World / Europe

WHO chief says coronavirus is "not tired", urges vigilance 12 Nov 2020 - 02:09 pm

PARIS: People are becoming weary of the coronavirus pandemic but should remain vigilant and continue to take precautions while the world awaits a...

UK PM Johnson's director of communications resigns 12 Nov 2020 - 12:24 am

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's director of communications resigned on Wednesday after media reported there were bitter arguments at heart of...

Italy surpasses the 1 million COVID mark, joins top 10 worst-hit countries -Reuters tally 11 Nov 2020 - 08:48 pm

Italy, one of the European countries hit hardest by COVID-19, surpassed the one-million infections mark on Wednesday, leap frogging Mexico to become one...

UK first in Europe to record more than 50,000 virus deaths 11 Nov 2020 - 08:29 pm

More than 50,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the U.K., making it the first country in Europe to cross the grim milestone....

Travelers to Spain must provide negative COVID-19 test 11 Nov 2020 - 08:18 pm

MADRID - The Spanish Health Ministry said Wednesday that foreign travelers from countries considered high-risk areas for the coronavirus will be asked to...

Air taxi startup Lilium's first US hub to be in Florida 11 Nov 2020 - 07:34 pm

BERLIN - Flying taxi startup Lilium will set up its first U.S. hub near Orlando, putting more than 20 million Floridians within range...

Czech Republic to partially reopen schools on Nov 18 as COVID-19 cases ebb 11 Nov 2020 - 04:29 pm

PRAGUE: The Czech Republic will reopen the first and second grades of elementary schools on Nov. 18 as the latest data show a...

Robbers take 6.5 mn euros from German customs office 11 Nov 2020 - 04:12 pm

Berlin: German investigators said on Wednesday they had launched a manhunt for suspects who made off with 6.5 million euros ($7.6 million) in...

Moderna’s covid-19 shot is next on deck after Pfizer’s success 11 Nov 2020 - 03:19 pm

Moderna Inc.’s market value has swelled by almost $24 billion this year on optimism that the biotech’s experimental messenger-RNA vaccine will play a...

EU seals deal with Pfizer-BioNTech for supply of 300 mln doses of COVID vaccine 11 Nov 2020 - 03:19 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Wednesday it had sealed a deal with Pfizer and BioNTech for the supply of up to 300...

UK independent bookshops go online to reach new audiences 11 Nov 2020 - 01:12 pm

London: Faced with closures because of coronavirus measures and fierce competition from retail giant Amazon, 250 independent UK bookshops have banded together on...

Russia says its Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine is 92% effective 11 Nov 2020 - 12:06 pm

MOSCOW: Russia's Sputnik V vaccine is 92% effective at protecting people from COVID-19 according to interim trial results, the country's sovereign wealth fund...

US denounces terms for WHO-led inquiry into COVID origins 10 Nov 2020 - 08:55 pm

GENEVA - The United States, which has accused China of having hidden the extent of its coronavirus outbreak, called on Tuesday for a...

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine "very promising" but has cold chain issues -WHO 10 Nov 2020 - 08:10 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization's (WHO) chief said on Tuesday it hopes to have a COVID-19 vaccine by year-end and that Pfizer's...

'It seems too early' - in Europe, safety concerns dampen excitement over COVID-19 vaccine 10 Nov 2020 - 07:59 pm

LISBON - Some Europeans on Tuesday injected a dose of caution into the excitement which greeted the news that Pfizer's experimental COVID-19 vaccine...

Italy expects to get 3.4 mln doses of Pfizer vaccine in January -govt source 10 Nov 2020 - 07:17 pm

MILAN - Italy expects to receive 3.4 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech probably in January,...

BioNTech to price vaccine below market rates, differentiate between regions 10 Nov 2020 - 03:14 pm

Frankfurt: BioNTech, first in the race to produce evidence of a working COVID-19 vaccine, is planning to price the two-shot regimen below "typical...

Virus surge puts paid to Austria ski season restart 10 Nov 2020 - 03:03 pm

Sankt Leonhard im Pitztal, Austria: After some of its economically crucial ski resorts became bywords for coronavirus clusters in the first wave of...