Europe
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Virus resurging in Europe as restrictions ease: WHO
Jun 25, 2020Europe has seen a surge of COVID-19 cases since Europian countries began releasing restrictions pointed at curbing the spread of the potentially fatal coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. “Last week, Europe saw an... -
Lockdown is becoming more relaxed in European countries
May 18, 2020Several European countries, including Italy and Spain, have taken steps to ease the lockdown as the number of daily deaths from coronavirus continues to decline. Most businesses, including bars and saloons, have been allowed to reopen... -
2019 was Europe’s hottest year ever
Apr 24, 2020Last year was the hottest in history across Europe as temperature records were shattered by a series of extreme heatwaves across the continent, the European Union’s satellite monitoring surface said Wednesday. In its annual report on... -
Europe remains ‘in the eye’ of coronavirus storm
Apr 16, 2020The World Health Organization’s European office said Thursday that despite some “optimistic signs” in some of the countries worst hit by the new coronavirus, the number of cases was rising and approaching one million in the... -
Trump stops Europe flights, China says coronavirus could end by June
Mar 12, 2020Travelers scrambled to rebook flights and markets reeled on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping restrictions on travel from Europe, hitting battered airlines and heightening global alarm over the coronavirus. However, China, where the... -
Donald Trump announced sweeping new travel restrictions on Europe in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus
Mar 12, 2020US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new travel restrictions on Europe in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus. In a televised address, he said travel from 26 European countries would be suspended... -
European coal plants burning cash: activists
Oct 25, 2019Coal is widely acknowledged as being the dirtiest fuel to produce electricity, but it is also unprofitable with four out of five European coal power plants losing money, according to a report released by an environmental... -
Too late for new Brexit deal, France’s Macron tells Johnson
Aug 22, 2019French President Emmanuel Macron told Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday that there was not enough time to wholly rewrite Britain’s Brexit divorce deal before an Oct. 31 deadline. Johnson met Macron at the Elysee Palace... -
Spain wildfire out of control amid Europe heatwave
Jun 28, 2019A Spanish forest fire raged out of control Thursday amid a European heatwave, devouring land as hundreds of firefighters battled through the night, local authorities said. The blaze broke out Wednesday afternoon in Torre del Espanol... -
Ford plans to cut 12 thousands jobs in Europe
Jun 27, 2019Car giant Ford has said it is planning to cut about 12,000 jobs across its European operations by the end of 2020. The carmaker is trying to cut costs and restructure its European business, which is...
