Merkel era ends

German Social Democrat Olaf Scholz yesterday said he had reached a deal with the Free Democrats and Greens to form a new coalition government that will bring the curtain down on the Angela Merkel era.
24 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 Pandemic: EU considers booster shots for all adults

The head of the European Union’s public health agency Andrea Ammon yesterday said that Covid-19 vaccine boosters should be considered for all adults, with priority for those above 40 years, in a major change to the agency’s guidance.
24 November 2021, 18:00 PM

31 migrants die trying to cross English Channel to UK

Thirty-one people died on Wednesday after their dinghy capsized while crossing the Channel from France to Britain, in the worst disaster on record involving migrants in the waters separating the countries.
24 November 2021, 17:45 PM

1st Swedish female PM Andersson resigns less than 12 hours in job

Sweden's first female prime minister, Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson, resigned on Wednesday after less than 12 hours in the top job after the Green Party quit their two-party coalition, stoking political uncertainty.
24 November 2021, 16:04 PM

Olaf Scholz to take over as German chancellor in coalition deal, ending Merkel era

Social Democrat Olaf Scholz was preparing to take over as German chancellor after agreeing a coalition deal on Wednesday that aims to modernise Europe's largest economy, accelerate its green transition and bring the curtain down on the Angela Merkel era.
24 November 2021, 14:21 PM

Spanish researchers open up Covid antibody tests tech

Spain’s top research institution reached a licensing deal yesterday that paves the way for its Covid-19 antibody test to be produced more cheaply in developing countries.
23 November 2021, 18:00 PM

UK, US vow to recover crashed stealth jet before Russia

UK, US and Nato officials said on Monday they were confident of recovering a stealth fighter that crashed after take-off from the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier before Russia gets to it.
23 November 2021, 18:00 PM

WHO fears 700,000 more deaths by March

The World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday it feared Covid deaths in Europe would rise from the current 1.5 million to 2.2 million by March 2022 if the current trend continues.
23 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Forecasts may be too rosy: study

UN projections of how much current climate policies and national pledges to cut carbon pollution will slow global warming are more uncertain than widely assumed, researchers reported Monday.
23 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Poor diets imperilling the planet

Nearly half the world’s population suffer from poor nutrition linked to too much or not enough food, a global assessment said yesterday with wide-ranging impacts on health and the planet.
23 November 2021, 18:00 PM

At least 45, including children, dead in Bulgaria bus accident

At least 45 people were killed when a bus with North Macedonian plates caught fire on a highway in western Bulgaria on Tuesday, officials said.
23 November 2021, 05:04 AM

Egypt using French military aid to ‘kill civilians’: report

Egypt has used intelligence supplied by the French military to target and “kill civilians” suspected of smuggling, according to a report Sunday by investigative website Disclose, based on leaked documents.
22 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Belarus leader says EU refusing to discuss migrants

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said yesterday that the European Union was refusing to discuss the fate of 2,000 migrants wishing to go to Europe and stranded in Belarus.
22 November 2021, 18:00 PM

US, Australia, UK sign key deal

Australia formally embarked yesterday on a hotly-contested programme to equip its navy with nuclear-powered submarines in a new defence alliance with Britain and the United States.
22 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Death toll hits four from flooding in western Canada

The death toll from record flooding in western Canada has risen to four, with a fifth person still missing, local authorities there said Saturday.
21 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Fifth Covid wave hitting at ‘lightning’ speed

Fifth-wave coronavirus infections in France are rising at an alarming rate, the government reported yesterday, with new daily Covid cases close to doubling over the past week.
21 November 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Greatest attempt to destabilise Europe’

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki yesterday called the migrant crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border, the EU’s eastern frontier, the “greatest attempt to destabilise Europe” since the Cold War.
21 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Jabs alone won’t stop infections

As Western Europe’s vaccination rollout gained strength in the early part of 2021, many of the region’s leaders touted the shots as their immediate route out of the pandemic.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM

Fire breaks out in central Paris

A large fire broke out in a building on boulevard des Capucines, near the Place de L'Opera square in central Paris on Saturday, sending clouds of smoke rising into the air.
20 November 2021, 13:38 PM

Demo against Covid restrictions: Dutch police open fire on protesters, 7 injured

Police opened fire on protesters and seven people were injured in rioting that erupted in downtown Rotterdam around a demonstration against COVID-19 restrictions. The Dutch city’s mayor called it “an orgy of violence.”
20 November 2021, 12:03 PM