Europe

Former Spanish king Juan Carlos has gone into exile in UAE

by Daniel SILVA MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's former king Juan Carlos, who went into exile this month in the…

France’s Sanofi to buy US group Principia Biopharma for $3.68 billon

PARIS, France (AFP) -- French pharma giant Sanofi said Monday it will buy US group Principia Biopharma for $3.68 billion…

Forest fire erupts near contentious Corfu resort site

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- A pine forest wildfire fanned by strong winds broke out on Sunday along the pristine northeastern…

Russia produces first batch of virus vaccine: ministry; Putin says one of his daughters inoculated

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia said Saturday that it has produced the first batch of its coronavirus vaccine, after President…

European virus surge due to relaxed behavior: WHO expert

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- A combination of eased restrictions, less strict rule-following in summer and increased testing explains the rising…

EU reserves 400 mln doses of potential J&J virus vaccine

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- The European Union said Thursday it had reserved up to 400 million doses of a potential…

Investigators probe deadly Scottish train crash

EDINBURGH, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Investigators were seeking answers Thursday over why a train derailed in northeast Scotland, killing the…

‘Serious injuries’ reported after Scottish train derails

LONDON, United States (AFP) -- A passenger train derailed in northeast Scotland on Wednesday, with reports of "serious injuries" in…

WHO wants to review Russian vaccine safety data

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization said any WHO stamp of approval on a COVID-19 vaccine candidate would…

UK schools begin full return despite increase in virus cases

by Stuart GRAHAM with Charlotte DURAND in London EDINBURGH, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Scottish children began attending schools for the…

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