World / Europe

WHO asks for re-checks of research on when coronavirus first surfaced in Italy 01 Jun 2021 - 07:45 pm

MILAN - Samples from a study suggesting the coronavirus was circulating outside China by October 2019 have been re-tested at the World Health...

UK's Heathrow Airport opens terminal for high-risk travelers 01 Jun 2021 - 07:29 pm

LONDON - A terminal at London's Heathrow Airport that was mothballed because of the coronavirus pandemic reopened Tuesday to serve passengers arriving from...

Seven European Union states launch EU vaccination certificate system 01 Jun 2021 - 04:27 pm

ATHENS, Greece: Greece and six other European Union member states on Tuesday are introducing a vaccination certificate system, ahead of the rollout of...

Portugal plans to give COVID shots to 20-year-olds in August 01 Jun 2021 - 04:00 pm

LISBON: Portugal expects to start vaccinating 20- to 30-year-olds at the beginning of August, the vaccine task force coordinator said on Tuesday, as...

Escaping the crowds: Croatia yacht holidays in demand once again 01 Jun 2021 - 02:49 pm

Kastel Gomilica: Sailing holidays may well be one of the best ways to avoid any crowds this summer and Croatian yacht charter companies...

Number of foreign tourists visiting Spain slowly recovers as restrictions ease 01 Jun 2021 - 11:47 am

Madrid: The number of foreign tourists visiting Spain rose to 630,657 in April from a virtual zero in the same month a year...

Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names 01 Jun 2021 - 12:22 am

GENEVA - Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek Alphabet in a bid to simplify...

London rugby stadium offers walk-in COVID-19 vaccines to any adult 31 May 2021 - 08:09 pm

LONDON - A mass walk-in vaccine clinic at London's Twickenham stadium, the home of English rugby, on Monday was offering COVID-19 vaccines to...

Russia's Navalny asks court to end prison security checks 31 May 2021 - 07:52 pm

MOSCOW: Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny asked a court Monday to halt the hourly night-time checks he has been subjected to in...

'Time has come' for pandemic treaty as part of bold reforms - WHO's Tedros 31 May 2021 - 07:39 pm

GENEVA - The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Monday for launching negotiations this year on an international treaty to...

Portuguese PM responds to critics over Champions League fans 31 May 2021 - 07:28 pm

LISBON - Portugal's government said on Monday authorities must learn from their mistakes after a decision to allow thousands of English soccer fans...

Study blames climate change for 37% of global heat deaths 31 May 2021 - 06:43 pm

More than one-third of the world’s heat deaths each year are due directly to global warming, according to the latest study to calculate...

German court demands pension reform to avoid double taxation in future 31 May 2021 - 01:48 pm

Munich: Germany's federal fiscal court on Monday demanded changes to the taxation of pensions to avoid the double taxation of retirement savings in...

Ryanair plane diverted to Berlin over 'potential threat' 31 May 2021 - 10:36 am

Berlin: A Ryanair flight from Ireland to Poland diverted to Berlin after the crew were warned of a "potential security threat” on the...

UK vaccine passport plans to be scrapped - The Telegraph 31 May 2021 - 12:26 am

Britain plans to drop COVID-19 passports as a legal requirement for large events, The Daily Telegraph reported on Sunday. The UK officials working...

Italy reports 44 COVID-19 deaths on Sunday, lowest daily tally since October 30 May 2021 - 11:23 pm

MILAN - Italy reported 44 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday, down from 83 the day before and the lowest figure since mid-October, while the...

UK may require NHS workers to take COVID-19 vaccine 30 May 2021 - 08:10 pm

LONDON - The British government may require National Health Service workers to be inoculated against COVID-19 - a contentious proposal that was immediately...