World / Europe

UK health chief: England will lift all lockdown restrictions 12 Jul 2021 - 07:20 pm

LONDON - All remaining lockdown restrictions in England will be lifted in a week despite a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, Britain's health...

WHO warns against mixing and matching COVID vaccines 12 Jul 2021 - 06:54 pm

GENEVA: The World Health Organization's chief scientist on Monday advised against people mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, calling it a...

Italian COVID-19 vaccine shows strong immune response in mid-stage trial 12 Jul 2021 - 04:02 pm

MILAN: Italy's hopes of producing its own COVID-19 vaccine were given a boost on Monday when local biotech firm ReiThera said its vaccine...

Pandemic not over, Johnson warns as England set for rule easing 12 Jul 2021 - 12:39 am

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge caution on Monday as he is expected to confirm plans to remove nearly all...

Spaniards sizzle through first heatwave of the summer as temperatures reach 44 C 11 Jul 2021 - 08:10 pm

MADRID - Some took refuge near fountains, while others headed for reservoirs to cool off, as Spaniards sweltered through the first heatwave of...

Billionaire Richard Branson heads for space in his own ship 11 Jul 2021 - 06:19 pm

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M.: Thrill-seeking billionaire Richard Branson strapped in and set off Sunday on his boldest adventure yet - a bid to...

Musk under fire again: CEO to testify over Tesla acquisition 11 Jul 2021 - 05:26 pm

In the runup to Tesla Inc.'s 2016 acquisition of a company called SolarCity, Elon Musk hailed the deal as a "no brainer" -...

Unvaccinated Belgian woman contracted two COVID variants simultaneously 11 Jul 2021 - 02:47 pm

BRUSSELS: A 90-year-old Belgian woman who died from COVID-19 in March had contracted two variants of coronavirus at the same time, which is...

Pope Francis makes first appearance since intestinal surgery 11 Jul 2021 - 01:32 pm

ROME: Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since surgery last week, greeting well-wishers as he stood on a hospital balcony....

UK minister confident of further COVID-19 rule easing from July 19 11 Jul 2021 - 01:22 pm

LONDON: The UK government is confident that plans to lift a range of COVID-19 restrictions will go ahead on July 19 in England...

Spanish PM Sánchez remodels Cabinet to focus on economy 10 Jul 2021 - 05:57 pm

MADRID: Spain’s prime minister overhauled his Cabinet on Saturday, forming what he called "the government of the recovery” following the coronavirus pandemic. Prime...

Malta requires visitor vaccination proof to curb new cases 10 Jul 2021 - 12:22 pm

VALLETTA, Malta: The Mediterranean island nation of Malta is requiring proof of vaccination for visitors 13 and up, the first European Union nation...

Billionaire Branson set to fly to space aboard Virgin Galactic rocket plane 10 Jul 2021 - 09:21 am

Decades after burnishing his reputation as a wealthy daredevil mogul in a series of boating and hot-air balloon expeditions, Richard Branson is poised...

Gap between Sputnik V COVID-19 shots can be up to 180 days: Russia's RDIF 09 Jul 2021 - 07:36 pm

MOSCOW: The gap between the two shots of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine can be extended up to 180 days and it will...

Spanish tourist hotspots seek return to curfews as youth infections rage 09 Jul 2021 - 04:20 pm

MADRID: Spain's Canary Islands and its Mediterranean region of Valencia have asked the government to bring back curfews to counter a soaring COVID-19...