Europe

Second French official hospitalized with Covid-19

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's culture minister Roselyne Bachelot has been hospitalized after testing positive for Covid-19 over the weekend,…

EU to tighten export rules to stop one-way flow of vaccines

  by Dave CLARK Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Commission will tighten its export guidelines on…

Denmark announces reopening once all over 50s vaccinated

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Denmark, which has been under a partial lockdown for the last three months, says it will…

Germany set to carry virus curbs into April as cases surge

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany is poised to prolong and tighten its partial lockdown into April as new virus cases…

Spain raises upper age limit for AstraZeneca jab to 65

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain on Monday raised the maximum age limit for people to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine, which…

Thousands flock to Iceland’s erupting volcano

by Jeremie RICHARD FAGRADALSFJALL, Iceland (AFP) -- Thousands of curious onlookers have flocked to an erupting volcano in Iceland to…

Poll shows plunge in Europeans’ trust in AstraZeneca jab

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Trust in AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in many European countries has plunged following controversy around…

UK vaccine drive ‘huge success’ after jabbing half of all adults

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The British government on Saturday hailed its coronavirus vaccination programme as "a huge success"…

New lockdowns in Europe, overseas fans banned at Tokyo Olympics

by Katy LEE with AFP bureaus PARIS, France (AFP) -- Several European countries introduced new lockdown measures Saturday as they…

Icelandic volcano subsiding after first eruption in 900 years

by Jeremie RICHARD GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AFP) -- A volcano that spewed glowing red lava near Iceland's capital Reykjavik after awakening…

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