Europe

The long decline: mass migration batters Balkans

by Darko DURIDANSKI with Lajla VESELICA in Brestovac Agence France-Presse VALANDOVO, Republic of North Macedonia (AFP) - Abandoned shops and…

Biden told Ukraine leader US will ‘respond decisively’ if Russia invades

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - US President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in telephone talks on…

France to ease Covid isolation rules: government

France will relax Covid isolation rules from Monday, the government announced, in a bid to ease their impact on society…

France says children must wear masks on transport from age six

Children on French public transport will soon have to wear a face mask from the age of six upwards, the…

Europe tops 100 million Covid cases: AFP tally

Europe has recorded over 100 million coronavirus cases, more than a third of all infections worldwide, since the start of…

New Covid curbs in England ‘last resort’: minister

Britain's health minister insisted Saturday reimposing coronavirus restrictions in England would be "an absolute last resort" and that the country…

Italian hospitals under strain as Covid hits new highs

by Gildas LE ROUX / Alexandria SAGE ROME, Italy (AFP) -- "We are inundated," Antonino Marchese says wearily as his…

As virus surges, England builds temporary hospitals

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- England is building temporary hospitals to help cope with rising coronavirus cases, as Prime Minister…

5.7M Earthquake strikes Greek island of Crete

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, the Athens Observatory said, with no damage…

Covid variant ‘tsunami’ as world cases hit record

by Kenan Augeard with AFP Bureaus A Covid variant-driven "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said Wednesday as…

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