Copenhagen: The number of people who have died from Covid-19 in Europe, the long-time epicentre of the pandemic, has passed two million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. “A devastating milestone has passed as reported confirmed Covid-19 deaths from countries in the WHO European Region have exceeded more than 2 million people,” the UN […]
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Covid cases and deaths on the rise again in Europe
Covid infections and deaths are on the rise again in Europe, with Russia, Ukraine, and Romania registering the highest fatalities on the continent, a tally showed on Tuesday. About 1,672,000 new cases have been registered on the continent over the past week, an average of about 239,000 per day. That was an increase of 18 […]
European stocks open mixed tracking global data
European stock markets opened mixed Monday as Chinese data added to surging inflation concerns. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index dipped 0.2 percent to 7,110.00 points. In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 grew 0.1 percent to 15,783.85 points and the Paris CAC 40 gained 0.2 percent to 6,827.89. Chinese factory inflation rose more than expected in […]
At least 57 Europe-bound migrants drown off Libya: IOM
At least 57 migrants drowned after their boat sank off Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday, the latest tragedy on the dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossing to Europe. “Horrified by yet another painful loss of life off the Libyan coast,” Federico Soda, the IOM’s Libya mission chief, said on Twitter. “At least 57 people […]
Morocco’s navy rescues 368 migrants bound for Spain
The Moroccan navy this week rescued 368 migrants including three children as they were trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Spain, the official MAP news agency said Friday. It said the migrants, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, were rescued between Tuesday and Friday when their makeshift boats, including rubber dinghies and kayaks, ran into difficulty. […]
European stocks sink at open on renewed virus fears
European stocks opened sharply lower Monday, mirroring losses elsewhere, as investors eyed the lifting of most Covid curbs in England and fretted over the spreading Delta variant. In initial deals, London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 1.2 percent to 6,926.70 points after the UK government lifted England’s daily pandemic curbs despite soaring infection rates. In […]
Flood death toll rises to 156 in Germany, 183 for Europe: police
The death toll from devastating floods has risen to 156 in Germany, police said Sunday morning, bringing the total to at least 183 fatalities from the disaster in western Europe. In Rhineland-Palatinate state alone, one of the worst-hit regions in western Germany, police reported 110 dead, up from 98 previously. “It is feared that other […]
Dutch PM blames climate change for deadly floods
Storms that have lashed Europe are “without doubt” the result of climate change, the Dutch prime minister said, as a collection for the badly hit south of the country topped one million euros. More than 150 people have died in the worst floods in decades in Europe, mostly in Germany, according to the latest toll […]
Europe reels from worst floods in years as death toll nears 130
Devastating floods have torn through entire villages and killed at least 128 people in Europe, most of them in western Germany where stunned emergency services were still combing the wreckage on Friday. Unsuspecting residents were caught completely off guard by the torrent dubbed the “flood of death” by German newspaper Bild. Streets and houses were […]
At least 68 dead in Germany, Belgium as storms ravage Europe
Heavy rains and floods lashing western Europe have killed at least 59 people in Germany and nine in Belgium, and many more people are missing as rising waters caused several houses to collapse on Thursday. In Germany, which is experiencing one of the worst weather disasters since World War II, desperate residents sought refuge on […]