World / Europe

Russian bread makers plan to raise prices due to higher costs - Kommersant 19 Jul 2021 - 12:10 pm

MOSCOW: Several Russian bread producers have told retail chains they plan to raise prices by 7-12% from August due to higher production costs...

England's 'freedom day' marred by soaring cases and isolation chaos 19 Jul 2021 - 11:08 am

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson's 'freedom day' ending over a year of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in England was marred on Monday by surging...

UK PM Johnson reverses plan to skip quarantine after COVID exposure 19 Jul 2021 - 12:05 am

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak will both self-isolate in line with national guidance, abandoning heavily criticised...

Wildfires rage in Russia's Siberia, cause airport to close 18 Jul 2021 - 10:59 pm

MOSCOW - Heavy smoke from raging wildfires covered the Russian city of Yakutsk and 50 other Siberian towns and settlements Sunday, temporarily halting...

COVID deaths dip in Italy, but cases climb, lifted by soccer parties 18 Jul 2021 - 08:36 pm

ROME - Italy reported just three coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday against 13 the day before, the lowest toll since last August, however, the...

Germany's Merkel pledges fast help in 'terrifying' record floods 18 Jul 2021 - 04:01 pm

FRANKFURT: German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised fast financial aid on Sunday after visiting one of the areas worst affected by record floods that...

Siberian city residents advised to stay home to avoid smoke from wildfires 18 Jul 2021 - 03:48 pm

MOSCOW: Smoke from wildfires covered the Siberian city of Yakutsk on Sunday where people were advised by the mayor to stay home and...

All adults in Britain offered a COVID-19 shot ahead of Monday reopening 18 Jul 2021 - 03:16 pm

LONDON: Every adult in the United Kingdom has been offered a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, the health ministry said on Sunday, ahead...

Europe flooding toll over 180 as rescuers dig deeper 18 Jul 2021 - 01:03 pm

BERLIN: The death toll from flooding in Western Europe climbed above 180 on Sunday after rescue workers dug deeper into debris left by...

Bavaria hit by floods as German death toll climbs to 156 18 Jul 2021 - 12:12 pm

FRANKFURT: Flash floods hit southern Germany on Sunday, killing at least one person and adding to the devastation after flooding in the country...

UK PM, finance minister exposed to COVID, confined to office work 18 Jul 2021 - 10:52 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his finance minister Rishi Sunak will be limited to working from their offices and subject to...

Europe flood death toll tops 160, costly rebuilding ahead 17 Jul 2021 - 07:28 pm

BERLIN: Rescue workers labored to deal with damage laid bare by receding water Saturday as the death toll from disastrous flooding in Western...

UK health minister Javid tests positive for COVID-19 17 Jul 2021 - 04:11 pm

LONDON: British health minister Sajid Javid on Saturday said he had tested positive for COVID-19, but that his symptoms were mild and he...

Experts: Europe floods shows need to curb emissions, adapt 17 Jul 2021 - 04:01 pm

BRUSSELS: Just as the European Union was announcing plans to spend billions of euros to contain climate change, massive clouds gathered over Germany...

Death toll in rises to 157 in Germany and Belgium floods 17 Jul 2021 - 03:55 pm

ERFTSTADT, Germany/WASSENBERG, Germany: Rescue workers searched flood-ravaged parts of Germany and Belgium for survivors on Saturday after burst rivers and flash floods this...

Engine failure forced Russian plane to make hard landing, investigators say 17 Jul 2021 - 02:32 pm

MOSCOW: Russian investigators said on Saturday engine failure had caused a small passenger plane to make a forced landing in Siberia a day...

France allows visitors with Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine 17 Jul 2021 - 01:16 pm

PARIS: France will allow international travelers who have had AstraZeneca’s Indian-manufactured vaccine into the country starting Sunday. At the same time, France is...

As floods hit western Europe, scientists say climate change hikes heavy rain 17 Jul 2021 - 01:06 pm

MADRID/BRUSSELS: The extreme rainfall causing deadly flooding across western Germany and Belgium has been so alarming, many across Europe are asking if climate...