Europe

Germany starts coronavirus vaccines a day early

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- A 101-year-old woman in an elderly care home became the first person in Germany to be…

Covid-19 pandemic will not be the last: WHO chief

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve…

96-year-old is first Spaniard vaccinated for Covid-19

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- A 96-year-old living in a care home in central Spain became the first person in the…

Turkey hit by 5.5 magnitude quake: USGS

  ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, with…

Spain receives first Covid vaccine doses

  MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain received its first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Saturday, a day before…

First confirmed cases in Spain of British virus variant: regional govt

  MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Four cases of a coronavirus variant believed to be particularly infectious that recently emerged in…

First Covid vaccine doses arrive in France

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine were delivered early Saturday to the Paris…

France confirms first case on its soil of British virus variant

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- France has confirmed the first case of a new coronavirus variant that recently emerged in…

Turkey to start using China’s Covid-19 vaccine Sinovac after strong results

    ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey will receive its first shipment of China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine within days as…

Latin American countries begin mass vaccinations as Europe fears new strain

by Barnaby CHESTERMAN with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AFP) -- Three Latin American countries launched mass immunization…

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