World / Europe

Pfizer, BioNTech seek to extend COVID-19 vaccine use to adolescents in EU 30 Apr 2021 - 03:30 pm

Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech SE said on Friday they had applied to the European health regulator to extend the marketing authorization for...

Beckham and Dench help to launch Captain Tom fundraising drive 30 Apr 2021 - 02:39 pm

LONDON: The family of Britain's Captain Tom Moore, the World War Two veteran who lifted a nation's spirits during the pandemic, joined forces...

Russia produces first batch of COVID-19 vaccine for animals -regulator 30 Apr 2021 - 01:54 pm

MOSCOW - Russia has produced the world's first batch - 17,000 doses - of COVID-19 vaccines for animals, its agricultural regulator said on...

Hungary to ease virus curbs as vaccine rollout progresses 30 Apr 2021 - 01:23 pm

BUDAPEST - Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday said parts of the service economy will reopen as scheduled on Saturday as the...

AstraZeneca's Soriot: we didn't overpromise on COVID-19 vaccine supplies 30 Apr 2021 - 01:12 pm

LONDON - AstraZeneca Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said on Friday the drugmaker had not overpromised on the supply of COVID-19 vaccines around the...

High anxiety: World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Portugal 29 Apr 2021 - 08:37 pm

AROUCA, Portugal: Hugo Xavier became one of the first people to cross the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge when it opened on Thursday...

EU Parliament: COVID-19 pass should guarantee free movement 29 Apr 2021 - 07:55 pm

BRUSSELS: European lawmakers said Thursday that COVID-19 certificates aimed at facilitating travel across the European Union should be enough to move freely this...

Britain's Prince William and Kate mark 10th wedding anniversary with video 29 Apr 2021 - 07:05 pm

LONDON: Britain's Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, celebrated 10 years of marriage on Thursday with a video of...

EMA to quickly review Eli Lilly, Incyte arthritis drug for COVID-19 use 29 Apr 2021 - 06:54 pm

ZURICH: The European Medicines Agency will conduct an accelerated review of Eli Lilly and Co's rheumatoid arthritis drug Olumiant for hospitalized COVID-19 patients...

Millions of Dutch tulips bloom again, in a spectacle few will see 29 Apr 2021 - 05:03 pm

LISSE, Netherlands: With dazzling displays of colour including tulips in purple, yellow, and crimson, the Keukenhof flower garden outside The Hague usually rivals...

Eyes and ears: UK tradespeople trained to spot domestic abuse 29 Apr 2021 - 03:41 pm

London: Hundreds of British tradespeople are being trained to spot signs of domestic abuse - from punch holes in doors to broken bathroom...

Germany's COVID-19 incidence falls to lowest in 2 weeks 29 Apr 2021 - 02:04 pm

BERLIN - The number of German coronavirus infections seems to be heading lower but the decline is not yet deep enough to suggest...

BioNTech expects vaccine trial results for babies by September 29 Apr 2021 - 12:17 pm

Berlin: BioNTech expects results by September from trials testing the COVID-19 vaccine that it and Pfizer have developed in babies as young as...

Britain agrees deal for 60 million more Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines 28 Apr 2021 - 07:35 pm

LONDON: Britain will buy 60 million more doses of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, health minister Matt Hancock said in a deal that more than...

Donate $7 for a COVID-19 vaccine to help end pandemic, WHO urges 28 Apr 2021 - 07:14 pm

LONDON: People across the world are being encouraged to donate $7 a dose in a World Health Organization-led push to raise extra funds...

GSK focused on split as cost checks, COVID-19 easings aid earnings 28 Apr 2021 - 05:10 pm

Plans for GSK to split in two are "well underway" it said on Wednesday, as a cost clampdown and rising clinic visits for...

Decades on the run, 7 Italian leftist militants arrested in France 28 Apr 2021 - 01:39 pm

Paris/Rome: Seven Italians, on the run for decades since their conviction in Italy on terrorism charges linked to far-left militant groups, have been...