Europe

Russia calls Navalny US ‘agent’ after extremism ruling

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday suggested that Washington was quick to condemn the designation of Alexei Navalny's groups as extremist because…

5 years ago

Russia calls Navalny US ‘agent’ after extremism ruling

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday suggested that Washington was quick to condemn the designation of Alexei Navalny's groups as extremist because…

5 years ago

Navalny group vows to ‘continue to fight’ corruption

MOSCOW: Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's anti-corruption group on Thursday vowed to continue its fight, hours after a court in…

5 years ago

Greek unions strike for return to pre-pandemic work rules

ATHENS: Widespread strikes in Greece brought public transport and other services to a halt Thursday as the country's largest labour…

5 years ago

Man who slapped French President Macron to go on trial

VALENCE : A 28-year-old man, Damien Tarel who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron will be tried on Thursday, facing possible…

5 years ago

Covid vaccination in Europe ‘far from sufficient’ to avoid resurgence: WHO

COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday that vaccination rates in Europe were still far off what was needed…

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Pope rejects German cardinal’s resignation, urges reform

ROME: Pope Francis refused Thursday to let German Cardinal Reinhard Marx resign over the sex abuse scandal in the church,…

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Germany still opposed to easing vaccine patents

BERLIN: Germany is sticking to its opposition to easing patent protection on COVID-19 vaccines as it goes into the Group…

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WHO warns delta variant taking hold in Europe

GENEVA: The World Health Organisation's Europe director warned that the highly transmissible Covid-19 variant first identified in India is “poised…

5 years ago

Second vaccine dose on holiday? Italy gets organised

ROME: The fear of coronavirus has eased in Italy with the roll-out of vaccinations but a more pressing concern has…

5 years ago