World / Europe

Russian court rejects Kremlin critic Navalny's appeal against jail term 20 Feb 2021 - 12:55 pm

Moscow: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny lost his appeal on Saturday against what he said was a politically-motivated decision to jail him for nearly...

Poland considering COVID-19 restrictions at Czech, Slovak borders -minister 20 Feb 2021 - 12:00 pm

Warsaw: Poland's Health Minister Adam Niedzielski has not ruled out imposing restrictions at the country's borders with Slovakia and the Czech Republic due...

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny tells Russian court to free him 20 Feb 2021 - 11:39 am

Moscow: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny told a judge to set him free on Saturday as he appealed against what he said was a...

Pfizer wants to store vaccine at higher temperatures, making distribution easier 19 Feb 2021 - 08:32 pm

FRANKFURT: Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE have asked the U.S. health regulator to relax requirements for their COVID-19 vaccine to be stored at...

Moscow goes green: Russian capital eyes fully electric bus fleet by 2030 19 Feb 2021 - 05:45 pm

MOSCOW: Moscow plans to nearly quadruple the number of electric buses it operates in coming years and replace all petrol or diesel-powered public...

Spain close to vaccinating all nursing-home residents, on track for summer goals 19 Feb 2021 - 05:17 pm

MADRID: Spain has given a full two-shot course of coronavirus vaccines to almost all its elderly nursing-home residents, the FED care-home association said...

Pfizer, BioNTech start testing COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women 19 Feb 2021 - 04:02 pm

CHICAGO: Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE have started an international study with 4,000 volunteers to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of their COVID-19...

Johnson & Johnson submits emergency use listing to WHO for COVID-19 vaccine 19 Feb 2021 - 03:51 pm

Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it had submitted for emergency use listing of its COVID-19 vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO)....

Harry and Meghan make final split with British royal family 19 Feb 2021 - 03:45 pm

LONDON: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan made their final split with the British royal family, telling Queen Elizabeth that they will not...

Germany sees drop in virus cases flatten as variant surges 19 Feb 2021 - 03:37 pm

BERLIN: The head of Germany’s disease control agency warned Friday that a decline in new coronavirus cases the country saw has leveled off...

Poland entering third wave of COVID-19, health ministry says 19 Feb 2021 - 02:28 pm

WARSAW: Poland is seeing the beginning of a third wave of coronavirus infections, a health ministry spokesman said on Friday, as the country...

COVID infections falling worldwide but WHO warns against apathy 18 Feb 2021 - 07:47 pm

LONDON - Reported daily coronavirus infections have been falling across the world for a month and on Tuesday hit their lowest since mid-October,...

Dutch curfew to stay as government circumvents court order to drop it 18 Feb 2021 - 07:08 pm

AMSTERDAM - A night-time curfew to fight the coronavirus looks set to remain in place in the Netherlands as most parties in parliament...

Britain's Prince Philip, 99, spends a second night in hospital 18 Feb 2021 - 06:57 pm

LONDON: Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth's 99-year-old husband, spent a second night in a London hospital after he felt unwell at Windsor Castle and...

Swans bask in warm waters from Ukrainian nuclear plant during winter freeze 18 Feb 2021 - 06:22 pm

OSTROH, Ukraine: Dozens of swans have flocked to a reservoir in western Ukraine this winter, evading snow and ice to enjoy the warm...

Sinkholes threaten Croatian village after earthquake 18 Feb 2021 - 03:15 pm

MECENCANI, Croatia: A village in central Croatia has been living in fear since a devastating earthquake in December when sinkholes began to appear...

Madrid rushes to clone precious oaks downed by snowstorm 18 Feb 2021 - 02:43 pm

MADRID: After the worst snowstorm in decades damaged half a million of Madrid's trees, a specialist arboreal rescue team is swooping in to...

Researchers urge delay in administering Pfizer vaccine's second dose, cite strong data 18 Feb 2021 - 08:16 am

Researchers on Wednesday urged governments to delay administering the second dose of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, which they said had an efficacy of...