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La Palma's airport reopens but no flights as volcano still erupting 26 Sep 2021 - 09:21 pm

LA PALMA - The airport on the Spanish island of La Palma reopened on Sunday although all flights were cancelled as the volcano...

UK counts on vaccines, 'common sense' to keep virus at bay 26 Sep 2021 - 04:38 pm

LONDON: Britons are encouraged these days - though in most cases not required - to wear face coverings in crowded indoor spaces. But...

Airport reopens on Spanish island roiled by volcano eruption 26 Sep 2021 - 02:51 pm

LA PALMA, Canary Islands: The airport on the Spanish island of La Palma reopened Sunday and authorities allowed some evacuated residents to collect...

Behave normally, UK transport minister tells Britons queuing for fuel 26 Sep 2021 - 01:43 pm

BRIGHTON, England: Transport Minister Grant Shapps on Sunday called on Britons to behave normally when buying petrol, saying there was no shortage of...

Man arrested on suspicion of murder of British teacher 26 Sep 2021 - 09:52 am

London: British police said on Sunday they had arrested a man on suspicion of the murder of a female teacher found dead in...

Germans vote in close election to decide Merkel successor 26 Sep 2021 - 09:37 am

Berlin: Germans went to the polls on Sunday in a national election too close to call, with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) mounting...

French shipbuilding town in shock over lost Australian submarine order 25 Sep 2021 - 02:16 pm

Cherbourg, France: Teaching assistant Georgina was settling into a new life in the shipbuilding town of Cherbourg with her Australian husband when Canberra...

Dutch marchers protest new COVID-19 pass to enter restaurants, theatres 25 Sep 2021 - 01:01 pm

The Hague: Protesters gathered to march against the introduction of a "corona pass" in the Netherlands on Saturday as proof of COVID-19 vaccination...

Vigils held for Teacher murdered in London as suspect released 25 Sep 2021 - 12:51 pm

London: Emotional vigils were held on Friday for a Teacher who was found murdered in a London park last week, highlighting again public...

Croatia: Dead children found with man who attempted suicide 25 Sep 2021 - 12:37 pm

Zagreb, Croatia: Three small children were found dead in an apartment in Croatia's capital Saturday along with a man who had tried to...

Is it a bluff? Some in Hungary and Poland talk of EU pullout 25 Sep 2021 - 12:00 pm

Budapest, Hungary: When Hungary and Poland joined the European Union in 2004, after decades of Communist domination, their citizens thirsted for Western democratic...

Britain expected to ease visa rules as truck driver shortage bites 25 Sep 2021 - 11:05 am

London: Britain is expected to announce plans to issue temporary visas to truck drivers to alleviate an acute labour shortage that has led...

Farmers despair as volcano ravages La Palma's banana crop 24 Sep 2021 - 08:40 pm

LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Spain: In more than 50 years growing bananas on the Spanish island of La Palma, Antonio Brito Alvarez has...

Firefighters retreat as volcanic explosions increase in La Palma 24 Sep 2021 - 07:42 pm

LA PALMA: Intensifying volcanic explosions on the Spanish island of La Palma forced firefighters to retreat and authorities to evacuate three more towns...

Five climbers die in snowstorm on Russia's Mount Elbrus 24 Sep 2021 - 07:18 pm

MOSCOW: Five climbers died after they got caught in a sudden snowstorm on Russia's Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe, officials said....

British royal Kate meets new queen of tennis Raducanu 24 Sep 2021 - 07:10 pm

LONDON: British royal Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, joined Britain's new queen of tennis Emma Raducanu on court on Friday to celebrate the...

World's youth take to the streets again to battle climate change 24 Sep 2021 - 06:08 pm

BRUSSELS: Young people around the world took to the streets on Friday to demand urgent action to avert disastrous climate change, in their...

UK electronic passport gate failure clogs border control at Heathrow 24 Sep 2021 - 05:15 pm

LONDON: Electronic passport gates at Britain's airports failed on Friday, causing chaos at London's Heathrow, where long queues filled immigration halls and some...