World / Europe

Sweden extends pause of Moderna vaccine for younger age group 21 Oct 2021 - 08:25 pm

STOCKHOLM - Sweden has extended the pause of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 30 and younger due to rare heart-related side effects,...

COVID-19 disinformation backfires as Russian deaths climb, EU says 21 Oct 2021 - 07:46 pm

BRUSSELS - A systematic disinformation campaign in Russian media to foster doubts and misgivings about COVID-19 vaccines in the West has backfired as...

Putin urges cooperation, not rivalry to tackle climate crisis 21 Oct 2021 - 07:31 pm

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged international cooperation, not rivalry to tackle the climate crisis, a day after the Kremlin...

Moscow to reintroduce lockdown measures as COVID-19 cases, deaths soar 21 Oct 2021 - 03:23 pm

Moscow: Moscow will reintroduce COVID-19 related lockdown measures from Oct. 28, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Thursday, with supermarkets and pharmacies the only...

'Act of terror': Man charged with murder of British lawmaker Amess 21 Oct 2021 - 03:17 pm

London: British police charged a 25-year-old man on Thursday with the murder of lawmaker David Amess and said the killing was an act...

Pfizer, BioNTech report high efficacy of COVID-19 booster shot in study 21 Oct 2021 - 02:26 pm

BERLIN: Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SE on Thursday said data from a Phase III trial demonstrated high efficacy of a booster...

La Palma: Hundreds more evacuate to flee volcano lava 21 Oct 2021 - 12:58 pm

Madrid: Hundreds of people were evacuated during the night on the Spanish island of La Palma as a river of molten rock crept...

Paris art fair gets back to business after COVID pause 21 Oct 2021 - 12:32 pm

Paris: After missing a year, the contemporary art world's annual get-together in Paris is roaring back to life with a feast of viewings,...

Russia reports cases of more contagious COVID-19 variant - reports 21 Oct 2021 - 10:32 am

MOSCOW: Russia has reported some COVID-19 infections with a new coronavirus variant believed to be even more contagious than the Delta one, the...

Britain secures COVID-19 antivirals from Merck and Pfizer 21 Oct 2021 - 12:44 am

LONDON - Britain said on Wednesday it had secured deals for two COVID-19 antivirals, one developed by Merck and the other by Pfizer,...

WHO says it continues to assess Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 21 Oct 2021 - 12:35 am

MOSCOW - The World Health Organization (WHO) is still assessing the Russia-designed Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, according to an update...

Czech COVID-19 cases soar to highest since April, prompting new measures 20 Oct 2021 - 09:02 pm

The Czech government will force restaurants to check patrons' COVID-19 status, among other measures it decided on Wednesday, to stem a spike in...

UK hospitals on the edge as government resists fresh COVID measures 20 Oct 2021 - 08:20 pm

LONDON - Britain's health minister Sajid Javid on Wednesday resisted calls from doctors for fresh measures to halt a rising wave of COVID-19...

Poland considers drastic steps to tackle COVID 'explosion' 20 Oct 2021 - 08:03 pm

WARSAW - Poland is facing an explosion of COVID-19 cases that may require drastic action, the health minister said on Wednesday, after more...

Lockdowns, record COVID-19 deaths hit Russia, Eastern Europe as region spurns vaccines 20 Oct 2021 - 07:49 pm

PLOIESTI, Romania/MOSCOW - Russia will shut workplaces for a week, Latvia went back into lockdown for a month and Romanian funeral homes are...

Serbia introduces COVID-19 passes for indoor cafes and restaurants 20 Oct 2021 - 02:38 pm

BELGRADE: Serbia will make a COVID-19 "health pass" mandatory for access to restaurants, cafes, Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Wednesday, as the...

Queen Elizabeth told to rest by doctors, cancels visit - Palace 20 Oct 2021 - 01:23 pm

LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth has accepted medical advice to rest for the next few days and has cancelled a planned visit to Northern...

Russia's daily coronavirus deaths mount to another high 20 Oct 2021 - 12:39 pm

MOSCOW: Russia's coronavirus deaths surged to another daily record Wednesday as soaring infections prompted the Cabinet to suggest declaring a nonworking week to...