Europe

EU agrees huge virus aid plan as Trump backs face masks

by Damon Wake, with AFP Bureaus Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- European leaders on Tuesday agreed a massive…

Greta Thunberg donates million-euro rights prize to green groups

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Climate activist Greta Thunberg was on Monday awarded a Portuguese rights award and promptly pledged the…

UK secures 90 million doses of potential cornavirus vaccines

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain has secured access to 90 million doses of potential coronavirus vaccines in deals with…

Spain tells millions stay home as EU meets on virus rescue plan

by Daniel BOSQUE with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) -- Four million residents of Barcelona have been…

Faced with second wave, Europe tightens virus measures

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- Fresh outbreaks of the coronavirus have led several European states to tighten measures as they…

Spain to honour its 28,400 coronavirus victims

  by Diego URDANETA Agence France Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- With a watchful eye on the latest virus outbreaks,…

Dozens injured as trains crash near Prague

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) -- Dozens of people were injured, four of them seriously, when a passenger train collided with…

Polish embassy opens new office, renders service amid COVID-19

(Eagle News) – The Embassy of Poland in Manila recently opened its new office at Taguig City, rendering essential consular…

Second virus wave in UK could see 120,000 deaths: study

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- A second coronavirus wave in Britain this winter could see 120,000 deaths in hospitals alone…

France uncovers ‘massive fraud’ of coronavirus wage payouts

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Paris prosecutor's office said Friday that it was investigating "massive fraud" across France by…

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