Malta makes biggest climb – FIFA
FIFA has highlighted Malta's progress in recent games, with the country's national team even finding space in the title of the world football governing body's latest update of its ranking…
Germany declares Ireland, Switzerland, Poland and most of Austria virus risk regions
Germany issued travel warnings for Switzerland, Ireland, Poland and most of Austria on Thursday. The warnings take effect from Oct. 24 Germany warns against unnecessary travel to eight of Austria's…
France passes 1 million covid-19 cases
France has become the second country in Western Europe to record more than 1m coronavirus infections, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker. The current total is 1,000,357. France has…
South Korea medical association says flu vaccine programme should be suspended
South Korea's medical association said on Thursday the government should suspend a flu vaccine programme following the deaths of at least 13 people who received a shot in recent days.…
U.S. on brink of rampant coronavirus spread, Europe hospitals strained
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. states were in a danger zone of coronavirus spread and six, including election battleground Wisconsin, reported a record one-day increase in COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday while…
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial Brazil volunteer dies but trial to continue
Brazilian health authority Anvisa said that a volunteer in a clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University had died but added that the trial would…
Obama blasts Trump in 2020 campaign trail debut
Former President Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail on Wednesday with a blistering attack on Donald Trump with less than two weeks to go before the Republican president's Election…
UPDATE – UK – EU talks on post-Brexit trade deal to resume
Britain will resume talks with the European Union on Thursday, marking a new push by the two sides to protect billions of dollars worth of trade from the beginning of…
Spain becomes first European country to record million coronavirus cases
pain became the first Western European country to exceed 1 million COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, doubling its tally in just six weeks despite a series of increasingly stringent measures to…
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South Korea will press on with flu vaccinations, sees no link to deaths
South Korean health authorities said on Wednesday they would press on with a flu vaccine programme as there was no reason to believe the scheme was linked to a number…
UK scientific advisor says coronavirus unlikely to be eradicated
The coronavirus will be around for "evermore" as it is unlikely it will be eradicated, a British scientist on the government's advisory committee for the pandemic said on Wednesday, although…
Global powers push to end Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
Armenia's president headed to Brussels for talks with the European Union and NATO military alliance on Wednesday in a renewed drive to end the heaviest fighting since the 1990s over…
U.N. acting Libya envoy ‘optimistic’ on talks
The United Nations' acting Libya envoy said on Wednesday she was "quite optimistic" that ongoing talks between the warring sides would lead to a lasting ceasefire after they agreed in…
UPDATED: EU’s Barnier says trade deal with UK “within reach”
The European Union's Brexit negotiator said on Wednesday that a new trade deal with Britain was "within reach" if both sides work hard to overcome the sticking points in the…
Coronavirus cases in Spain close to 1 million
Spain is nearing a total of a million coronavirus infections over the course of the pandemic so far, with 988,322 currently registered on the Johns Hopkins coronavirus database, which would…
Belgium postpones non-essential hospital work because of COVID “tsunami”
Belgium will need to postpone all non-essential hospital procedures to deal with a surge in COVID-19 infections, Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke told lawmakers, days after warning of a COVID “tsunami”…
Five South Koreans die after getting flu shots, sparking vaccine fears
Five people have died after getting flu shots in South Korea in the past week, authorities said, raising concerns over the vaccine's safety just as the seasonal inoculation programme is…
NYT says Trump has a Chinese bank account
US President Donald Trump has admitted he has a Chinese bank account, according to a report by the New York Times. The account is controlled by Trump International Hotels Management…
U.S. trial of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may resume this week
AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States is expected to resume as early as this week after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration completed its review of a…
U.S., Britain upbeat as trade talks enter new round
The United States and Britain expressed optimism about the prospects of a trade deal on Tuesday as they launched the latest round of talks focused on goods and tariffs. U.S.…
Brussels opts for English for COVID vaccines in the EU
COVID-19 vaccines should have labels and packages with information only in English, European Union regulators have agreed, loosening multilingual requirements that could slow the roll-out of shots in the continent.…
Germany issues warrants for Panama Papers lawyers
Prosecutors in Germany have issued international arrest warrants for the cofounders of a Panama-based law firm behind the offshore tax scam that was exposed by the so-called Panama Papers leak.…
Italy’s situation critical, but life goes on with rules – Conte
Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte told a press conference after talks with Spanish Premier Pedro Sanchez in Rome Tuesday that "our countries are going through a moment of particular difficulty, critical…
Johnson to impose tougher covid-19 restrictions on Greater Manchester
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would impose tougher lockdown restrictions on the Greater Manchester region in northern England despite failing to reach a deal on funding support with…
Lionel Messi scores in 16 consecutive Champions League seasons
Lionel Messi became the first player to score in 16 consecutive Champions League seasons as he guided 10-man Barcelona to a 5-1 victory over Hungarian side Ferencvaros in their Group…
Manchester United start Champions League with victory at PSG
Marcus Rashford fired Manchester United to another memorable victory at Paris St Germain as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men started their Champions League campaign with a bang. After a season away…
Juve win in Kiev, Brugge beat Zenit as Champions League starts
Andrea Pirlo earned the first victory in the Champions League of his coaching career as Juventus won 2-0 against Dynamo Kiev, while visiting Club Brugge beat Zenit St Petersburg 2-1 on…
77% of Europeans insist EU funds be linked to respect for Rule of Law- European Parliament survey
A majority of EU citizens supports a larger EU budget to overcome the pandemic. Public health is the priority, followed by economic recovery and climate change. In a new survey…
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Liverpool and Man United among top clubs in talks to join European Premier League
Manchester United and Liverpool are in talks with Europe's elite clubs to join a new FIFA-backed tournament that would reshape the sport's global soccer landscape, Sky News reported on Tuesday.…
Former France goalkeeper Bruno Martini dies at 58
Former France goalkeeper Bruno Martini has died aged 58. Martini was hospitalised after suffering a cardiac arrest last week. He spent the majority of his career at French clubs Auxerre…
UK to back vaccine trials that deliberately infect patients with Covid-19
Britain said on Tuesday it would back "human challenge" trials, where young and healthy volunteers are deliberately infected with COVID-19, to accelerate the development of vaccines for the disease. The government…
Ireland announces tough COVID-19 restrictions
Ireland announced some of Europe's toughest COVID-19 constraints on Monday, shutting non-essential retail, limiting restaurants and pubs to take away service and telling people not to travel more than five kilometres…
Moderna Expects Covid-19 Vaccine to get authorisation for emergency use by November
Moderna's Chief Executive Stéphane Bancel said the US government could authorize emergency use of the company’s experimental Covid-19 vaccine in December, if the company gets positive interim results in November…
UK halts Brexit talks despite encouraging meeting hours earlier
Britain said it saw no basis to resume trade talks with the European Union unless there is a fundamental change in approach from Brussels, chief negotiator David Frost said on…
Wolves move up to sixth with Leeds win
Wolverhampton Wanderers moved to sixth place in the Premiership with a 1-0 away victory at newly-promoted Leeds United. After losing their first two games of the season, Nuno Espirito Santo's…
Lombardy seeks evening curfew to control new spike in cases
The Italian region of Lombardy, which includes the financial capital Milan, on Monday asked the government to approve a curfew after a spike in coronavirus cases. The restrictions would apply…
Final Trump-Biden debate to feature mute button
The final debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will feature a mute button to allow each candidate to speak uninterrupted, organizers said on Monday, looking to avoid the disruptions that marred…
UPDATED: Oxford University says COVID-19 patients experience symptoms months after contracting virus
More than half of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital still experienced symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety and depression for two to three months after their initial infection, according to the…
EU, UK Brexit negotiators to discuss later today continuation of trade talks
EU and UK Brexit negotiators, Michel Barnier and David Frost, will discuss continuing trade talks over the phone around 1300 GMT on Monday, a spokesman for the former said. Britain…
Total coronavirus cases in Ukraine exceed 300,000
The total number of coronavirus cases in Ukraine has reached 303,638, while the death toll is at 5,673, the country's security council said on Monday. Ukraine registered 4,766 new cases…
Protesters defiant in Belarus despite firearms threat
Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of the Belarusian capital Minsk on Sunday to demand the resignation of veteran president Alexander Lukashenko, despite a threat by officials…
Protest against coronavirus restrictions in Czech Republic turn violent
Hundreds of demonstrators, mostly hooligans, clashed with police on Sunday during a protest against the Czech government's new measures in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus…
Global coronavirus cases surpass the 40 million milestone
Worldwide coronavirus cases crossed 40 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, as the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere fuelled a resurgence in the spread of the…
Israel, Bahrain formalise ties
Bahrain and Israel signed a joint communique to formalise nascent ties during a visit by an Israeli and U.S. delegation to Manama on Sunday to broaden cooperation that Washington has…
Italy mayors given power to shut down public squares from 9 p.m. to curb virus surge
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte gave mayors the power to shut public squares from 9 p.m. to halt gatherings as he unveiled a further package of measures on Sunday to…
Polish government to turn National Stadium into field hospital – reports
The Polish government is turning the National Stadium in Warsaw – Poland’s biggest arena – into a field hospital following a rapid rise in coronavirus cases that has left the…
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New study shows Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu
The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a discovery they said showed the need for frequent hand washing to combat the Covid-19…
Israel sends treaty delegation to Bahrain
An Israeli delegation accompanied by the U.S. treasury secretary flew to Bahrain on Sunday to formalise nascent relations and broaden Gulf cooperation that Washington has promoted as an anti-Iran bulwark…
Chinese experts warn frozen food package polluted by living coronavirus could cause infection
China's disease control authority said that contact with frozen food packaging contaminated by living new coronavirus could cause infection. The conclusion came as the Chinese Center for Disease Control and…
Divided world is failing COVID-19 challenge, says frustrated U.N. chief
A divided world has failed to rise to the challenge of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said and warned concerted action was needed to prevent millions of…
Armenia claims Azerbaijan violated fresh ceasefire
Armenian officials accused the Azeri forces of using artillery and missiles early on Sunday, despite both sides agreeing on a ceasefire that went into effect at midnight local time. "Once…
Gove says UK ‘well prepared’ for no-deal Brexit, even as businesses sound alarm
Michael Gove, the minister handling Brexit divorce issues for Britain, said on Sunday that the UK is "increasingly well-prepared" for a no-deal Brexit even as businesses urged Britain and the…
“Please stay home” – Merkel’s plea to Germans
Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Saturday to curb social contacts and keep travel to a minimum, making a personal appeal after the federal and state governments struggled to agree…