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Firefighters battle forest blaze near Athens suburbs

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- A fire scorched forests at the base of Mount Penteli north of Athens Tuesday and was…

UK house prices hit record peak on pandemic: data

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- UK property prices hit a record peak last month as Britons sought more space during…

Several hurt in blast at German chemical site

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Two people were seriously injured Tuesday in an explosion at a chemical park in Leverkusen, western…

Greece will start vaccinating 12-15 yr-olds in August

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Greece will open Covid-19 vaccinations to youngsters aged 12-15 in August, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias told…

France reports 40 millon vaccinated with at least one jab

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The number of people in France who have received at least one jab against Covid-19 has…

London roads flood as storms roll in

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Buses and cars were left stranded when roads across London flooded on Sunday, as repeated…

As cases soar, Spaniards keep their masks firmly on

  by Marie Giffard with Rosa Sulleiro in Barcelona Agence France Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- It's over 35 degrees…

Increased testing needed to fight delta strain in Europe: WHO

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Increased free testing, contact tracing and other steps are needed to fight the Covid-19 Delta variant,…

New Covid variant ‘probable’ this year: top French expert

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French government's top advisor on Covid-19 warned Friday that a new variant of the…

Merkel worried by Germany’s ‘exponential’ virus growth

  BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday she was concerned about Germany's rising Covid-19 infections, urging…

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