Europe

Kiev: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and visiting European Commission's Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis discussed the ongoing war and fresh aid for Kiev. Speaking at a press conference after their talks on Friday,…
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Paris: Europe could face a shortage of as much as 30 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas during the key summer period for refilling its gas storage sites in 2023, the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) warned. "Europe…
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In a country that is frequently referred to as the breadbasket of Europe, the war in Ukraine has affected farming and food supply. But the battle has also brought attention to the need to develop substitutes for internationally traded…
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Kiev: In a virtual address to thousands of protesters across major European cities, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that if his country fell to Russia in the ongoing war, then the whole continent of Europe will fall. On…
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Rome: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has added a fifth vaccine to its anti-Covid arsenal as the Omicron variant continued to spread across Europe. "EMA has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for Novavax's…
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Copenhagen: The World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Office for Europe said on Wednesday that the cumulative reported Covid-19 deaths across the continent are projected to reach over 2.2 million by spring next year, based on current…
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Geneva: Europe has reported almost two million new Covid-19 infections last week, the largest weekly case count in the continent since the start of the pandemic early last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. There were also…
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Stockhol: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said that the Covid-19 Delta variant is expected to account for nearly all new cases in the continent by August. In its latest threat assessment report, the ECDC…
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Rome: The Italian government formed by newly-appointed Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who was also the former chief of the European Central Bank (ECB), was officially sworn in. Draghi formally accepted the mandate on Friday evening after…
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London: Chinese company OnePlus that launched flagships OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro this week has laid off several workers in Europe as part of its ‘restructuring plans. The smartphone manufacturer said it is making organisational changes in…
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