Europe

Italy approves J&J vaccine, recommends it for over 60s

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy on Tuesday declared the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine to be "safe" and said it…

UK unemployment dips to 4.9%: official data

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain's unemployment rate dipped to 4.9 percent in the three months to the end of…

French police warn Macron about rising violence

by Jérôme RIVET MONTPELLIER, France (AFP) -- French police warned President Emmanuel Macron about rising levels of street violence, as…

WHO against proof of vaccination for travel

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization's emergency committee said Monday it was against international travellers being required to…

World running out of time to tackle climate crisis: UN

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- 2021 must be the year of action for protecting people against the "disastrous"…

Greece lifts quarantine for some vaccinated travellers

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Greece said Monday that travellers from the EU and five other countries who are fully vaccinated…

Covid death toll passes three million as India cases surge

by AFP bureaus PARIS, France (AFP) -- The global Covid-19 death toll passed three million on Saturday as the pandemic…

Germany calls for unity as it mourns 80,000 Covid dead

by Hui Min NEO Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany held a national memorial service on Sunday for…

Ukraine’s president calls for summit with Merkel, Macron and Putin

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called for a summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin,…

Merkel receives AstraZeneca jab: spokesman

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday received her first dose of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, more than two…

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