World / Europe

Austria orders non-vaccinated people into COVID-19 lockdown 14 Nov 2021 - 03:11 pm

VIENNA: Austria is placing millions of people not fully vaccinated against the coronavirus in lockdown as of Monday to deal with a surge...

Greece sees 2021 tourism recovering after strong Jan-Aug - minister 14 Nov 2021 - 02:56 pm

ATHENS: Greece has seen revenues from its key tourist industry in the eight months to August reach half of 2019 levels, its tourism...

Putin offers help to resolve crisis at Belarus and EU border 14 Nov 2021 - 02:40 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia was ready to help resolve a migrant crisis on the border between Belarus and Poland,...

UK's Queen Elizabeth to miss Cenotaph service due to back sprain 14 Nov 2021 - 12:32 pm

LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth will not attend Sunday's Remembrance Day Service at the Cenotaph due to a sprained back, Buckingham Palace said, extending...

Fire at hospital in Bulgaria kills three COVID-19 patients 14 Nov 2021 - 12:14 pm

SOFIA: Three men died when a fire broke out in a COVID-19 ward of a hospital in the southern Bulgarian city of Sliven...

Queen Elizabeth to appear publicly for first time after hospital stay 14 Nov 2021 - 10:09 am

LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth will attend the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph in London on Sunday, her first in-person public engagement since...

Glasgow climate negotiators unveil new draft deal 13 Nov 2021 - 04:23 pm

Glasgow, Scotland: After extending negotiations for an extra day, leaders of the United Nations summit in Glasgow have offered a new draft agreement...

Polish police find body of young Syrian near Belarus border 13 Nov 2021 - 02:39 pm

WARSAW, Poland:Polish police said Saturday that the body of a young Syrian man was found in the woods near the border with Belarus,...

Putin says any Belarusian move to cut gas flows risks hitting ties 13 Nov 2021 - 02:33 pm

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Belarus had not consulted him before raising the possibility of cutting Russian natural gas flows...

Merkel urges unvaccinated to reconsider as 7-day COVID incidence rate hits record 13 Nov 2021 - 02:05 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged unvaccinated people to reconsider their decision in a video message on Saturday, as the country's seven-day coronavirus...

Britain drafts COP26 plan to make sure promised climate cash arrives 13 Nov 2021 - 12:00 pm

Glasgow: The British hosts of the COP26 U.N. climate talks published a proposal on Saturday to make sure rich countries deliver climate finance...

Netherlands returns to partial lockdown amid COVID-19 surge 12 Nov 2021 - 09:49 pm

AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands will return to a partial lockdown from Saturday after the government ordered restaurants and shops to close early and barred...

WHO to set guidelines on COVID-19 antiviral pills soon 12 Nov 2021 - 07:56 pm

GENEVA: World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Friday they were hoping to convene a meeting soon to set guidelines on the use...

Denmark proposes corona pass mandate for workers 12 Nov 2021 - 07:49 pm

COPENHAGEN: Denmark on Friday proposed to fast-track legislation allowing workplaces to mandate a digital "corona pass" for employees in its latest measure to...

All Czech students to be tested to curb surge in virus cases 12 Nov 2021 - 07:02 pm

PRAGUE: The Czech government is requiring children to get tested for COVID-19 as part of efforts to curtail a recent steep rise in...

UK PM Johnson wary of COVID "storm clouds" over Europe 12 Nov 2021 - 06:51 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said he was cautious about rising cases of COVID in Europe, warning of gathering "storm...

Latvia bans unvaccinated lawmakers from meetings 12 Nov 2021 - 06:33 pm

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Latvia on Friday banned unvaccinated lawmakers from attending in-person and remote parliament meetings as of Monday when the monthlong lockdown ends....