World / Europe

Harry and Meghan make final split with British royal family 19 Feb 2021 - 03:45 pm

LONDON: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan made their final split with the British royal family, telling Queen Elizabeth that they will not...

Germany sees drop in virus cases flatten as variant surges 19 Feb 2021 - 03:37 pm

BERLIN: The head of Germany’s disease control agency warned Friday that a decline in new coronavirus cases the country saw has leveled off...

Poland entering third wave of COVID-19, health ministry says 19 Feb 2021 - 02:28 pm

WARSAW: Poland is seeing the beginning of a third wave of coronavirus infections, a health ministry spokesman said on Friday, as the country...

COVID infections falling worldwide but WHO warns against apathy 18 Feb 2021 - 07:47 pm

LONDON - Reported daily coronavirus infections have been falling across the world for a month and on Tuesday hit their lowest since mid-October,...

Dutch curfew to stay as government circumvents court order to drop it 18 Feb 2021 - 07:08 pm

AMSTERDAM - A night-time curfew to fight the coronavirus looks set to remain in place in the Netherlands as most parties in parliament...

Britain's Prince Philip, 99, spends a second night in hospital 18 Feb 2021 - 06:57 pm

LONDON: Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth's 99-year-old husband, spent a second night in a London hospital after he felt unwell at Windsor Castle and...

Swans bask in warm waters from Ukrainian nuclear plant during winter freeze 18 Feb 2021 - 06:22 pm

OSTROH, Ukraine: Dozens of swans have flocked to a reservoir in western Ukraine this winter, evading snow and ice to enjoy the warm...

Sinkholes threaten Croatian village after earthquake 18 Feb 2021 - 03:15 pm

MECENCANI, Croatia: A village in central Croatia has been living in fear since a devastating earthquake in December when sinkholes began to appear...

Madrid rushes to clone precious oaks downed by snowstorm 18 Feb 2021 - 02:43 pm

MADRID: After the worst snowstorm in decades damaged half a million of Madrid's trees, a specialist arboreal rescue team is swooping in to...

Researchers urge delay in administering Pfizer vaccine's second dose, cite strong data 18 Feb 2021 - 08:16 am

Researchers on Wednesday urged governments to delay administering the second dose of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, which they said had an efficacy of...

Spain to make quarantine obligatory for travellers from South Africa, Brazil 18 Feb 2021 - 12:03 am

MADRID - Spain will make travellers from South Africa and Brazil go into quarantine for at least seven days following their arrival, Health...

Switzerland plans cautious easing of pandemic lockdown from March 17 Feb 2021 - 08:24 pm

ZURICH - Switzerland plans to make its first "cautious steps" towards ending its coronavirus lockdown next month, the government said on Wednesday, contrasting...

Slovakia seeks medical staff assist from abroad as COVID-19 outbreak rages 17 Feb 2021 - 07:32 pm

PRAGUE - Slovakia will ask other European Union member countries for medical staff to help with the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Health...

Britain's Prince Philip, 99, in hospital after feeling unwell 17 Feb 2021 - 07:10 pm

LONDON - Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth's 99-year-old husband, was admitted to hospital on Tuesday as a precautionary measure after feeling ill with an...

Snows storms hit East Med, army called out in Greece 17 Feb 2021 - 03:28 pm

Greece called in the armed forces Wednesday to help repair widespread damage caused by heavy snowfall in Athens, while blizzards continued to cause...

Johnson plots reopening of UK economy within months 17 Feb 2021 - 03:27 pm

London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson is plotting a staged exit from lockdown that would see the United Kingdom's battered economy returning to work...

Italy's Draghi urges unity, sacrifice in fighting the virus 17 Feb 2021 - 02:09 pm

ROME: Italian Premier Mario Draghi urged Italy’s polarized politicians to unite behind his new government to confront the coronavirus pandemic and the economic...