World / Europe

Paris Orly airport to reopen after three-month shutdown 24 Jun 2020 - 08:20 am

Paris: Orly airport south of Paris is to reopen Friday after shutting down on March 31 amid the coronavirus pandemic, but with just...

Johnson & Johnson drops skin-whitening creams 24 Jun 2020 - 12:23 am

LONDON - Johnson & Johnson has decided to stop selling skin-whitening creams popular in Asia and the Middle East, it said, after such...

Russia to hike taxes on high earners after coronavirus 24 Jun 2020 - 12:10 am

Moscow - President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia will from next year increase taxes on high earners, the first hike in decades,...

Romania brings charges over 'corrupt' virus mask deal 23 Jun 2020 - 08:09 pm

Bucharest - The boss of a Romanian state-owned company was charged with corruption on Tuesday over a deal to acquire medical equipment to...

School children don’t spread coronavirus, French Study Shows 23 Jun 2020 - 04:28 pm

School kids don’t appear to transmit the new coronavirus to peers or teachers, a French study found, weighing in on the crucial topic...

Family urges Macron to act after Frenchman's arrest death 23 Jun 2020 - 04:05 pm

Paris: The family of a French delivery man who died in January after his arrest in Paris called Tuesday for the suspension of...

Germany orders first local lockdown since easing: state premier 23 Jun 2020 - 12:09 pm

Berlin: German authorities on Tuesday ordered a new lockdown for an entire district -- the first since easing coronavirus restrictions and a major...

Putin uses World War II parade to boost support before vote 23 Jun 2020 - 09:41 am

MOSCOW: A massive Russian military parade postponed by the coronavirus pandemic will roll through Red Square this week to celebrate the 75th anniversary...

Sanofi eyes approval of COVID-19 vaccine by first half of 2021 23 Jun 2020 - 08:17 am

Paris: French drugmaker Sanofi SA said on Tuesday it expects to get approval for the potential COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with Britain's...

England to reopen cinemas, museums and galleries from July 4 23 Jun 2020 - 12:41 am

LONDON - Cinemas, museums and galleries in England can reopen from July 4, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will say on Tuesday as he...

'White lives matter' banner flown over stadium at start of City-Burnley 22 Jun 2020 - 11:43 pm

Manchester, United Kingdom - The start to Manchester City's Premier League match against Burnley on Monday was marred by a plane flying overhead...

WHO urges ramped-up COVID-19 dexamethasone production 22 Jun 2020 - 07:22 pm

Geneva - The World Health Organization called Monday for a rapid increase in production of the steroid dexamethasone, after British clinical trials found...

Gilead plans to produce 2 million remdesivir courses by 2020 end 22 Jun 2020 - 05:16 pm

Gilead Sciences Inc is planning to make more than two million courses of its potential COVID-19 drug remdesivir by the end of the...

Spain to decide this week which non-European tourists can visit 22 Jun 2020 - 01:03 pm

MADRID: Spain will decide this week which visitors from outside Europe can enter as it welcomes back travellers from neighbouring nations in an...

Global coronavirus outbreak far from over, Norway health minister says 22 Jun 2020 - 12:47 pm

DUBAI:The global coronavirus pandemic is far from over and international cooperation will be crucial in overcoming it, Norway's health minister said on Monday...

Denmark to introduce green taxes on carbon emissions 22 Jun 2020 - 10:15 am

COPENHAGEN: A majority coalition of parties in Denmark has agreed to introduce a tax on emissions of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases, the...

Fearing second COVID-19 wave, Europe aims to train "army" of medics 22 Jun 2020 - 09:24 am

BRUSSELS: Europeans are enjoying the gradual easing of coronavirus lockdown measures, but in hospitals they are already preparing for the next wave of...