World / Europe

UK PM Johnson likely to delay England's final stage of reopening-media 12 Jun 2021 - 10:42 am

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to delay lifting the remaining coronavirus restrictions in England as data shows a further rise...

Jill Biden rubs shoulders with royalty on British visit 11 Jun 2021 - 09:35 pm

HAYLE, England: U.S. first lady Jill Biden visited a school in Cornwall with Kate, Duchess of Cambridge on Friday, as senior members of...

Russia records highest daily COVID cases since February 11 Jun 2021 - 07:40 pm

MOSCOW: Russia on Friday reported 12,505 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, its highest number of daily infections since late February,...

Sweden sees 'dark clouds' with outbreaks of COVID delta variant 11 Jun 2021 - 05:23 pm

STOCKHOLM: Swedish health officials warned on Friday of worrying local outbreaks of the COVID delta variant and urged people to get vaccinated to...

Berlin's Adlon hotel reopens after months of lockdown 11 Jun 2021 - 04:55 pm

BERLIN: Berlin's exclusive Adlon Hotel on Friday reopened its doors for tourists as the German capital eases COVID-19 restrictions. The five-star hotel within...

Rapid spread of Delta variant throws England's re-opening into doubt 11 Jun 2021 - 04:42 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's hopes of ending England's coronavirus lockdown on June 21 hung in the balance on Friday as data...

UK's Duchess of Cambridge 'can't wait to meet' new niece Lilibet 11 Jun 2021 - 04:31 pm

LONDON: Britain's Duchess of Cambridge Kate said on Friday she could not wait to meet her new niece Lilibet, the daughter of her...

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine plant in France gets approval 11 Jun 2021 - 04:20 pm

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday approved a new manufacturing site in France for the production of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine. The...

Germany to lift general travel warnings for low-infection regions 11 Jun 2021 - 03:17 pm

BERLIN: Germany will lift a general travel warning for risk regions that have a seven-day coronavirus incidence of below 200 starting from July...

EU advises against AstraZeneca shot in people with rare blood condition 11 Jun 2021 - 03:11 pm

Europe's drug regulator on Friday advised against using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in people with a history of a rare bleeding condition and said...

G7 to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries 11 Jun 2021 - 01:32 pm

CARBIS BAY, England - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expects the Group of Seven to agree to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses...

EU countries clear plan to ease cross-border tourism over summer 11 Jun 2021 - 12:56 pm

BRUSSELS - European Union countries agreed on Friday to an easing of travel restrictions over summer that will allow fully vaccinated tourists to...

COVID-19 outbreak closes hotel hosting G7 summit delegation 10 Jun 2021 - 10:19 pm

CARBIS BAY, England - A hotel, which British media reported was being used by members of Germany's delegation to a Group of Seven...

UK's Johnson hails Biden as 'a big breath of fresh air' 10 Jun 2021 - 08:40 pm

CARBIS BAY, England - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed U.S. President Joe Biden as "a big breath of fresh air" on Thursday...

EU to agree easier travel, more safer places to visit 10 Jun 2021 - 08:26 pm

BRUSSELS - The European Union is likely to agree on Friday to let people who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus travel freely within...

UK health minister says need full investigation into COVID-19 origins 10 Jun 2021 - 08:22 pm

LONDON - British health minister Matt Hancock on Thursday said that there needs to be a fully independent investigation into the origins of...

French court gives man who slapped Macron 4 months in jail: BFM TV 10 Jun 2021 - 06:29 pm

PARIS: A French court ordered the man who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron across the face to serve four months in jail, BFM...

UK PM Johnson greets U.S. President Biden ahead of G7 summit 10 Jun 2021 - 05:38 pm

CARBIS BAY, England: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson greeted U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday in the English seaside resort of Carbis Bay,...