World / Europe

Italy re-elects President Mattarella, government unity bruised 30 Jan 2022 - 12:27 pm

Rome: Italian head of state SergioMattarellawas re-elected for a second term on Saturday, with party chiefs asking him to carry on after a...

Britain to offer COVID vaccinations to vulnerable children aged 5-11 30 Jan 2022 - 12:09 pm

LONDON: Britain will this week begin offering vaccinations to children aged between five and 11 who are most at risk from coronavirus, the...

Putin orders apparent new system for banning internet content 29 Jan 2022 - 06:16 pm

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his administration to consider an apparent new system to ban "toxic" internet content, although details were...

Italian parties in disarray as presidential vote limps on 29 Jan 2022 - 12:49 pm

Rome: Italy's parliament voted for a sixth day running on Saturday to elect a new president, but the parties remained deeply divided over...

Omicron subtype has apparent transmission advantage: UKHSA 28 Jan 2022 - 07:50 pm

LONDON: The BA.2 subtype of the Omicron coronavirus variant appears to have a substantial growth advantage over the currently predominant BA.1 type, Britain's...

Britain to start rolling out Pfizer COVID pill next month 28 Jan 2022 - 07:32 pm

LONDON: Britain will start rolling out Pfizer's COVID-19 pill to vulnerable people next month, the health ministry said on Friday, targeting the treatment...

Elusive whale stranded near beach in coastal Athens 28 Jan 2022 - 03:42 pm

ATHENS: Rescuers on Friday were trying to free a beaked whale which has surfaced in Greek waters, trapped near a beach on the...

Merck's COVID-19 pill active against Omicron in lab studies 28 Jan 2022 - 03:36 pm

Merck & Co Inc and partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics said on Friday six lab studies showed their experimental oral COVID-19 drug molnupiravir was active...

Trial in Germany's Green Vault jewel heist opens in Dresden 28 Jan 2022 - 03:06 pm

BERLIN: Six men accused of involvement in a 2019 jewel heist at a museum housing one of Europe's greatest art collections appeared in...

Germany says omicron surge 'under control' despite records 28 Jan 2022 - 02:48 pm

BERLIN: Germany's coronavirus surge fueled by the omicron variant remains "under control” despite a string of new infection records, the country's health minister...

Omicron behind nearly all infections in Italy, health body says 28 Jan 2022 - 01:32 pm

MILAN- The highly contagious Omicron coronavirus now accounts for nearly all new infections in Italy, the National Health Institute (ISS) said on Friday,...

Paris hospitals chief sparks debate on whether unvaccinated patients should pay for treatment 27 Jan 2022 - 10:34 pm

PARIS- The head of the Paris hospitals system has set off a fierce debate by questioning whether people who refuse to be vaccinated...

German parliament approves climate spending with unused Covid support funds 27 Jan 2022 - 09:54 pm

BERLIN -Germany's lower house on Thursday suspended constitutional limits on new borrowing for another year and approved a supplementary budget to fund investments...

Sweden decides against recommending COVID vaccines for kids aged 5-11 27 Jan 2022 - 09:43 pm

STOCKHOLM- Sweden has decided against recommending COVID vaccines for kids aged 5-11, the Health Agency said on Thursday, arguing that the benefits did...

Boosters increase protection against death from Omicron in over-50s to 95% - UKHSA 27 Jan 2022 - 07:59 pm

LONDON- COVID-19 boosters increase protection against death from the Omicron variant to 95% in people aged 50 or over, the UK Health Security...

Booster shots could cut Europe's COVID hospitalisations by up to 800,000: EU 27 Jan 2022 - 03:11 pm

BRUSSELS: Booster shots could reduce future hospitalisations in Europe by at least half a million, the European Union's public health agency said on...

As Omicron ebbs, England revives Plan A: living with COVID 27 Jan 2022 - 01:02 pm

London: After an uncomfortable but relatively brief return to coronavirus restrictions triggered by the Omicron variant, England is going back to "Plan A"...

German prosecutors charge Russian man with espionage 27 Jan 2022 - 12:29 pm

BERLIN: German prosecutors said Thursday they have charged a Russian man who worked at a German university with espionage for allegedly passing information...