World / Europe

Daughter of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he needs a doctor 18 Apr 2021 - 01:02 pm

MOSCOW - The daughter of hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on Russian authorities on Sunday to allow a doctor to treat her...

Harry, William seen chatting together after royal funeral 17 Apr 2021 - 10:02 pm

LONDON: A year after they last saw one another, Prince William and his brother Prince Harry put their fraught relationship aside as they...

Queen Elizabeth stands alone as her 'strength' Philip is laid to rest 17 Apr 2021 - 06:01 pm

WINDSOR, England: Queen Elizabeth and her family paid their last respects to Prince Philip at a funeral on Saturday that celebrated his naval...

Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny at growing risk of kidney failure - medics union 17 Apr 2021 - 03:16 pm

Moscow: Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is at increasing risk of kidney failure and his vision is deteriorating after more than two weeks...

Madrid to host charity bullfight for matadors left jobless by COVID-19 17 Apr 2021 - 02:55 pm

Madrid: Crowds will return to Madrid's Las Ventas bullring for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic next month for...

Pfizer CEO sees need for third Covid vaccine booster dose likely within 12 months 17 Apr 2021 - 01:33 pm

The United States is preparing for the possibility that a booster shot will be needed between nine to 12 months after people are...

Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million 17 Apr 2021 - 11:33 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide...

List of mourners attending the funeral of Prince Philip 17 Apr 2021 - 11:25 am

LONDON: Here is the full list of mourners who will attend the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor...

Madrid may shut down mass vaccination centres unless more shots arrive 16 Apr 2021 - 08:20 pm

MADRID: A shortage of coronavirus shots may force the Madrid region to close down mass vaccination centres next week, the regional public health...

Pregnant women in UK told to have Pfizer or Moderna vaccines 16 Apr 2021 - 08:14 pm

LONDON: Pregnant women in Britain should get a COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer or Moderna because there is more real-world data to show...

Germany's Merkel receives shot of AstraZeneca COVID vaccine 16 Apr 2021 - 04:53 pm

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel received her first shot of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, her spokesman said on Twitter. "I am happy...

Hundreds queue up as Latvia offers walk-in AstraZeneca shots 16 Apr 2021 - 04:14 pm

RIGA: People in their 30s showed up in their hundreds on Friday morning as Latvia offered the AstraZeneca vaccine to anyone who wanted...

Merkel says lockdowns, curfews vital to break Germany's third wave 16 Apr 2021 - 12:44 pm

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged lawmakers on Friday to approve new powers that would allow her to force coronavirus lockdowns and...

WHO chief says COVID-19 infection rate approaching highest of pandemic so far 16 Apr 2021 - 12:33 pm

GENEVA - The number of new COVID-19 cases per week has nearly doubled globally over the past two months, approaching the highest rate...

'You can't clone us': Polish doctors cry for help as COVID deaths spike 16 Apr 2021 - 12:28 pm

KRAKOW, Poland - When the pandemic began last year, Kinga Szlachcic-Wyroba, an anaesthesiologist in the Stefan Zeromski Specialist Hospital in Krakow, Poland, had...

Fit for, and designed by, a prince: Philip's Land Rover funeral hearse 15 Apr 2021 - 10:26 pm

WINDSOR, England: When Prince Philip's coffin is conveyed to church for his funeral service, it will be taken in a specially-commissioned Land Rover...