World / Europe

Greek National Opera finds post-lockdown voice 19 Jul 2020 - 05:58 pm

Athens: The rich mezzo-soprano voice of Anita Rachvelishvili rang out on Saturday evening across the ancient ruins at the foot of the Acropolis...

World champion Marquez breaks bone in Spanish MotoGP crash 19 Jul 2020 - 04:09 pm

JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, Spain: Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez broke a bone in his arm after a heavy crash in the...

Man questioned in arson probe into French cathedral fire 19 Jul 2020 - 02:57 pm

NANTES, France: French investigators questioned a man Sunday who worked as a volunteer at the gothic cathedral of Nantes which was badly damaged...

Spanish novelist Juan Marsé dies at 87 19 Jul 2020 - 02:52 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: The literary agency of Juan Marsé says the Spanish novelist has died. He was 87. The Carmen Balcells agency announced his...

UK 'confident' Moscow helped hackers target virus vaccine 19 Jul 2020 - 01:39 pm

London: British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Sunday he was "absolutely confident" in allegations by the UK and its allies that Russia...

Hungary's Orban wonders why Netherlands' PM 'hates me' 19 Jul 2020 - 01:30 pm

Brussels: Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on Sunday of hating him personally and wanting to punish his...

Movie magic as Paris turns the Seine into open-air cinema 19 Jul 2020 - 01:18 pm

Paris: While the cinema drive-in may have gotten a boost as lockdowns gradually come to an end amid the COVID-19 outbreak, in Paris...

Germany's Merkel warns of summit failure on EU recovery fund 19 Jul 2020 - 11:43 am

Brussels: European Union leaders may not reach a deal on a coronavirus stimulus plan on Sunday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said as marathon...

Barcelona back under lockdown as virus cases surge 18 Jul 2020 - 07:43 pm

Barcelona: Barcelona's streets were largely empty on Saturday, with millions of people instructed to stay at home as new coronavirus restrictions came into...

MotoGP resumes in Spain under tight controls 18 Jul 2020 - 07:07 pm

JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, Spain: MotoGP resumed under strict health controls and without any fans on Saturday following a four-month stoppage for the...

France watching Spain virus clusters closely, says PM 18 Jul 2020 - 04:36 pm

PRADES, France: France is watching coronavirus clusters in neighbouring Spain very closely, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Saturday, less than a month...

Fire damages cathedral in French city of Nantes 18 Jul 2020 - 12:03 pm

Nantes, France: Fire erupted Saturday inside a gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes, but firefighters brought the blaze under control...

Firemen battle blaze at Nantes cathedral in western France 18 Jul 2020 - 10:58 am

NANTES, France: Firemen were battling a fire that broke out early on Saturday morning inside the cathedral in the western French city of...

Britain eyes normal life by Christmas, but preparing for second COVID-19 wave 17 Jul 2020 - 08:02 pm

London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he hoped Britain could return to normality before Christmas, setting out a phased removal of lockdown restrictions,...

Symptom tracker app reveals six distinct types of COVID-19 infection 17 Jul 2020 - 06:41 pm

LONDON - British scientists analysing data from a widely-used COVID-19 symptom-tracking app have found there are six distinct types of the disease, each...

Prince Andrew's daughter Beatrice weds in private ceremony 17 Jul 2020 - 04:24 pm

London - Prince Andrew's eldest daughter Princess Beatrice married her businessman fiance on Friday in a private ceremony, after postponing the wedding because...

End of the jumbo: British Airways retires 747 early due to coronavirus crisis 17 Jul 2020 - 04:00 pm

British Airways, the world's largest operator of Boeing 747s, will retire its entire jumbo jet fleet with immediate effect after the COVID-19 pandemic...

Swiss warn over faulty protective masks bought during COVID-19 rush 17 Jul 2020 - 01:59 pm

ZURICH - Swiss officials have opened investigations into importers and dealers of defective respiratory masks, they said on Friday, warning users of protective...