Europe
UK rolls out AstraZeneca vaccine, hails lead in fight against coronavirus
Britain began vaccinating its population with the COVID-19 shot developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca on Monday, touting a scientific “triumph” that ...Hopes for independence as Scotland holds muted Hogmanay
The streets of Scotland’s capital are normally packed at Hogmanay, as people from across the country and around the world flock to ...World ushers in New Year in shadow of pandemic
Confetti fluttered on to frontline workers scattered across Times Square after fireworks burst above eerily quiet landmarks from Sydney Harbour Bridge to ...UK approves use of 2nd COVID-19 vaccine with easier storage
Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as ...Powerful quake tears down buildings in central Croatia
A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake tore down buildings in central Croatia on Tuesday, striking near the town of Petrinja where rescue teams ...Russia gives Kremlin critic Navalny an ultimatum: Return immediately or face jail
Russia’s prison service on Monday gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a last minute ultimatum: Fly back from Germany at once and report ...Gibraltar’s border with Spain still in doubt after Brexit
While corks may have popped in London and Brussels over the end to a four-year saga known as Brexit, there is one ...Approval of Oxford/AstraZeneca could relax restrictions
British regulatory approval of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca could accelerate the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, cabinet ...European Union begins vaccinations to end Covid ‘nightmare’
Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine ...Russia’s president Vladimir Putin decides to receive coronavirus vaccine
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin will receive the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a Russian state TV ...














