World / Europe

Using pillows against bombs, older Ukrainians stay put amid war-zone exodus 17 Mar 2022 - 02:13 pm

Lviv, Ukraine: When Russian jets roared low over her town and the bombing grew unbearable, Liudmila Kravtsova packed a small bag and fled...

Germany mulls COVID-19 vaccine mandate, easing restrictions 17 Mar 2022 - 01:59 pm

BERLIN: Lawmakers in Germany are debating a possible COVID-19 vaccine mandate as the country hit a new record for the number of newly...

Technical fault halts Polish railways, a key Ukraine exit route 17 Mar 2022 - 01:55 pm

WARSAW: Railways ground to a halt in many places across Poland on Thursday, disrupting an important means of transport for Ukrainian refugees after...

Britain approves AstraZeneca's preventative COVID therapy 17 Mar 2022 - 01:42 pm

Britain's medicines regulator has approved AstraZeneca's antibody-based COVID-19 treatment for preventing infections in adults with poor immune response, marking a major step in...

Spain has registered 4,500 Ukrainian refugees so far, minister says 17 Mar 2022 - 01:33 pm

MADRID: About 4,500 Ukrainian refugees have been registered in Spain since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, but the real number is...

Britain approves AstraZeneca's antibody-based COVID therapy 17 Mar 2022 - 12:48 pm

Britain's medicines regulator has approved AstraZeneca's antibody-based COVID-19 treatment for adults with poor immune response, marking a major step in the fight against...

Zelenskyy says Germany prioritized economy 17 Mar 2022 - 12:36 pm

BERLIN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Germany of putting its economy before his country’s security in the run-up to the Russian...

Hundreds feared trapped in Ukraine theater hit by airstrike 17 Mar 2022 - 12:17 pm

KYIV: Ukrainian authorities struggled to determine the fate of hundreds of civilians who had been sheltering in a theater smashed by a Russian...

Leonardo trainer jet crashes in northern Italy, one pilot dies 16 Mar 2022 - 09:03 pm

MILAN- A trainer jet manufactured by Leonardo crashed near the town of Como in northern Italy on Wednesday, and one of the flight's...

World Court orders Russia to cease military operations in Ukraine 16 Mar 2022 - 06:55 pm

AMSTERDAM: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Russia on Wednesday to stop the military actions it started in Ukraine on Feb. 24....

Back from Kyiv, Czech PM says Ukraine needs more weapons 16 Mar 2022 - 05:30 pm

The prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia safely returned to Central Europe on Wednesday after visiting Kyiv to show support...

Saharan dust storm covers Spain, reaches France and Portugal 16 Mar 2022 - 02:26 pm

For a second straight day, a huge dust storm swirling over Europe from the Sahara desert made it hard to breathe in large...

Germany to secure COVID-19 vaccine production through 2029 16 Mar 2022 - 01:44 pm

BERLIN: Germany plans to spend up to 2.861 billion euros ($3.14 billion) to ensure that COVID-19 vaccine makers have enough production capacity available...

UK easing COVID-19 testing, monitoring despite case uptick 16 Mar 2022 - 01:31 pm

LONDON:After dropping nearly all coronavirus restrictions last month, Britain is now ending some of its most widespread COVID-19 testing and monitoring programs, a...

Ukraine President Zelenskiy to seek more help in speech to U.S. Congress 16 Mar 2022 - 01:08 pm

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday is set to make an urgent appeal to the U.S. Congress for more help in fending off...

Nurse cares for surrogate children in Kyiv as war stops her seeing her own 16 Mar 2022 - 12:09 pm

Kyiv: Ukrainian nurse Oksana Martynenko and her colleagues have 21 babies to look after at a makeshift clinic in a residential basement on...

Germany reports another record COVID-19 incidence 16 Mar 2022 - 11:04 am

BERLIN: Germany reported another record high seven-day incidence of the coronavirus on Wednesday even as the country prepares to ease restrictions. The Robert...