World / Europe

One dead, some 20 missing as storms lash southern France, Italy 03 Oct 2020 - 03:51 pm

Rome: One person died and authorities listed some 20 as missing Saturday after heavy storms lashed southern France and northern Italy with hundreds...

Madrid starts partial virus lockdown amid political scuffle 03 Oct 2020 - 01:58 pm

MADRID: Madrid awoke Saturday to its first day under a partial lockdown, with police controlling travel in and out of the Spanish capital...

Flood barrier successfully protects Venice from high tide 03 Oct 2020 - 01:37 pm

VENICE, Italy: A long-delayed flood barrier system successfully protected Venice from a high tide for the first time on Saturday, bringing big relief...

COVID-19 vaccine roll-out expected in less than 3 months in UK: The Times 03 Oct 2020 - 01:10 pm

A mass roll-out of a COVID-19 vaccine in Britain could be finished in as little as three months, the Times reported, citing government...

'Hi, this is the army': In Spain, troops tackle track-and-trace 03 Oct 2020 - 12:54 pm

Madrid: "Hi, this is the army: you're going to have to quarantine." This is the message a Spaniard might now hear over the...

France reports eight people missing after heavy floods in the South 03 Oct 2020 - 11:22 am

Paris: At least eight people were missing in France after a storm passed through the southeastern part of the country, causing strong floods...

EU in talks with more companies for COVID-19 vaccines: Von der Leyen 02 Oct 2020 - 03:53 pm

BRUSSELS: The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Friday the European Union was in talks with more companies...

Small signs new COVID-19 cases in England are levelling off: ONS survey 02 Oct 2020 - 02:40 pm

LONDON: There is some evidence that a recent sharp rise in new COVID-19 cases in England is levelling off, Britain's Office for National...

Walmart to sell UK unit Asda in $8.8 billion deal 02 Oct 2020 - 02:29 pm

LONDON: Retail giant Walmart has agreed to sell its British chain of supermarkets, Asda, to the investors behind an international group of gas...

Face masks become mandatory in Rome as coronavirus cases rise 02 Oct 2020 - 01:21 pm

ROME - Face masks will have to be worn at all times out of doors in the Italian capital Rome and the surrounding...

Russian state journalists among first to receive COVID-19 vaccine outside trial 02 Oct 2020 - 12:18 pm

MOSCOW - Russian journalists working for two state-owned media outlets are among the first to be offered the new Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine...

Germany approves third trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate 02 Oct 2020 - 12:03 pm

BERLIN - Unlisted biotech firm IDT Biologika has won approval from Germany's vaccine regulator to become the third German company after BioNTech and...

WHO chief wishes Trump 'full and speedy recovery' 02 Oct 2020 - 12:00 pm

Geneva - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, on Friday wished Donald Trump a swift recovery after the US...

UK's Johnson wishes Trump and First Lady 'speedy recovery' 02 Oct 2020 - 11:57 am

London - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who had his own brush with death from Covid-19 this year, on Friday wished US President...

UK's Queen Elizabeth cancels big palace events for the year 01 Oct 2020 - 11:53 pm

Britain's Queen Elizabeth has been forced to cancel all large-scale events at her Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle homes for the rest of...

Moscow to reinstate tough measures if COVID-19 rules ignored 01 Oct 2020 - 11:11 pm

MOSCOW - Moscow may reinstate tough measures if its 13 million population ignores COVID-19 protection rules, its mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Thursday...