Europe

Covid vaccine from Germany’s CureVac just 48% effective: final results

FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Germany's CureVac announced Wednesday that final trial results showed its coronavirus vaccine had an efficacy rate…

112-year-old Puerto Rican becomes world’s oldest living man

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Emilio Flores Marquez from Puerto Rico has become the world's oldest living man at an…

Polish Catholic Church reports hundreds of abuse claims committed by clergy on minors

  WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- Poland's embattled Catholic Church on Monday revealed that since 2018 it has received several hundred…

Firefighters tackle blaze in south London

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Six people were treated by medics Monday and one hospitalized after a blaze at industrial…

Delayed doses of AstraZeneca jab boost immunity: study

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Delayed second and third doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine boost immunity against Covid-19, a study…

Two injured in further knife attack in Germany

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Two men were injured in a knife attack in the German city of Erfurt on Monday…

Covid-19 curbs reimposed in Moscow as Asia-Pacific outbreaks flare

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Work-from-home restrictions were reimposed in Moscow on Monday as Russia tried to contain a deadly…

Sweden PM resigns after losing no confidence vote

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday, one week after he lost a vote of…

Five dead after rare tornado hits Czech Republic

by Jan FLEMR PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) -- A rare tornado tore through several Czech villages and towns, killing at…

Mask-free and ‘low risk’, Italy welcomes milestone

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- All of Italy became a mask-free, "low-risk" zone for coronavirus Monday, marking a dramatic milestone for…

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