World / Europe

BERLIN: German government officials dampened hopes on Friday that an economically painful partial lockdown would be lifted promptly at the end of November,...

ZURICH: Switzerland has begun a rolling review of Moderna's, COVID-19 vaccine candidate so it can give it a speedy approval should it pass...

MOSCOW - Russia reported a record 21,983 new coronavirus infections on Friday as Moscow prepared to close restaurants and bars overnight in an...

KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addressed the nation in two videos on Thursday, his first appearance since being hospitalised after testing positive...

GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) is in discussions with the Russian institute that developed the Sputnik V candidate vaccine against COVID-19...

LONDON  - The United Kingdom reported 33,470 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the highest daily total to date, as the government struggles...

COPENHAGEN - A potential vaccine candidate being developed in Denmark has in early animal trials proven effective against a mutated novel coronavirus strain...

PARIS: People are becoming weary of the coronavirus pandemic but should remain vigilant and continue to take precautions while the world awaits a...

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's director of communications resigned on Wednesday after media reported there were bitter arguments at heart of...

Italy, one of the European countries hit hardest by COVID-19, surpassed the one-million infections mark on Wednesday, leap frogging Mexico to become one...

More than 50,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the U.K., making it the first country in Europe to cross the grim milestone....

MADRID  - The Spanish Health Ministry said Wednesday that foreign travelers from countries considered high-risk areas for the coronavirus will be asked to...

BERLIN - Flying taxi startup Lilium will set up its first U.S. hub near Orlando, putting more than 20 million Floridians within range...

PRAGUE: The Czech Republic will reopen the first and second grades of elementary schools on Nov. 18 as the latest data show a...

Berlin: German investigators said on Wednesday they had launched a manhunt for suspects who made off with 6.5 million euros ($7.6 million) in...

Moderna Inc.’s market value has swelled by almost $24 billion this year on optimism that the biotech’s experimental messenger-RNA vaccine will play a...

BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Wednesday it had sealed a deal with Pfizer and BioNTech for the supply of up to 300...

London: Faced with closures because of coronavirus measures and fierce competition from retail giant Amazon, 250 independent UK bookshops have banded together on...