Greece battles wildfires for fifth day in ‘nightmarish summer’ (Updated)
By Stamos Prousalis and Costa Baltas
Flames swept through a town near Athens overnight and hundreds of people were evacuated by ferry from the island of Evia east of the ...
Revised offer for British supermarket group Morrisons accepted
British supermarket group Morrisons has agreed to an improved takeover offer worth 6.7 billion pounds ($9.3 billion) in cash from a consortium led by Softbank-owned (9984.T) Fortress Investment Group, it said on ...
Millions of Brits to face energy price increase
Energy prices for millions of Britons are expected to rocket from October after the energy regulator said it would increase its cap on the most widely used tariffs by about 12...
Thousands flee Greece blazes as wildfires sweep through Mediterranean
By Costas Baltas and Angeliki Koutantou
Thousands of people fled their homes on the outskirts of Athens on Friday and hundreds were evacuated by boat from the nearby island of ...
Paris 2024 to fly ‘biggest flag ever’ from Eiffel tower
The Paris 2024 Olympics organising committee will attempt a world record on Sunday when they will unfurl from the Eiffel tower and fly what they hope will be the biggest flag ...
Poland should not stay in EU at all costs, says minister
Poland should not remain a member of the European Union at all costs, the justice minister said in an interview published on Friday, as he railed against what he called “...
Wildfires roar back to life near Athens as winds fan flames
High winds rekindled wildfires north of Athens on Thursday as emergency crews battled for a third day to control blazes across Greece in searing, tinder-dry conditions.
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Macron’s Covid pass rules approved by top court
France’s highest court upheld a new law requiring the public to hold a health pass to access bars and restaurants and health workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by ...
Greece battles wildfires for third day, site of ancient Olympics saved
Greek authorities ordered more evacuations on an island near Athens on Thursday and battled a blaze near the site of the ancient Olympic Games in the western Peloponnese as wildfires ...
Tourists, residents evacuated by boat in Greece as wildfires rage
Scores of people on the Greek island of Evia fled to the shore to be evacuated by boat on Wednesday as a rapidly spreading wildfire tore through surrounding pine forests, ...
EU seals deal with Novavax for up to 200 million Covid-19 vaccines
By Francesco Guarascio
The European Commission has approved a supply contract with US firm Novavax to buy up to 200 million doses of its potential Covid-19 vaccine, the Commission said on ...
Greenland experiences ‘massive’ ice melt, scientists say
By Kate Abnett
With climate change fueling high temperatures across the Arctic, Greenland lost a massive amount of ice last week with enough melting to cover the U.S. state ...
Toy maker Mattel makes vaccine developer Barbie doll
British coronavirus vaccine developer Sarah Gilbert has many science accolades to her credit but now shares an honor with Beyonce, Marilyn Monroe and Eleanor Roosevelt: a Barbie doll in her ...
Athenians told to stay inside as wildfires cloud city skies (Updated)
Greek authorities told people in Athens to stay indoors on Wednesday as a wildfire raging uncontrolled north of the city covered the sky in a thick cloud of smoke.
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Head of Belarusian exile group found hanged in Ukraine, police open murder case
A Belarusian activist living in exile in Ukraine was found hanged in a park near his home in Kyiv early on Tuesday, and Ukrainian police launched a murder investigation.
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Tougher terms: why the EU is paying more for new Covid shots
The European Union has agreed to pay a premium on new orders of COVID-19 vaccines because it is requiring tougher terms to be met, European officials said, as the bloc ...
Malta government carries responsibility for journalist’s murder, inquiry finds
An independent inquiry into the car bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia found on Thursday that the state had to bear responsibility after creating a “culture of impunity”.
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ECDC puts popular Greek islands in high-risk travel zone
Greece’s south Aegean islands were marked ‘dark red’ on the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control’s COVID-19 map on Thursday after a rise in infections, meaning all ...
France imposes health pass for restaurants, gyms, shopping, hospitals
The new French law extending the use of the health pass (pass sanitaire) to a wider range of public places will enter into force on Aug. 9 to help the country ...
French police recover jewels stolen in scooter heist
French authorities on Wednesday recovered most of the roughly 2 million euros ($2.37 million) worth of jewellery stolen from a high-end Paris boutique by an armed robber who fled the scene on ...
German insurers expect up to $6.5 bln in storm claims
German insurance industry association GDV estimates that there will be up to 5.5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) in claims from storms that brought catastrophic flooding to parts of the country this month.
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England scraps quarantine for fully vaccinated US, EU arrivals (Update 5)
England will allow fully vaccinated visitors from the European Union and United States to arrive without needing to quarantine from next week, in a huge and long-awaited boost for airlines ...
UK’s Johnson wants EU, US travellers back as restrictions set to ease
Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants U.S. citizens to come to England “freely” and is discussing a travel corridor with the United States, LBC radio said on Wednesday, before an ...
Ireland lowers Covid-19 vaccine age to 12 to boost strong takeup
Ireland became the latest European Union member state to commit to offering Covid-19 vaccines to children aged 12-15 as it opened its strongly subscribed programme to 16 and 17-year olds on ...