Europe

Record infections in France as restrictions spark outcry

by Paul Ricard with Sandra Laffont in Marseille PARIS, France (AFP) -- France reported a new record for daily coronavirus…

UK reports 6,000 new coronavirus cases

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK on Wednesday reported 6,178 new coronavirus cases, a marked jump in the daily…

UK to outline early pub closing as virus alert level raised

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK government will on Tuesday announce new measures to curb a concerning rise in…

Over 60 wealthy nations join WHO’s Covid-19 vaccine plan

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- More than 60 wealthy nations have joined a WHO-backed programme to facilitate poor countries' access to…

Briton, Australian killed clearing WWII bomb in Solomons

  HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AFP) -- Two bomb disposal experts from Britain and Australia died in the Solomon Islands when…

One missing as torrential rain hits southern France

MARSEILLE, France (AFP) -- One person was reported missing on Saturday and hundreds evacuated from their homes after torrential rains…

Fire at Greek migrant camp ‘under control’: police

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- A fire that broke out on Sunday at a reception centre for asylum-seekers on the Greek…

UK PM says second wave ‘inevitable’ as more curbs imposed

by Jitendra JOSHI / Joe JACKSON Agence France Presse Britain is seeing a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, Prime…

Europe battles to contain virus second wave as global cases top 30 mln

  by Hazel WARD with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse A host of European countries imposed new local restrictions on…

Coronavirus cases top 30 million worldwide with Europe on edge

by AFP bureaus COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Coronavirus infections topped 30 million around the globe on Thursday as the World…

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