Europe

Covid-19: Infections top 5 million worldwide

PARIS, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global infections from the novelcoronavirus passed five million as the pandemic played outunevenly across the…

Covid-19: UK healthcare workers begin hydroxychloroquine trial

LONDON, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British healthcare workers on Thursday begin taking part in a University of Oxford-led international trial…

Covid-19: Alarm as crowds flock to European beaches

PARIS, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A surge in visitors to beaches in northern Europe after coronavirus lockdowns was eased and…

Covid-19: Cyprus ends virus lockdown but airports stay shut

NICOSIA, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Cypriot government ended a strict coronavirus lockdown, reopening outdoor restaurants, barber shops and beaches,…

Covid-19: US secures 300 million doses of potential AstraZeneca vaccine

WASHINGTON, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has secured almost a third of AstraZeneca’s one billion possible COVID-19 vaccine…

Pres Trump announces US to exit open skies treaty, accusing Russia of violation

WASHINGTON, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Trump administration notified international partners on Thursday that it is pulling out of a…

Migrant boat crossings to UK surge during Covid-19 lockdown

French police, wearing protective masks against the coronavirus, with young migrants picked up off Calais as they tried to get…

Covid-19: Greece to reopen tourism season in June, PM says

 ATHENS, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The Greek tourist season will kick off next month, with international charter flights to popular locations resuming…

France: Pres Macron loses majority as defectors form new party

 PARIS, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The party of French President Emmanuel Macron has lost its outright majority in parliament, after a group of…

Covid-19: More than 100 virus infections in French slaughterhouse

RENNES (France), May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 100 people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus at a slaughterhouse…