Europe's Christmas markets warily open as COVID cases rise
Friday, 26 November 2021, 09:23
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
The holiday tree is towering over the main square in this central German city, the chestnuts and sugared almonds are roasted, and kids are clambering aboard the merry-go-round just like they did...
EU warns differing virus measures put free travel at risk
Friday, 26 November 2021, 08:20
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
The European Union warned member countries Thursday that they risk undermining the 27-nation bloc’s COVID-19 travel and access certificate system with new restrictions that some are putting in...
South African scientists detect new Covid-19 virus variant amid spike
Friday, 26 November 2021, 08:17
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country's...
1,600 migrants lost at sea in Mediterranean this year
Friday, 26 November 2021, 06:57
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
The sinking of a boat with more than 30 people on board this week is the deadliest migration tragedy to date in the English Channel. Migrant shipwrecks of that scale, however, are not...
France calls for European aid after 27 migrant deaths at sea
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 14:04
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
President Emmanuel Macron appealed Thursday to neighboring European countries to do more to stop illegal migration into France after at least 27 people died trying to cross the English...
EU regulator authorizes Pfizer's COVID vaccine for kids 5-11
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 13:56
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
The European Union's drug regulator on Thursday authorized Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for use on children from 5 to 11 years old, clearing the way for shots to be administered to...
Italy targets unvaccinated with restrictions as cases rise
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 08:24
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
The Italian government on Wednesday decided to exclude unvaccinated people from certain leisure activities in a bid to contain rising coronavirus infections and stave off financially crippling...
Germany latest country to pass 100,000 deaths from COVID-19
Thursday, 25 November 2021, 08:23
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Official figures released Thursday show Germany has become the latest country to record 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Germany’s disease control agency said it...
Migrant boat capsizes in English Channel; at least 31 dead
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 20:46
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
At least 31 migrants bound for Britain died Wednesday when their boat sank in the English Channel, in what France’s interior minister called the biggest tragedy involving migrants on the...
Germany faces grim Covid milestone with leadership in flux
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 09:02
Last update: about 6 years ago
Associated Press
Germany is set to mark 100,000 deaths from COVID-19 this week, passing a somber milestone that several of its neighbors crossed months ago but which Western Europe's most populous nation had hoped to...