Europe

Eight dead as Storm Eunice batters Europe

by Jitendra JOSHI / James PHEBY LONDON, United States (AFP) -- Storm Eunice killed at least eight people in Europe…

Europe could be headed for pandemic ‘endgame’: WHO

  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- The Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring…

Soaring Omicron could lead to more dangerous variants, WHO warns

  STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Soaring Omicron cases around the globe could increase the risk of a newer, more dangerous…

Europe tops 100 million Covid cases: AFP tally

Europe has recorded over 100 million coronavirus cases, more than a third of all infections worldwide, since the start of…

Covid variant ‘tsunami’ as world cases hit record

by Kenan Augeard with AFP Bureaus A Covid variant-driven "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said Wednesday as…

WHO warns of Omicron overload as China, Europe impose new curbs

by Hui Min NEO with AFP bureaus BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- The WHO warned Tuesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant…

Omicron in Europe before SAfrica reported first cases

  by Julie CAPELLE with AFP bureaus THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The Omicron coronavirus variant was present in Europe…

Omicron variant poses ‘high to very high’ risk to Europe: EU health agency

The new Covid variant, dubbed Omicron and originally detected in South Africa, poses a "high to very high" risk to…

Europe rushes to bolster virus defences as South Africa detects new strain

  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- Governments across Europe rushed on Friday to bolster their defences against a fresh coronavirus…

Europe battles Covid surge as WHO warns of 700,000 more deaths

by Camille BAS-WOHLERT COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Europe remains "in the firm grip" of Covid and the continent's death toll…

‘Jabbed, cured or dead’, Germany warns as Europe battles Covid surge

by Michelle FITZPATRICK with Denise HRUBY in Vienna BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germans faced the stark warning Monday that they…

Tens of thousands rally against Covid curbs in Europe and Australia

  by Danny Kemp and Julie Capelle, with AFP bureaus DEN HAAG, Netherlands (AFP) -- Tens of thousands took to…

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