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. […]
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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 […]
Journalists killed on the job in Europe
The murder of prominent Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries, who was shot in Amsterdam last week, adds to the toll of journalists killed in Europe over the past few years. However, the region remains the safest for the profession. Many of the killings take place in Russia and surrounding countries, which have not […]
At least 20 dead in Germany as storms lash Europe
Heavy rains and floods lashing western Europe have killed at least 20 people in Germany and left around 50 missing, as rising waters led several houses to collapse on Thursday. Unusually heavy rains also ravaged neighbouring Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium, where another four people were reported dead. Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) states were […]
NASA, European Space Agency join forces on climate change
NASA and the European Space Agency joined forces Tuesday in the battle against climate change, a move they said paves the way to a global response to the problem. “To ensure that data from Earth-observing satellites are used to their best advantage, further science and, ultimately, bring the most benefit to humankind, ESA and NASA have […]
Iran endangering nuclear talks, say European powers
European powers expressed “grave concern” on Tuesday over Iran’s latest move to enrich uranium in its nuclear programme, saying the step endangered talks in Vienna aimed at reviving a 2015 accord seeking to resolve the crisis. “With its latest steps, Iran is threatening a successful outcome to the Vienna talks despite the progress achieved in six […]