World / Europe

Ignoring WHO call, Germany, France to give Covid-19 vaccine boosters 05 Aug 2021 - 12:50 pm

PARIS/BERLIN: Germany and France will go ahead with COVID-19 vaccine boosters from September, disregarding an appeal by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to...

Greece battles wildfires for third day, site of ancient Olympics saved 05 Aug 2021 - 10:12 am

Athens: Greek authorities ordered more evacuations on an island near Athens on Thursday and battled a blaze near the site of the ancient...

Britain rows back on France quarantine, opens to more countries 05 Aug 2021 - 12:25 am

LONDON - Britain said that fully-vaccinated travellers returning to England from France will no longer have to quarantine, scrapping an extra rule imposed...

Delays in deliveries of Russia's Sputnik V shot to be resolved this month -RDIF 04 Aug 2021 - 09:12 pm

MOSCOW - Delays in international deliveries of the second dose of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine will be fully resolved this month, the Russian...

Spain allows 40% maximum occupancy in outdoor sports events in August 04 Aug 2021 - 09:06 pm

MADRID: Fans will be allowed in August to attend sports events in Spain, with a 40% maximum occupancy rate in open-air stadiums and...

English study finds 50-60% reduced risk of COVID for double-vaccinated 04 Aug 2021 - 08:45 pm

LONDON - Fully-vaccinated people have an around 50 to 60% reduced risk of infection from the Delta coronavirus variant, including those who are...

Britain to offer COVID shots to all 16- and 17-year-olds 04 Aug 2021 - 07:17 pm

LONDON: Britain will offer all 16- and 17-year-olds their first dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, its vaccine advisers said on Wednesday, a move...

Vast wildfires in Russia's Yakutia set emissions record - monitor 04 Aug 2021 - 05:45 pm

MOSCOW: Summer wildfires have already produced a record amount of carbon emissions in Russia's Siberian region of Yakutia, with still more weeks of...

EU seals deal with Novavax for up to 200 million COVID-19 vaccines 04 Aug 2021 - 05:30 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Commission has approved a supply contract with U.S. firm Novavax to buy up to 200 million doses of its potential...

WHO calls for moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine booster doses 04 Aug 2021 - 05:24 pm

The World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine boosters until at least the end of September, its head Tedros...

Mediterranean has become a 'wildfire hotspot', EU scientists say 04 Aug 2021 - 05:14 pm

BRUSSELS: The Mediterranean has become a wildfire hotspot, with Turkey hit by its most intense blazes on record and a heatwave producing a...

Greeks urged to be on alert as extreme weather fuels wildfires 04 Aug 2021 - 02:30 pm

ATHENS: Extreme temperatures in Greece fuelled wildfires on the mainland and on an island near Athens on Wednesday, a day after a blaze...

Munich-Prague train collides with Czech commuter service, three dead 04 Aug 2021 - 02:13 pm

MILAVCE, Czech Republic: Three people died and eight were seriously injured on Wednesday when a Munich-to-Prague express train ran through a stop signal...

Athens fire recedes but heatwave fuels big blaze on Evia island 04 Aug 2021 - 12:51 pm

Athens: A wildfire that set homes and cars on fire on the outskirts of Athens and forced residents to flee was receding on...

UK mulls giving COVID-19 vaccine to teenagers, approval expected next week -The Sun 03 Aug 2021 - 11:58 pm

Teenagers in Britain aged 16 and 17 will be given the green light for COVID-19 vaccine within days before they head back to...

Foreign tourism to Spain surges from year ago in June, 75% below 2019 03 Aug 2021 - 09:35 pm

MADRID: The number of foreign tourists visiting Spain jumped to 2.2 million in June, rising nearly tenfold from a year earlier when global...

Scotland to lift almost all COVID-19 restrictions next week 03 Aug 2021 - 09:08 pm

LONDON – Scotland’s first minister announced on Tuesday that almost all remaining COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted from next Monday. Addressing the Scottish...

Spain's infection rate continues to recede after last month's Delta peak 03 Aug 2021 - 08:39 pm

MADRID: Spain's COVID-19 contagion rate continues to fall, with the two-week rate dropping 19 points on Tuesday compared with the previous day. The...