World / Europe

Liberal mayor wants to run against Hungarian prime minister 15 May 2021 - 12:12 pm

Budapest, Hungary: The liberal mayor of Hungary's capital announced Saturday that he will enter an upcoming primary race that will choose a candidate...

Herd community? Elephants show us how to coexist 15 May 2021 - 09:48 am

London: A herd of life-size model elephants will be paraded through central London on Saturday to trumpet the idea that humans and wild...

Germany classifies UK a coronavirus risk area 14 May 2021 - 09:27 pm

BERLIN: Germany on Friday classified Britain as a coronavirus risk area due to the emergence there of a highly infectious variant first detected...

Slovakia ends coronavirus state of emergency 14 May 2021 - 05:46 pm

PRAGUE: Slovakia on Friday lifted a state of emergency in force since October to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, but Prime Minister Eduard Heger...

Netherlands lifts restrictions to visit Spanish islands 14 May 2021 - 04:46 pm

MADRID: Dutch tourists who visit Spain's Balearic and Canary Islands will no longer have to take a coronavirus test on their way home,...

Germany's COVID-19 case rate falls below key threshold 14 May 2021 - 03:46 pm

BERLIN: Germany's seven-day rate of COVID-19 cases fell below a key threshold for the first time in nearly two months on Friday, paving...

Portugal leaves UK tourists on tenterhooks over travel 14 May 2021 - 01:58 pm

LISBON - British holidaymakers are on tenterhooks as Portuguese authorities have yet to decide whether the country will allow them to visit from...

COVID-19 lab leak theory cannot be ruled out, leading scientists say 14 May 2021 - 01:10 pm

LONDON - The origin of the novel coronavirus is still unclear and the theory that it was caused by a laboratory leak needs...

Irish health service hit by ransomware attack, vaccine rollout unaffected 14 May 2021 - 01:03 pm

DUBLIN - Ireland's health service operator shut down all its IT systems on Friday to protect it from what it described as a...

Britain to adapt vaccine rollout to tackle Indian variant 14 May 2021 - 12:58 pm

LONDON - Britain will adapt its vaccine rollout to protect people more quickly in areas where a coronavirus variant first detected in India...

England 'on track' to fully reopen venues from June 21 - minister 14 May 2021 - 12:54 pm

Britain's sports minister Oliver Dowden is confident sports events can welcome back capacity crowds from June 21, though he said some "high-risk" venues...

Czech town launches local 'currency' to boost post-COVID recovery 13 May 2021 - 06:59 pm

KYJOV, Czech Republic: A Czech town has launched a scheme whereby residents are being given money to spend in shops and cafes badly...

Madame Tussauds moves Prince Harry and Meghan waxworks from royals 13 May 2021 - 05:56 pm

LONDON: A year after leaving their royal duties to move to Los Angeles, Madame Tussauds has now decided waxwork models of Prince Harry...

Spain is on track for herd immunity, PM says 13 May 2021 - 02:42 pm

Madrid: More than two thirds of Spain's 47 million people will have been vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-August, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said...

UN Security Council to hold third emergency session to discuss situation in Middle East 13 May 2021 - 02:28 pm

New York: The UN Security Council decided to hold an emergency meeting tomorrow, Friday, to discuss the rapid developments in the occupied territories...

UK anxious about Indian variant, PM Johnson says 13 May 2021 - 02:20 pm

LONDON: Britain is anxious about the spread of the novel coronavirus variant first detected in India and rules nothing out, Prime Minister Boris...

Tourism minister says Spain will be ready for COVID travel certificate in June 13 May 2021 - 02:02 pm

MADRID: Spain will be ready in June to use COVID certificates that would facilitate travels, Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said on Thursday, urging...