World / Europe

More evacuations as Spanish wildfire blazes for fifth day 12 Sep 2021 - 12:37 pm

ESTEPONA: Andalusia's regional government said on Sunday two more towns would be evacuated as a wildfire continues to rage close to a popular...

UK PM to set out COVID winter strategy this week, says health minister 12 Sep 2021 - 12:11 pm

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will this week set out plans to manage the COVID-19 pandemic over the colder months, his health...

Merkel calls migrant push at EU's border 'unacceptable' 11 Sep 2021 - 05:24 pm

WARSAW, Poland: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that she found it unacceptable that refugees were being used to apply pressure to Poland...

Polish medics march to demand better pay and health system reforms 11 Sep 2021 - 02:45 pm

Warsaw: Thousands of Poland's healthcare workers marched through the streets of Warsaw on Saturday, demanding better pay and conditions as the country braces...

Three killed after Russian apartment block gas explosion 11 Sep 2021 - 02:37 pm

Moscow: Three people died, including an 11-year-old girl, after a gas explosion caused a two-storey apartment building to partially collapse in a Russian...

Tornado hits Italy's Pantelleria island, killing two people 11 Sep 2021 - 12:43 pm

MILAN: Two people died and nine were injuried after a windstorm hit Pantelleria, a small Italian island in the Mediterranean, sweeping up cars...

Queen Elizabeth says prayers for victims and survivors of 9/11 11 Sep 2021 - 11:20 am

London: Britain's Queen Elizabeth said on Saturday that her prayers remained with victims and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the...

France sees bird flu outbreak as virus spreads again in Europe 10 Sep 2021 - 04:00 pm

PARIS: France has raised its bird flu alert level after a severe form of the virus was found among backyard poultry in the...

Strong winds, high temperatures fuel wildfire near Spanish resort 10 Sep 2021 - 02:06 pm

ESTEPONA, Spain - Unusually strong winds and high late-summer temperatures hindered efforts on Friday to tame a wildfire near a popular resort in...

BioNTech to seek approval soon for vaccine for 5-11 year olds-Spiegel 10 Sep 2021 - 02:00 pm

FRANKFURT - BioNTech is set to request approval across the globe to use its COVID-19 vaccine in children as young as five over...

Italy adds more job groups to requirement for COVID vaccination 09 Sep 2021 - 09:10 pm

ROME - The Italian government ruled on Thursday that catering and cleaning staff in schools and nursing homes can only work if they...

Spain's COVID-19 incidence drops below 'high risk' level 09 Sep 2021 - 09:01 pm

MADRID - Spain's coronavirus incidence slipped below 150 cases per 100,000 people - a threshold the Health Ministry considers a "high risk" of...

EU removes Japan, five other countries from safe travel list 09 Sep 2021 - 08:26 pm

BRUSSELS - The European Union has removed Japan and five other countries from its list of safe travel destinations, meaning visitors or people...

Wildfire raging in southern Spain forces nearly 800 to flee 09 Sep 2021 - 07:49 pm

ESTEPONA, Spain - A wildfire has forced the evacuation of nearly 800 people from around the southern Spanish resort of Estepona, local authorities...

Russia's Yakutia province governor warns of more deadly wildfires next year 09 Sep 2021 - 03:49 pm

VLADIVOSTOK: The governor of Russia's northern province of Yakutia, which suffered from widespread wildfires this summer, warned of the risks of a similar...

Paris attacks trial disrupted after main defendant defies judge 09 Sep 2021 - 03:38 pm

Paris: A judge trying suspects in a major jihadist attack in Paris that killed 130 people briefly suspended the hearing on Thursday after...

UK medicine regulator says Pfizer, AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots may be used as boosters 09 Sep 2021 - 02:54 pm

LONDON: Britain's medical regulator on Thursday gave the go-ahead for Pfizer and AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to be used in any future booster programme,...