World / Europe

EU finds potential link between mild heart inflammation and mRNA COVID shots 09 Jul 2021 - 04:09 pm

Europe's drug regulator has found a possible link between very rare heart inflammation and COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, it said on...

Austria urges public to get COVID-19 shots as supply exceeds demand 09 Jul 2021 - 02:43 pm

VIENNA: Austria's government appealed to the public on Friday to get fully vaccinated against the coronavirus as the number of doses available now...

Question open on need for COVID booster shot, data awaited, WHO says 09 Jul 2021 - 02:10 pm

GENEVA - The World Health Organization said on Friday that it was not clear whether COVID-19 booster vaccines will be needed to maintain...

Russia reports highest daily COVID-19 case rise since early January 09 Jul 2021 - 01:55 pm

MOSCOW - Russia reported 25,766 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the most confirmed in a single day since Jan. 2, as authorities struggled...

Dutch to reimpose some COVID-19 curbs as cases rise - ANP 09 Jul 2021 - 01:48 pm

AMSTERDAM - The Dutch government is expected to reimpose restrictions on dance clubs, music festivals and restaurants on Friday in response to a...

Nine found dead in Swedish airplane crash -police 09 Jul 2021 - 01:10 pm

STOCKHOLM - All nine people onboard were found dead in the crash of an airplane outside Orebro, Sweden, on Thursday, Swedish police said....

Multiple fatalities in Swedish airplane crash - police 09 Jul 2021 - 12:22 am

STOCKHOLM - Several people died in the crash of an airplane after takeoff outside Orebro, Sweden, on Thursday, Swedish police said. "It's a...

Moscow mayor says COVID-19 situation stabilising, but cases still high 08 Jul 2021 - 11:34 pm

MOSCOW - Moscow's mayor said the COVID-19 situation was gradually stabilising after a surge in infections blamed on the more contagious Delta variant,...

Portugal orders COVID test, vaccination proof at hotel check-in 08 Jul 2021 - 09:29 pm

LISBON - Holidaymakers in Portugal will be required to show a negative COVID-19 test, a vaccination certificate or proof of recovery to stay...

UK's Johnson to detail final withdrawal from Afghanistan 08 Jul 2021 - 02:55 pm

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to set out details Thursday of Britain’s final military withdrawal from Afghanistan almost 20 years after the...

Belarus government blocks top media outlet, detain reporters 08 Jul 2021 - 02:45 pm

KYIV, Ukraine: The Belarusian authorities on Thursday blocked the website of a leading online media outlet and detained several of its journalists, the...

Pope, from hospital, sends condolences to Haiti after attack 08 Jul 2021 - 02:28 pm

ROME: Pope Francis on Thursday sent his condolences to Haiti following what he said was the "heinous assassination” of President Jovenal Moïse. Francis,...

Greece to announce mandatory vaccinations for some groups next week 08 Jul 2021 - 02:08 pm

ATHENS: Greece will announce mandatory vaccinations for specific professional groups next week, the government said on Thursday after a recent spike in COVID-19...

EU fines 4 German car makers $1B over emission collusion 08 Jul 2021 - 02:00 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Union handed down $1 billion in fines to four major German car manufacturers Thursday, saying they colluded to limit the...

EU executive approves Cyprus' 1.2 bln euro COVID recovery plan 08 Jul 2021 - 11:55 am

BRUSSELS/NICOSIA: The European Union's executive approved on Thursday Cyprus's plan to spend 1.2 billion euros ($1.41 billion) worth of special funds from the...

UK looking at COVID app changes due to self-isolation frustration: Sunak 08 Jul 2021 - 11:20 am

LONDON British finance minister Rishi Sunak said the government was looking at changes to its COVID-19 app due to frustration among the public...

Russia detains medical worker for selling fake vaccine certificates 08 Jul 2021 - 12:22 am

MOSCOW - Russian police said on Wednesday they had detained a health worker in the Kaliningrad region for allegedly selling fake coronavirus vaccination...