World / Europe

UK police: Taxi bomb could have caused 'significant' harm 19 Nov 2021 - 07:51 pm

LONDON: The homemade bomb that killed a man in a taxi in Liverpool contained ball bearings and would have caused "significant injury or...

EU recommends Merck COVID-19 pill for adults at risk of severe illness 19 Nov 2021 - 07:01 pm

The European Union's drug regulator on Friday advised that an experimental COVID-19 pill from Merck should be given within five days of first...

EU urges Bulgaria to speed up coronavirus vaccinations 19 Nov 2021 - 06:21 pm

SOFIA: Bulgaria needs to speed up vaccinations against the coronavirus to limit the health risks for its people and for other countries, the...

London house fire kills 2 women, 2 children; cause unclear 19 Nov 2021 - 05:29 pm

LONDON: Investigators are searching for the cause of a house fire in London that killed two women and two children, believed to be...

Facing new COVID wave, Dutch delay care for cancer, heart patients 19 Nov 2021 - 05:10 pm

AMSTERDAM: Dutch healthcare officials said on Friday they have begun delaying operations for some cancer and heart patients to free up space in...

Britain to add booster shots to COVID-19 travel pass 19 Nov 2021 - 03:49 pm

LONDON: Britain's health ministry on Friday said it would add booster shots to the COVID-19 pass for outbound international travel, though it added...

Austria reimposes full lockdown, plans to make COVID vaccines compulsory 19 Nov 2021 - 02:04 pm

VIENNA- Austria will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full coronavirus lockdown this autumn to tackle a new wave...

Germany not ruling out lockdown, even for the vaccinated 19 Nov 2021 - 01:58 pm

BERLIN- Germany's coronavirus situation is so grave that a lockdown, including people who have been vaccinated, cannot be ruled out, the health minister...

Hoax threat forces Spanish airliner evacuation in La Coruna 19 Nov 2021 - 01:39 pm

MADRID- A bomb threat that forced the evacuation of a Spanish airliner on Friday morning after it landed in the northwestern city of...

Hundreds gather in Paris to protest over new Austria restrictions 18 Nov 2021 - 09:58 pm

PARIS- Several hundred protesters gathered outside the Austrian Embassy in Paris on Thursday to demonstrate against Austria's new COVID-19 restrictions, fearing France might...

Hungary makes booster COVID-19 shot mandatory for healthcare staff 18 Nov 2021 - 09:10 pm

BUDAPEST- Hungary will make a third, booster shot against COVID-19 mandatory for all healthcare workers and will require protective mask wearing in most...

Germany to limit public life for the unvaccinated 18 Nov 2021 - 08:11 pm

BERLIN- Germany will limit large parts of public life in areas where hospitals are becoming dangerously full of COVID-19 patients to those who...

Czech Republic and Slovakia tighten COVID-19 curbs for unvaccinated 18 Nov 2021 - 07:22 pm

PRAGUE- The Czech Republic and Slovakia tightened restrictions on people who have not had COVID-19 shots on Wednesday to try to encourage more...

Putin says Lukashenko should start dialogue with Belarusian opposition 18 Nov 2021 - 06:17 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to start a dialogue with his opponents, who swiftly poured...

Dutch weigh options to slow rising Covid-19 infections among children 18 Nov 2021 - 03:25 pm

Amsterdam: Virologists in the Netherlands have proposed extending holidays over Christmas to slow a surge in COVID-19 cases among children that has forced...

Greece calls up private doctors as COVID-19 cases surge 18 Nov 2021 - 02:05 pm

ATHENS: Greece on Thursday ordered private sector doctors in five regions in the north of the country to assist its health system as...

UK study suggests Delta subvariant less likely to cause symptoms 18 Nov 2021 - 12:33 pm

London: A subvariant ofDeltathat is growing in Britain is less likely to lead to symptomatic COVID-19 infection, a coronavirus prevalence survey found, adding...