World / Europe

Emotional UK Royal Sophie says Prince Philip's death has left 'giant-sized hole' 16 Jun 2021 - 09:54 pm

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth's daughter-in-law Sophie said the death of the monarch's husband two months ago had left a "giant-sized hole" in the...

Putin agrees at "pragmatic" summit with Biden to resume arms talks 16 Jun 2021 - 07:47 pm

GENEVA - U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed at a "pragmatic" first summit on Wednesday to resume arms control...

England to make COVID-19 vaccinations compulsory for care workers 16 Jun 2021 - 07:25 pm

LONDON - It will be mandatory for care home workers in England to have coronavirus vaccinations, British health minister Matt Hancock said on...

Putin and Biden agree at summit to return respective ambassadors 16 Jun 2021 - 07:16 pm

GENEVA: US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed at their first summit on Wednesday to return ambassadors to each other's...

Biden, Putin conclude summit between 'two great powers' 16 Jun 2021 - 07:02 pm

GENEVA: US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded their summit meeting Wednesday between what the American leader called "two great...

Portugal sees biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases since late February 16 Jun 2021 - 06:28 pm

LISBON: Coronavirus cases in Portugal jumped by 1,350 in the past 24 hours, the biggest increase since late February, data from the national...

Russian President Putin says hopes meeting with U.S. Biden will be productive 16 Jun 2021 - 03:05 pm

GENEVA: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he hoped a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Geneva would be productive. "Mr...

Biden meets Putin in Geneva for summit 16 Jun 2021 - 02:44 pm

GENEVA: U.S. President Joe Biden shook hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Geneva ahead of a summit, Reuters TV footage...

Regeneron drug reduces Covid patient deaths in study 16 Jun 2021 - 02:38 pm

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s antibody cocktail reduced the risk of death by 20% among hospitalized Covid-19 patients who don’t have a natural antibody response...

EU set to add United States to safe travel list 16 Jun 2021 - 11:35 am

Brussels: European Union governments agreed on Wednesday to add the United States to their list of countries from which they will allow non-essential...

Wide disagreements, low expectations as Biden, Putin meet 16 Jun 2021 - 11:02 am

Geneva: US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin square up on Wednesday for their first meeting since Biden took office with...

EU wants faster vaccine production in "age of pandemics" 15 Jun 2021 - 07:46 pm

BRUSSELS - The European Union plans to boost its early warning system and have a permanent capacity to produce about 300 million vaccines...

Hungary donates state-owned land to planned Chinese university 15 Jun 2021 - 03:23 pm

Budapest: Hungary's parliament approved a government proposal on Tuesday to donate state-owned land to a planned Chinese university in Budapest, despite opposition criticism...

Quoting Irish poet, Biden ends EU trade war in renewal of transatlantic ties 15 Jun 2021 - 03:17 pm

Brussels: US President Joe Biden ended one front in a Trump-era trade war when he met European Union leaders on Tuesday by agreeing...

IKEA fined $1.2 mln in French employee spy case 15 Jun 2021 - 11:44 am

Paris: A French court on Tuesday ordered IKEA to pay a 1 million euro ($1.21 million) fine in a spy case involving its...

EU court backs national data watchdog powers in blow Facebook, big tech 15 Jun 2021 - 11:30 am

Brussels: Europe's top court on Tuesday endorsed the power of national data watchdogs to pursue big tech firms even if they are not...

AstraZeneca says its antibody treatment failed in preventing COVID-19 in exposed patients 15 Jun 2021 - 09:43 am

Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Tuesday a study of its monoclonal antibody treatment, AZD7442, did not meet the main goal of preventing symptomatic...