World / Europe

G20 leaders to back COVID-19 vaccine voluntary licensing, no patent waiver 20 May 2021 - 09:18 pm

BRUSSELS - Leaders of the world's largest economies will adopt on Friday a declaration recommending voluntary actions to boost COVID-19 vaccine production, snubbing...

Malta residents to get 100 euro vouchers in post-COVID reboot 20 May 2021 - 08:34 pm

VALLETTA - Malta's government said on Thursday it will spend a total of 50 million euros ($61.12 million) to issue vouchers worth 100...

EU reaches deal on COVID-19 passes to open summer travel 20 May 2021 - 08:26 pm

BRUSSELS - The European Union reached a deal on Thursday on COVID-19 certificates designed to open up tourism across the 27-nation bloc this...

Optical illusion leaves Eiffel Tower teetering over ravine 20 May 2021 - 07:34 pm

PARIS - An art installation has created the optical illusion that the French capital's Eiffel Tower is perched precariously over a rocky ravine....

COVID fight could return 'to square one': experts sound vaccines alarm 20 May 2021 - 07:29 pm

LONDON - India's export ban on COVID-19 shots risks dragging the battle against the pandemic "back to square one" unless wealthy nations step...

Spain accuses Morocco of "blackmail" over Ceuta migrant surge 20 May 2021 - 01:44 pm

Madrid: Spain's defence minister accused Morocco of "blackmail" on Thursday over its passivity in the face of a surge in migrant arrivals in...

EU finalizes deal with Pfizer-BioNTech for 1.8 billion doses 20 May 2021 - 01:09 pm

Brussels: The European Union's executive arm on Thursday finalized a third vaccine contract with Pfizer and BioNTech through 2023 for an additional 1.8...

Prince William receives his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine 20 May 2021 - 11:30 am

London: Prince William said Thursday he has received his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine as Britain’s National Health Service expands it inoculation program...

Greece evacuates more as forest fire spreads to Attica region 20 May 2021 - 11:28 am

Athens: Greek authorities moved more people to safety on Thursday as firefighters battled a forest fire that spread from the Corinth region of...

New Ukraine health minister vows to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations 20 May 2021 - 11:22 am

Kyiv: Ukraine's parliament named a new health minister on Thursday, who promised to speed up vaccinations against COVID-19, including by trying to make...

Princess Diana 1995 BBC interview report expected 20 May 2021 - 10:43 am

London: An inquiry into how the BBC secured a 1995 interview with Britain's Princess Diana, in which she disclosed details of her failed...

Britain reforms railways but vows no 'terrible sandwiches' 20 May 2021 - 10:31 am

London: Britain will create a new public railway operator called Great British Railways in the biggest reform of the network in a quarter...

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny 'more or less' recovered after hunger strike - prison official 20 May 2021 - 09:31 am

Moscow: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has 'more or less' recovered his health following a hunger strike and has the possibility of communicating with...

Greece evacuates villages as forest fire rages in Corinth region 20 May 2021 - 09:01 am

Athens: Authorities in the Corinth region of southern Greece have moved people from six villages to safety as fire fighters battled a forest...

Hackers threaten to release Irish patient data after attack 19 May 2021 - 10:02 pm

Hackers who targeted Ireland’s health service are threatening to imminently release or sell patient data in an effort to pressure the government agency...

Spanish tourism looking to vaccines, UK green light, says Melia CEO 19 May 2021 - 09:20 pm

MADRID - A recovery in Spanish tourism this summer depends on the successful rollout of international vaccination certificates and Britain adding Spain to...

Scientists should know transmissibility of Indian variant next week - UK medical offer 19 May 2021 - 07:45 pm

LONDON - Britain is increasingly confident that vaccines work against the coronavirus variant first found in India, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on...