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Tesla's Musk set to meet German economy minister: Sources 02 Sep 2020 - 02:36 pm

BERLIN: Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk is scheduled to meet German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier on Wednesday during a visit to Germany, coalition...

German minister rules out new nationwide coronavirus lockdown 02 Sep 2020 - 02:20 pm

BERLIN: Germany will not need another national lockdown over the winter to keep the coronavirus under control despite rising infections, Health Minister Jens...

Toxic liquid leaks into Paris river from cement plant 01 Sep 2020 - 09:05 pm

Paris - Hundreds of litres of toxic wastewater have leaked into Paris' Seine River from a plant belonging to Franco-Swiss cement giant Lafarge-Holcim,...

Spain's daily COVID-19 infections retreat from peaks 01 Sep 2020 - 08:42 pm

MADRID - Spain's health ministry said on Tuesday the number of coronavirus cases detected daily had declined over the past four days, further...

Delivering super-cooled COVID-19 vaccine a daunting challenge for some countries 01 Sep 2020 - 08:36 pm

FRANKFURT - Getting a coronavirus vaccine from manufacturing sites to parts of the developing world supply will be an immense challenge, given the...

Sanofi halts trials of failed COVID-19 drug 01 Sep 2020 - 05:26 pm

PARIS: French pharmaceutical company Sanofi announced Tuesday that it was halting clinical trials of its drug Kevzara for use against the novel coronavirus....

Greece extends school reopening to Sept. 14, students to wear masks 01 Sep 2020 - 04:16 pm

ATHENS: Greek authorities have extended the reopening of schools by a week to Sept. 14, due to a surge in COVID-19 infections, the...

Germany's Olympic champion Rebensburg retires 01 Sep 2020 - 03:33 pm

BERLIN: Germany's leading skier and 2010 Olympic giant slalom champion Viktoria Rebensburg is retiring after a dip in form, she said on Tuesday....

Sanofi halts trial of Covid-19 drug after tests 01 Sep 2020 - 02:15 pm

Paris: French pharma giant Sanofi said Tuesday that international Phase 3 clinical tests of its Kevzara drug for serious Covid-19 cases had proved...

WHO urges 'dialogue' with virus protesters 31 Aug 2020 - 11:09 pm

Geneva - The World Health Organization urged governments Monday to engage with people demonstrating against Covid-19 restrictions and listen to their concerns, but...

Russia to vaccinate high risk groups against COVID-19 towards end of year - agencies 31 Aug 2020 - 08:34 pm

MOSCOW: Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said on Monday that mass vaccination of high risk groups in the country against COVID-19 would begin...

Ireland lifts local COVID-19 lockdown, national picture still 'uncertain' 31 Aug 2020 - 07:15 pm

DUBLIN - Ireland lifted an extended local lockdown on Monday in the eastern county of Kildare ahead of schedule, but the whole country...

West accepts Moscow was right to approve COVID vaccine - Russian official 31 Aug 2020 - 07:07 pm

MOSCOW - Comments by a senior U.S. official and moves by Britain towards the possible fast-tracking of COVID-19 vaccines show the West now...

Berlin zoo's twin panda cubs celebrate 1st birthday 31 Aug 2020 - 04:52 pm

BERLIN: The Berlin zoo's popular twin panda cubs have celebrated their first birthday with a special frozen cake and a portion of snow...

EU offers 400 mln euros to WHO-led COVID-19 vaccine initiative 31 Aug 2020 - 04:30 pm

BRUSSELS: The European Commission said it would contribute 400 million euros ($476 million) to an initiative led by the World Health Organization to...

Tens of thousands march in Belarus capital despite crackdown 30 Aug 2020 - 09:40 pm

Minsk - Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched through Minsk Sunday, calling for an end to strongman Alexander Lukashenko's rule amid a...

Wildfire forces over 3,100 to evacuate in Spain's Andalusia 30 Aug 2020 - 09:30 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: An out-of-control wildfire is raging in Spain's southern region of Andalusia, forcing more than 3,100 people to evacuate, authorities said Sunday....