Europe

New virus restrictions in Spain’s Catalonia, Valencia

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- The Spanish tourist regions of Catalonia and Valencia on Monday announced new measures to rein in…

Ryanair to hire 2,000 new pilots on Covid recovery

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Irish no-frills airline Ryanair unveiled plans Monday to hire more than 2,000 additional pilots as…

Covax to receive 110 million Chinese Covid vaccine doses: Gavi

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Two Chinese vaccine makers, Sinovac and Sinopharm, have agreed to immediately begin making more than 100…

Spanish PM presents govt reshuffle to king: statement

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will announce a reshuffle of his government, composed of Socialists and…

90-year-old infected with ‘two virus variants at once’

PARIS, France (AFP) -- A 90-year-old woman who died after falling ill with Covid-19 was infected with both the Alpha…

Spain’s Catalonia reimposes virus rules as Delta strain wreaks global havoc

  by Agence France Presse Bureaus Agence France Presse The Spanish region of Catalonia was on Saturday set to reimpose…

Sydney extends virus lockdown as Delta cluster grows

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- More than five million Sydney residents will spend at least another week in coronavirus lockdown, Australian…

UK braced for 100,000 daily Covid cases

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK announced plans to further relax to its pandemic curbs on Tuesday despite warning…

Germany relaxes curbs on travelers from UK and India

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany's health agency said on Monday it would lift a ban on most travellers from the…

France warns virus fourth wave could hit by end-July

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France could see a new spike in Covid cases by the end of July due to…

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