“For the first time, Paris Charles de Gaulle has overtaken Heathrow as Europe’s largest airport, with Amsterdam Schiphol and Frankfurt close behind,” Heathrow said
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Biden slams Trump friendship with ‘thug’ Kim
In a sharp clash in their final presidential debate, Biden attacked Trump’s insistence that he has avoided war through his summits with Kim Jong
Germany issues travel warnings as Covid surges in Europe
As German authorities reported more than 10,000 daily cases for the first time, Berlin issued travel warnings for Switzerland, Ireland, Poland, most of Austria
More than 250,000 coronavirus deaths in Europe
European nations have ratcheted up restrictions on daily life to tackle soaring infections, with a 44 percent increase in cases this week.Nighttime curfews on
Global virus cases surpass the 40 million milestone
New cases are growing at over 150,000 a day in Europe, as many countries including Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Poland, Ukraine, Cyprus, and the
Paris goes under curfew as Europe ramps up virus restrictions
“We have to act. We need to put a brake on the spread of the virus,” President Emmanuel Macron told public television, announcing a
WHO: European cases rocket, strong limits needed
The exponential surge of coronavirus cases across Europe has warranted the restrictive measures being taken in numerous countries, making them “absolutely necessary,” WHO warned
EU to slap sanctions on Russia officials over Navalny attack
At a meeting in Luxembourg, France and Germany urged their EU partners to freeze the assets of those suspected of involvement and ban them
Paris cafes to shut as Europe confronts second virus wave
A second wave of the coronavirus in Europe has forced Paris to shutter its iconic cafes Monday as the US presidential race was in
Madrid starts partial virus lockdown amid political scuffle
Madrid awoke Saturday to its first day under a partial lockdown, with police controlling travel in and out of the Spanish capital that has
UK at critical Covid-19 moment as trend goes in wrong direction
“We’re certainly at a very critical moment this morning,” Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told Sky. “It is clear that we are just a few
WHO issues Europe deaths warning as daily infections hit new high
Europe will face a rising death toll from the coronavirus during the autumn months, the World Health Organization warned on Monday, as the number
China celebrates coronavirus success as Europe suffers
The upbeat mood in Beijing comes as concerns grow about a resurgence of Covid-19 across Europe, with France tightening restrictions, cases in Britain spiking
Brazil surpasses 120,000 Covid deaths
Brazil is just the second country to surpass a death toll of 120,000 in the pandemic, after the United States, where the number killed
Nevada man may be 1st virus reinfection in US
Nevada officials are reporting what may be the first documented case of coronavirus reinfection in the US, following similar reports earlier this week from
Belgian students to self-collect saliva in large Covid-19 testing experiment
Thousands of students at a Belgian university will collect weekly from September a sample of their saliva for a rapid Covid-19 test replacing more
‘Zero layoffs’: Airbus workers strike against jobs cuts in Spain
Battered by the coronavirus pandemic, Airbus announced last month that it must eliminate 15,000 jobs, or more than 10 per cent of its global
EU narrows down border list, US unlikely to make the cut
European Union envoys are close to finalizing a list of countries whose citizens will be allowed to enter Europe again, possibly from late next
Radioactivity hike seen in northern Europe; source unknown
Nordic authorities say they detected slightly increased levels of radioactivity in northern Europe this month that Dutch officials said may be from a source
International flights to China resume as coronavirus restrictions ease
International airlines have started to resume flight operations to China after a loosening of aviation restrictions brought in as part of the country’s response
WHO warns of Covid resurgence in Europe
WikiLeaks founder Assange faces new indictment in US
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sought to recruit hackers at conferences in Europe and Asia to provide his anti-secrecy website with classified information and conspired
EU to ease virus travel bans from July 1, but not to all
The European Union on Thursday announced plans to ease a ban on nonessential travel to the continent, with foreign students, non-EU nationals who normally
Montenegro woos tourists to Europe’s ‘corona-free’ corner
Less than two months after detecting its first infection, Montenegro is the first country in Europe to declare itself coronavirus-free, a success story the
US faces severe economic downturn as virus tolls fall in hardest-hit Europe
The world’s biggest economy faces a severe downtown but will not suffer another Great Depression, US Fed chief Jerome Powell said on Sunday, as
Denmark reports zero coronavirus deaths for first time since March
Denmark, the first country in Europe to gradually start reopening, reported no coronavirus-related deaths on Friday from the day earlier for the first time
Electric car sales in Europe jump, but still just 4% of market
Registrations of electric cars in Europe jumped 57.4% in the first quarter of 2020, but still only accounted for 4.3% of total registrations, auto
UK expected to stick to lockdown as Johnson outlines future
Following a week of mixed messages that started with Johnson indicating that there will be changes to the lockdown beginning Monday, the government has
Worldwide coronavirus cases exceed 3.5 million
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 3.5 million on Monday, with three quarters of them in Europe and the United States, an
As virus lockdown eases, Italy ponders what went wrong
As Italy prepares to emerge from the West’s first and most extensive coronavirus lockdown, it is increasingly clear that something went terribly wrong in