellers need...

Russia starts operation to lay undersea fibre optic cable through Arctic 06 Aug 2021 - 04:47 pm

MURMANSK, Russia: Russia on Friday begins laying its first undersea fibre optic communications cable through the Arctic as part of a state-run project...

Seven die after outbreak of Colombian variant of COVID-19 at Belgian nursing home 06 Aug 2021 - 04:37 pm

Seven residents of a nursing home in Belgium have died after being infected with a variant of the coronavirus first detected in Colombia...

Early signs COVID-19 vaccines may not stop Delta transmission, England says 06 Aug 2021 - 04:19 pm

LONDON: There are early signs that people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to transmit the Delta variant of the...

Thousands flee Greece blazes as wildfires sweep through Mediterranean 06 Aug 2021 - 01:03 pm

ATHENS - Thousands of people fled their homes on the outskirts of Athens on Friday and hundreds were evacuated by boat from the...

Italy makes COVID-19 health pass mandatory for teachers 06 Aug 2021 - 12:12 am

ROME - The Italian government ruled on Thursday that teachers must have proof of immunity from COVID-19 before entering the classroom, and also...

Wildfires roar back to life near Athens as winds fan flames 05 Aug 2021 - 08:53 pm

ATHENS - High winds rekindled wildfires north of Athens on Thursday as emergency crews battled for a third day to control blazes across...

UK PM Johnson says more travel will be possible as countries get vaccinated 05 Aug 2021 - 07:40 pm

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that more countries would be opened up for travel as more COVID-19 vaccines...

Macron's COVID-19 health pass rules approved by top court 05 Aug 2021 - 07:37 pm

PARIS - France's highest court upheld a new law requiring the public to hold a health pass to access cafes and restaurants and...

Ignoring WHO call, Germany, France to give Covid-19 vaccine boosters 05 Aug 2021 - 12:50 pm

PARIS/BERLIN: Germany and France will go ahead with COVID-19 vaccine boosters from September, disregarding an appeal by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to...

Greece battles wildfires for third day, site of ancient Olympics saved 05 Aug 2021 - 10:12 am

Athens: Greek authorities ordered more evacuations on an island near Athens on Thursday and battled a blaze near the site of the ancient...

Britain rows back on France quarantine, opens to more countries 05 Aug 2021 - 12:25 am

LONDON - Britain said that fully-vaccinated travellers returning to England from France will no longer have to quarantine, scrapping an extra rule imposed...