World / Europe

Malta requires visitor vaccination proof to curb new cases 10 Jul 2021 - 12:22 pm

VALLETTA, Malta: The Mediterranean island nation of Malta is requiring proof of vaccination for visitors 13 and up, the first European Union nation...

Billionaire Branson set to fly to space aboard Virgin Galactic rocket plane 10 Jul 2021 - 09:21 am

Decades after burnishing his reputation as a wealthy daredevil mogul in a series of boating and hot-air balloon expeditions, Richard Branson is poised...

Gap between Sputnik V COVID-19 shots can be up to 180 days: Russia's RDIF 09 Jul 2021 - 07:36 pm

MOSCOW: The gap between the two shots of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine can be extended up to 180 days and it will...

Spanish tourist hotspots seek return to curfews as youth infections rage 09 Jul 2021 - 04:20 pm

MADRID: Spain's Canary Islands and its Mediterranean region of Valencia have asked the government to bring back curfews to counter a soaring COVID-19...

Germany lists all of Spain as COVID-19 risk area- ministry 09 Jul 2021 - 04:12 pm

BERLIN: Germany has declared all of Spain a coronavirus risk area, the foreign ministry said on Friday, after Spain's COVID-19 infection rate more...

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...