World / Europe

Italy arrests 18 for illegal fishing of protected shellfish 28 Jul 2021 - 07:22 pm

ROME: The Italian coastguard arrested 18 people on Wednesday for illegal fishing of a rare mollusc, breaking up what police said was a...

North Wales' slate landscapes named UNESCO World Heritage site 28 Jul 2021 - 04:25 pm

LONDON: The slate landscapes of northwest Wales have been added to the list of World Heritage Sites, UNESCO said on Wednesday, a boost...

UK starts donating 9 million COVID-19 vaccines overseas 28 Jul 2021 - 03:04 pm

LONDON: Britain will start delivering 9 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine this week to countries including Indonesia, Jamaica and Kenya to help...

EU signs deal with GSK for supply of potential COVID drug 28 Jul 2021 - 02:44 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union has signed a contract with GlaxoSmithKline for the supply of up to 220,000 treatments of its investigational monoclonal antibody...

AstraZeneca finds small clot risk after 1st Covid shot, less after 2nd 28 Jul 2021 - 12:40 pm

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine carries a small extra risk of rare blood clots with low platelets after the first dose and no extra risk...

England to relax quarantine for vaccinated US, EU visitors 28 Jul 2021 - 11:26 am

The UK government is set to allow visitors from the U.S. and the European Union to travel to England without needing to quarantine...

Chaumet jewellery store near Champs-Elysee in Paris hit by armed robbery 28 Jul 2021 - 12:11 am

PARIS, - A Chaumet jewellery store close to the Champs-Elysee avenue in central Paris was targeted by an armed robbery on Tuesday, the...

England to welcome double-vaccinated US and EU tourists -FT 27 Jul 2021 - 11:47 pm

England will allow fully vaccinated visitors from the European Union and United States to arrive without needing to quarantine from next week, in...

Blast in German industrial park kills two, several missing 27 Jul 2021 - 09:09 pm

BERLIN - An explosion in a German industrial park on Tuesday killed at least two people and injured 31, setting off a fierce...

Britain reports highest deaths from COVID-19 since March as Johnson urges caution 27 Jul 2021 - 08:25 pm

LONDON - Britain reported its highest number of deaths and people in hospital with coronavirus since March on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Boris...

Italy says 99% of COVID deaths since Feb were not fully vaccinated 27 Jul 2021 - 07:40 pm

MILAN - Almost 99% people who have died of COVID-19 in Italy since February this year were not fully vaccinated, the National Health...

16 injured, 5 missing in explosion at German chemical hub 27 Jul 2021 - 02:11 pm

Berlin: An explosion at an industrial park for chemical companies shook the German city of Leverkusen on Tuesday, sending a large black cloud...

Explosion rocks chemicals site in western German city of Leverkusen 27 Jul 2021 - 11:53 am

Berlin: An explosion rocked a chemical industry site in the western German city of Leverkusen, operator Chempark said on Twitter, adding the cause...

UK expands COVID-19 testing to ease shortage of key workers 26 Jul 2021 - 11:32 pm

LONDON - Britain's government expanded a programme of daily COVID-19 tests on Monday to reduce a wave of staff absence created by a...

Russia approves trials of combined AstraZeneca/Sputnik V vaccine 26 Jul 2021 - 11:24 pm

MOSCOW - Russia has given the green light for clinical trials combining a British shot from AstraZeneca Plc and Oxford University with Russia's...

Greece recommends COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 12-15 26 Jul 2021 - 08:54 pm

ATHENS - Greece said on Monday children aged 12-15 could be vaccinated against COVID-19 with Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna shots, extending the inoculations of...

New UK coronavirus cases fall to three-week low 26 Jul 2021 - 07:28 pm

LONDON - Britain reported the lowest daily total of new coronavirus cases since July 4 on Monday, adding to signs that a recent...

Equatorial Guinea to close embassy in London 26 Jul 2021 - 03:30 pm

Dakar: Equatorial Guinea will close its diplomatic mission in London, the country's foreign minister said on Monday, after Britain last week sanctioned the...