Greece, Spain excluded from UK’s travel ‘green list’
People from Britain will be able to fly to Gibraltar and Malta but not to Spain and Greece under UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s green light scheme, The Sun ...
Pfizer bets on vaccine demand for years, sees sales of $26bn in 2021
Pfizer Inc on Tuesday raised its forecast for 2021 COVID-19 vaccine sales by more than 70% to $26 billion and said demand from governments around the world trying to halt the pandemic could ...
German cabinet passes decree to ease curbs for vaccinated
Germany’s cabinet on Tuesday passed regulations to ease restrictions on people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht said.
The regulations, yet to be approved by ...
Young Muslim women protest proposed French ban
Sixteen year-old Mariem Chourak is a devout Muslim who considers wearing a hijab an expression of her devotion to the Prophet Mohammad, but a proposal by French senators might soon ...
Germany cancels Oktoberfest for second consecutive year due to pandemic
Germany’s Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival hosted annually by Munich, will be canceled for the second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bavaria’s Minister President ...
Greece re-opens bars and restaurants after six months of lockdown
Greece allowed restaurants and bars to open from Monday as it took a further step towards easing coronavirus restrictions ahead of the planned start of the tourist season on May 15.
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Denmark ditches J&J COVID-19 shots from vaccination programme
Denmark became the first country to exclude Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 shots from its vaccination programme over a potential link to a rare but serious form of blood clot.
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UK on course to ditch social distancing rule in June, says PM
Britain is on course to ditch the COVID-19 social distancing rule requiring people to stay at least one metre apart towards the end of next month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ...
EU executive recommends letting in more foreign travellers (updated)
The European Union’s executive recommended on Monday that foreign citizens fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and those coming from countries with a good epidemiological situation be allowed to travel into ...
Euphoric clubbers hit dance floor again as Spain trials digital Covid-19 pass
Mandatory face masks could not conceal their delight as clubbers in the Spanish city of Girona moved to the thumping beats of house music put on by a live DJ.
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EU to charge Apple over its in-app payment system rules
Apple was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Friday of abusing its dominance in the music streaming market via restrictive rules, the first case out of four that could lead ...
Nigel Farage: Brexiteer, scourge of the woke – and eco-warrior?
Love him or hate him, it’s hard to accuse Nigel Farage of being boring or predictable – and Britain’s Brexit champion has blindsided his critics once again.
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Germany must tighten climate law to protect young people’s future, court rules
Germany must update its climate law by the end of next year to set out how it will bring carbon emissions down to almost zero by 2050, its top court ruled ...
Four killed at German hospital, employee arrested
Police in Germany detained a 51-year-old hospital employee and opened a murder inquiry after four people were found dead and another seriously injured at a clinic near Berlin.
Police said ...
Ireland to reopen all shops in May, hospitality in early June
Ireland will press ahead with plans to reopen all retail stores, personal services and non-residential construction in May with hotels, restaurants and bars to follow sooner than expected in early ...
Italy’s Recovery Plan will ‘change the fate of the country’ — Draghi
What’s in the Italian Recovery Plan?
“We will have €248 billion, and we must triumph over corruption, stupidity, and vested interests,” insisted Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi as he presented ...
German spies monitor anti-lockdown activists for suspected sedition
Germany’s domestic spy agency is monitoring individuals who have joined anti-lockdown protests to decide if their rejection of government curbs amounts to subversion and incitement to violence.
The surveillance ...
EU official warns of risks of disjointed Covid vaccine records
European Union countries introducing their own COVID vaccination certificates would have to grapple with a myriad of disjointed systems if the bloc fails to build a shared one, a senior ...
PM Johnson under pressure over apartment renovation
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under growing pressure on Wednesday to explain who financed the refurbishment of his Downing Street apartment after his former chief adviser suggested he may ...
EU lawmakers clear post-Brexit trade deal with Britain
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed the post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union, clearing the last hurdle towards its ratification, while expressing clear mistrust of the British ...
Self-driving cars to appear on UK motorways before year end
The UK government on Wednesday became the first country to announce it will regulate the use of self-driving vehicles at slow speeds on motorways, with the first such cars possibly ...
From coal and steel to carbon-free and digital: the EU reaches turning point
By Jan Strupczewski
Years from now, 2021 may be seen as the moment the European Union took a leap forward from its post-World War Two birth as a coal and steel ...
EU lawmakers hold final Brexit debate before decisive vote
EU lawmakers kicked off a last debate on Tuesday on the post-Brexit trade agreement between the European Union and Britain, ahead of a vote that is expected to give the ...
Following Sofagate incident in Ankara, EU chief to fight for women’s rights
The European Union’s first female chief executive vowed on Monday to fight for women’s rights after she was denied a chair during a meeting in Ankara with Turkey’...