World / Europe

Ukraine president jettisons PM in search for 'new brains' to revive economy 04 Mar 2020 - 09:37 pm

KIEV: Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy ousted Oleksiy Honcharuk as prime minister after just six months in a reshuffle on Wednesday, saying that "new...

Italian coronavirus death toll jumps to 107, all schools shut 04 Mar 2020 - 09:37 pm

ROME: Italy closed all schools and universities and prepared other emergency measures on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus...

Putin says Russia targeted from abroad by fake news on coronavirus 04 Mar 2020 - 06:37 pm

MOSCOW: Russia has been targeted from abroad by foes spreading fake news about the coronavirus to sow panic, President Vladimir Putin said on...

Louvre in Paris reopens after staff end coronavirus protest 04 Mar 2020 - 03:42 pm

Paris: The Louvre museum in Paris reopened to the public Wednesday after management took steps to allay staff fears over the coronavirus spread...

First coronavirus case in EU agency in Brussels 04 Mar 2020 - 03:24 pm

Brussels: A first EU official working in the bloc's Brussels administration has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, European officials said Wednesday. "We...

UK police charge another man over deaths of 39 Vietnamese in truck 04 Mar 2020 - 12:53 pm

London: British police said on Wednesday they had charged another man as part of their investigation into the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants...

Huawei finds 5G heaven in Switzerland with ‘fitbits’ for cows 04 Mar 2020 - 08:28 am

A quiet Huawei Technologies Co.-led 5G revolution is unfolding at the heart of Europe -- in the bucolic Swiss hamlet of Taenikon. Far...

Thousands of migrants look for way around shut Greek border 03 Mar 2020 - 08:49 pm

KASTANIES, Greece: Thousands of migrants and refugees searched for ways to cross Greece's border with Turkey on Tuesday, as Athens ramped up its...

French government to push through divisive pension changes 03 Mar 2020 - 06:35 pm

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron’s government is set to push through divisive pension changes in the lower house of parliament amid protests from...

France shuts dozens of schools in bid to contain coronavirus 03 Mar 2020 - 12:48 pm

Paris - French officials have closed about 120 schools in areas that have reported the largest numbers of coronavirus infections, and more could...

Ukraine reports first coronavirus case - health official 03 Mar 2020 - 12:35 pm

KIEV: Ukraine has its first confirmed coronavirus case, Ihor Kuzin, the acting head of the Health Ministry's public health centre, told Reuters on...

Italian schools go digital as coronavirus shuts classrooms 02 Mar 2020 - 08:44 pm

MILAN: For schoolchildren in northern Italy, the beginning of their second week blocked at home because of coronavirus saw a scramble to adapt...

Child drowns at sea off Greece in first fatality after Turkey opens border 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm

KASTANIES/LESBOS, Greece: A child died after being pulled from the sea when a boat capsized on Monday off the Greek island of Lesbos,...

Policeman, fireman test positive for coronavirus in Rome 02 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm

ROME: A policeman and a fireman based in Rome have tested positive for the new coronavirus, authorities said, raising the risk of the...

Special relationship? Britain vows to drive hard bargain in US trade talks 02 Mar 2020 - 01:26 pm

LONDON: Britain unveiled its mandate for trade talks with the United States on Monday, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowing to drive a...

Greeks fear 'invasion' of migrants across Turkish border 01 Mar 2020 - 10:48 pm

Kastanies/Skála Sykaminéas, Greece: Greece was on a state of alert Sunday as it faced an influx of thousands of migrants seeking to cross...

Thousands rally in protest against mogul Czech PM 01 Mar 2020 - 10:48 pm

Prague: Several thousand people rallied in central Prague Sunday against the Czech Republic's billionaire prime minister and the way his government treats public...