World / Europe

Consensus reached for year-end WHO talks on pandemic treaty - South Africa 25 May 2021 - 09:10 pm

GENEVA - South Africa said on Tuesday that consensus had been reached to hold a special ministerial session of the World Health Organization...

WHO expert say new research mission to China would be helpful 25 May 2021 - 08:15 pm

AMSTERDAM - A leading scientist on the WHO's COVID-19 mission to China said on Tuesday that a follow-up trip could be helpful to...

Russia fines Google, Facebook for failing to delete banned content 25 May 2021 - 08:07 pm

MOSCOW - A Russian court said on Tuesday it has fined U.S. technology giants Google and Facebook Inc over a failure to delete...

Airlines re-route to avoid Belarus, opposition says journalist tortured 25 May 2021 - 06:09 pm

KYIV/VILNIUS: Airlines re-routed flights to avoid Belarus's airspace on Tuesday and Belarusian planes faced a possible ban from Europe, as international outrage mounted...

UK accused of reintroducing virus restrictions on the sly 25 May 2021 - 04:30 pm

London: The British government faced accusations Tuesday that it was introducing local lockdowns on the sly after it published new guidelines for eight...

Russia investigates oil spill off Black Sea coast 25 May 2021 - 12:35 pm

Moscow: Russian authorities in the southern region of Krasnodar said on Tuesday they were investigating an oil spill in the Black Sea and...

Austria bans tourist visits from Britain over India-originated Covid-19 variant 25 May 2021 - 11:07 am

Vienna: Austria is banning direct flights and tourist visits from Britain because of the prevalence there of a highly infections coronavirus variant first...

Finland's Finnair stops using Belarus airspace 25 May 2021 - 09:15 am

HELSINKI: Finland's flag carrier Finnair said on Tuesday it would stop using Belarusian airspace after Belarus scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair...

Malta has achieved herd immunity with COVID shots, says minister 25 May 2021 - 12:26 am

VALLETTA - Malta has vaccinated 70% of its adult population with at least one COVID-19 shot, becoming the first European Union country to...

Russia gives Google 24 hours to delete banned content 24 May 2021 - 07:28 pm

MOSCOW - Russia's communications watchdog on Monday gave Google 24 hours to delete what it called prohibited content or be fined and said...

WHO sets new targets for vaccinating world's poorest to end 'scandalous inequity' 24 May 2021 - 02:25 pm

GENEVA: The COVID-19 pandemic is being perpetuated by a "scandalous inequity" in vaccine distribution, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said...

EU considers shunning Belarusian airspace over forced landing 24 May 2021 - 02:07 pm

Brussels: The European Union is considering shunning Belarus's airspace and banning national carrier Belavia from EU airports after Belarusian authorities scrambled a warplane...

UK Black Lives Matters activist critically ill after shooting 24 May 2021 - 01:56 pm

London: Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is critically ill after being shot in the head in south London in the early hours...

Vilnius university says its student travelling with Protasevich also detained, demands release 24 May 2021 - 11:26 am

Vilnius: A Belarusian university in Vilnius on Monday said its student Sofia Sapega, 23, who was travelling with journalist Roman Protasevich, had also...

'Peter Rabbit 2' helps Cineworld draw crowds after lockdown in UK 24 May 2021 - 10:28 am

Cineworld Group Plc said on Monday its UK cinemas pulled in more people than expected after a months-long COVID-19 lockdown, helped by Sony...

All flights over Belarus must cease after 'air piracy' - senior UK lawmaker 24 May 2021 - 09:50 am

London: The chairman of the British parliament's foreign affairs committee called on Monday for all civilian airlines to cease flying over Belarus after...