Europe

WHO advises against blood plasma treatment for Covid-19

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Covid treatments using plasma taken from the blood of recovered coronavirus patients should not be given…

Iceland raises alert level for its most active volcano

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- Iceland on Monday raised the alert level for a possible eruption of its most active volcano…

All travellers to UK to show pre-departure virus tests

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK government has announced that those travelling into the country will need to show…

France records more than 50,000 daily Covid cases

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France on Saturday said more than 50,000 people had tested positive for coronavirus in the past…

‘Concerning’ jump in Omicron cases in Denmark

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Denmark's health authorities said Sunday the country had seen a "concerning" jump to 183 confirmed cases…

UK orders 114 million additional Covid-19 vaccine doses

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK government said late Wednesday it has ordered 114 million additional Covid-19 vaccine doses,…

WHO warns world creating ‘toxic’ recipe for new variants

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The WHO warned Wednesday that the world was creating toxic conditions for new Covid-19 variants like…

Over-60s, vulnerable should postpone travel due to Omicron: WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland  (AFP) -- Brazil's health regulator on Tuesday reported the discovery of two "preliminary" cases of the Omicron coronavirus…

Dutch find Omicron a week earlier than thought

  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- Dutch health authorities said Tuesday that the new Covid-19 variant was present in the…

Barcelona fire kills four, including two children

BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - A fire ripped through an abandoned bank occupied by squatters in central Barcelona on Tuesday, killing…

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