World / Europe

UK hospitals trial new version of a breathing aid 30 Mar 2020 - 09:00 am

London - A new version of a breathing aid that can help coronavirus patients has been developed in less a week by a...

Italy reports second straight daily drop in coronavirus deaths 29 Mar 2020 - 07:31 pm

Italy reported a second straight daily decline in the number of deaths from coronavirus, offering hope that stern measures the government has implemented...

Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 756, lifting total death toll to 10,779 29 Mar 2020 - 06:28 pm

ROME: The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy climbed by 756 to 10,779, the Civil Protection Agency said on Sunday,...

German minister commits suicide after 'virus crisis worries' 29 Mar 2020 - 06:25 pm

Frankfurt am Main: Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany's Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming "deeply worried" over how to...

Virus forces Europeans to ask: How united do we want to be? 29 Mar 2020 - 06:25 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: Europe’s fractured union came under new pressure this weekend, as Italy and Spain pleaded for urgent European help to withstand the...

With PM Johnson ill, coronavirus strikes at heart of British politics 29 Mar 2020 - 06:25 pm

LONDON: Hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed on Friday he had the coronavirus, his health minister said he did too, and England's...

Record virus deaths in Spain as world hunkers down for long haul 29 Mar 2020 - 06:25 pm

Madrid: Spain broke another national record of daily coronavirus deaths Sunday as more than 40 percent of the world's population was asked to...

Italy: 101-year-old influenza survivor beats COVID-19 29 Mar 2020 - 02:52 pm

Ankara - A 101-year-old Italian man who survived the Spanish flu pandemic in the 1910s has successfully recovered from the deadly coronavirus. The...

Moscow says coronavirus outbreak enters new phase as residents go out to brave risk 29 Mar 2020 - 02:25 pm

Moscow - Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Sunday that the coronavirus outbreak had entered a new phase as the total number of...

Spain’s coronavirus death toll rises by 838 overnight to 6,528 29 Mar 2020 - 01:04 pm

Madrid - Spain awoke to its third week under near-total lockdown on Sunday, as the government met to approve a strengthening of measures...

'Merkel is back': virus crisis boosts Germany's centre-right 29 Mar 2020 - 12:45 pm

Berlin: Angela Merkel's long-struggling conservatives have rebounded in the polls thanks to the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis and widespread faith in...

UK's Johnson warns on coronavirus: Things to get worse before they get better 29 Mar 2020 - 11:25 am

London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson is warning Britons in a letter to 30 million households that things will get worse before they get...

Europe death toll from coronavirus surges past 20,000 28 Mar 2020 - 05:54 pm

Paris: The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 20,000 people in Europe, according to a tally of official figures gathered by AFP at...

Portugal to treat migrants as residents during coronavirus crisis 28 Mar 2020 - 05:32 pm

LISBON: All foreigners in Portugal with pending applications will be treated as permanent residents from Monday until at least July 1, authorities said...

Russia to close borders starting on March 30 28 Mar 2020 - 05:27 pm

MOSCOW: Russia will close its borders starting on March 30 in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a government order...

UK coronavirus deaths pass 1,000: official 28 Mar 2020 - 04:52 pm

Britain said 1,019 people had died after testing positive for coronavirus by 1700 GMT on Friday, a rise of 260 on the total...

Merkel thanks compliant Germans, shutdown to continue until at least April 20 28 Mar 2020 - 02:59 pm

FRANKFURT: Germans have been largely complying with rules to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, as confirmed cases...