Europe

Monkeypox cases could accelerate

M M AlamMay 20, 2022

LONDON: A top European health official warned Friday that cases of the rare monkeypox virus could accelerate in the coming months, as the virus has spread to at least eight European countries. WHO regional director for Europe Hans Kluge said that “as we enter the summer season… with mass gatherings, festivals and parties, I am […]

Floods leave some 150 dead in Europe

M M AlamJuly 16, 2021

SCHULD (Germany): The death toll from devastating floods in Europe soared to at least 150, most in western Germany where emergency responders were frantically searching for missing people. Unsuspecting residents were caught completely off guard by the torrent dubbed the “flood of death” by Germany’s top-selling daily Bild. Streets and houses were submerged by water […]

French officers face sanctions after ‘civil war’ warning

M M AlamApril 29, 2021

PARIS: Eighteen serving officers who signed an open letter warning about the risk of “civil war” in France will face sanctions before a military council, the armed forces chief of staff said Wednesday. “Each one (will go) before a senior military council, ” General Francois Lecointre told Le Parisian newspaper, and could be “delisted” or […]

Europe’s vaccine row worsens as virus variant found in US

M M AlamJanuary 30, 2021

BERLIN: Europe’s row with AstraZeneca worsened Thursday after Germany declined to recommend the firm’s Covid vaccine for older people, while the more contagious South African variant of the virus was detected for the first time in the already hard-hit United States. With countries worldwide again tightening anti-virus restrictions after months of stop-and-start measures, the economic […]

EU reimposes virus travel restrictions on Algeria

M M AlamJuly 31, 2020

BRUSSELS: The EU in effect reimposed travel restrictions on Algeria on Wednesday, removing it from a list of relatively safe countries after a resurgence of coronavirus cases in the north African state. Governments have restricted inbound travel from outside the EU in order to slow the spread of the epidemic, but on July 1 began […]

World

Keeping borders closed not a ‘sustainable strategy’ against COVID-19: WHO

M M AlamJuly 27, 2020

GENEVA: Keeping borders closed to halt the spread of COVID-19 is unsustainable, the World Health Organization said Monday, urging countries to adopt comprehensive strategies based on local knowledge of where the virus is spreading. Border closures and travel restrictions remain an important part of many countries’ strategy to combat the novel coronavirus. At the same […]

Health

Tighter mask rules, more tests as WHO warns of Europe virus spike

M M AlamJuly 25, 2020

COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization expressed concern Friday over a coronavirus resurgence in Europe as Britain joined France, Germany and Austria in announcing tighter mask rules and greater testing. Europe accounts for a fifth of the world’s more than 15 million infections and remains the hardest-hit region in terms of deaths, with 207,118 out of […]

Technology

Norway’s Adevinta buys eBay’s ad business for $9.2 bn

M M AlamJuly 21, 2020

OSLO: Norwegian online ad specialist Adevinta said Tuesday it had reached a $9.2-billion (8-billion-euro) cash and shares deal to buy eBay’s classified ad business. The “deal creates the world’s largest online classifieds group with an extensive footprint and leading marketplace brands,” said Adevinta. Under the terms of the deal, Adevinta will pay $2.5 billion in […]

Health

US under siege as pandemic accelerates, Britain eases quarantine

M M AlamJuly 3, 2020

MIAMI: The United States posted a record 53,000 new coronavirus cases as the deadly pandemic accelerated across the Americas, but its slowdown in Europe led Britain to announce Friday the first exemptions to its quarantine rules. With Europe looking to turn the page on the biggest public health crisis in modern history, travelers arriving into […]

Global stocks mixed as WHO warns of worsening virus

M M AlamJune 20, 2020

NEW YORK: Global stocks were mixed Friday as markets weighed hopes that business activity would get back to normal against worrisome coronavirus trends in several parts of the United States, while the World Health Organization warned of new outbreaks. Bourses in Europe and Asia finished higher and the US at first seemed headed for another […]

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Monkeypox cases could accelerate

Floods leave some 150 dead in Europe

French officers face sanctions after ‘civil war’ warning

Europe’s vaccine row worsens as virus variant found in US

EU reimposes virus travel restrictions on Algeria

Keeping borders closed not a ‘sustainable strategy’ against COVID-19: WHO

Tighter mask rules, more tests as WHO warns of Europe virus spike

Norway’s Adevinta buys eBay’s ad business for $9.2 bn

US under siege as pandemic accelerates, Britain eases quarantine

Global stocks mixed as WHO warns of worsening virus

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Wakhan Corridor has not been annexed

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