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Italy resort lifts alert on melting glacier threat 09 Aug 2020 - 03:21 pm

Rome: An Italian Alpine resort on Sunday lifted a state of alert declared last week over fears that a chunk of glacier on...

Security tight as Belarus votes in tense poll 09 Aug 2020 - 01:52 pm

Minsk: Security measures were imposed in the Belarusian capital Minsk as voters went to the polls Sunday in a tense presidential election, with...

Polls open in Belarus presidential vote 09 Aug 2020 - 09:24 am

Minsk: Polling stations opened in Belarus on Sunday as voters cast ballots in presidential elections with President Alexander Lukashenko running for a sixth...

Paris imposes face mask order for outdoor markets, River Seine strollers 08 Aug 2020 - 09:32 pm

PARIS: Parisians and holidaymakers strolling along the banks of the River Seine or browsing open-air markets in Paris must wear a face mask...

Bulgaria anti-govt protesters restore Sofia blockades 08 Aug 2020 - 11:12 am

Sofia: Anti-government protesters in Bulgaria had restored their week-long blockades in central Sofia by early Saturday, less than a day after they were...

Belarus' leader faces toughest challenge yet in Sunday vote 08 Aug 2020 - 10:14 am

MINSK, Belarus: After 26 consecutive years in office, the autocratic leader of Belarus is confronting something unfamiliar as he tries to win a...

Ireland reimposes some COVID-19 restrictions in three counties 07 Aug 2020 - 09:07 pm

DUBLIN: Ireland announced its first localised reimposition of some coronavirus restrictions on Friday as it sought to control outbreaks in three of the...

Italian valley evacuated as cathedral-sized glacier slips 07 Aug 2020 - 02:24 pm

COURMAYEUR - A melting glacier as large as a cathedral is at risk of breaking apart due to a heatwave, forcing the evacuation...

Russia offers to supply Philippines with COVID-19 vaccine 07 Aug 2020 - 01:57 pm

MANILA: Russia is willing to supply a coronavirus vaccine to the Philippines, or team up with a local firm to mass produce it,...

Swiss ink deal with Moderna for 4.5M doses of COVID vaccine 07 Aug 2020 - 01:08 pm

GENEVA - The Swiss federal government says it has struck a deal with Moderna to supply Switzerland with 4.5 million doses of a...

Italy pledges global 'response' to help Lebanon 07 Aug 2020 - 12:04 am

Rome - Italy's foreign minister on Thursday pledged an "international response" to help Lebanon following a deadly blast that killed at least 149...

Armed man seizes hostages in French bank -police 06 Aug 2020 - 11:13 pm

PARIS - A gunman took six people hostage in a bank in northern France on Thursday and was still holding two by late...

Britain adds Belgium to travel quarantine list 06 Aug 2020 - 10:48 pm

LONDON - Passengers arriving into Britain from Belgium, the Bahamas and Andorra will need to quarantine for 14 days due to concerns over...

Italy threatens to ban Ryanair in coronavirus compliance dispute 06 Aug 2020 - 07:37 pm

MILAN - Italy's air transport regulator has written to Ryanair over what it says were repeated violations of measures to prevent the spread...

Germany to impose virus tests on risk zone arrivals 06 Aug 2020 - 04:16 pm

Berlin: Germany will introduce mandatory coronavirus tests for travellers returning from designated risk zones from Saturday, the country's health minister said. Having announced...

Italians evacuated over risk of falling Mont Blanc ice 06 Aug 2020 - 04:01 pm

Rome: Several dozen people have been evacuated in northeastern Italy as a huge chunk of a glacier in the Mont Blanc massif threatens...

France's daily COVID-19 cases highest since end-May 05 Aug 2020 - 10:41 pm

PARIS - France's daily COVID-19 infections reached the highest in more than two months on Wednesday, at 1,695, and the seven-day moving average...

Spain's Canaries to cover all COVID-related costs for tourists 05 Aug 2020 - 08:12 pm

MADRID - All Spanish and foreign tourists visiting the Canary Islands will have any potential coronavirus-related costs covered by the regional government, it...