Europe

English lockdown set to last until at least March, Johnson indicates

Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated on Wednesday the COVID-19 lockdown in England would last until March 8 when schools could start to reopen as the government announced new measures to clamp down on travel to and from Britain.
On Tuesday, Britain’s COVID-19 death toll surpassed 100,000, the first European state to reach that figure, leading to questions about Johnson’s handling of a crisis that has also battered the economy.

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 10:17pm

Europe

France's curfew not slowing COVID-19 infections enough

The data shows that at this time the curfew is not putting enough of a brake on the spread of the virus.
The different scenarios under discussion range from maintaining the status quo to a very strict lockdown, Attal said.

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 11:24pm

Europe

Russian lawmakers approve extension of nuclear arms pact with US

Signed in 2010, the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is a cornerstone of global arms control and limits the numbers of strategic nuclear warheads.
"The essence of the agreement is to extend it for five years, as it was signed, without any changes," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the Duma.

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 11:24pm

Europe

Spanish regions cap COVID-19 vaccinations due to slowing supply

She has to move heaven and earth to make it happen, for Madrid and Spain. Because there are lives on the line.
Its announcement angered some European Union governments and the executive European Commission due to the slow pace of vaccine rollouts in the 27-nation bloc.

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 11:23pm

Europe

Paris prosecutor seeks Air France, Airbus trial over deadly 2009 crash

In 2019, French judges dropped charges against the airline and plane manufacturer over the crash, blaming the pilots for losing control of the plane.
French investigators found the crew of AF447 mishandled the loss of speed readings from sensors blocked with ice from a storm.

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 11:31pm

Europe

Hungary launches offensive against US tech giants

Hungarian Justice Minister said the government "will propose a law to the Parliament this spring" aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 05:17pm

Europe

EU rejects AstraZeneca vaccine contract claims

"One of the plants with the highest yield is in the UK because it started earlier," he said.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 06:03pm

Europe

Brexit: French companies adapt to added costs, delays

The company employs 200 people and has worked on building up its market presence in Britain in recent years.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 06:36pm

Europe

UK to impose hotel quarantine for returning Britons

Britain has been the hardest hit in Europe from the pandemic, becoming only the fifth country in the world to surpass 100,000 deaths.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 06:38pm

Europe

Europe's top shorted stocks soar on GameStop contagion

Evotec surged as much as 30% in Frankfurt at one point as traders rushed into a stock where the US hedge fund headed by Gabriel Plotkin has built a 6.2% short position.
Melvin is likely to have lost several million dollars on its bearish bets on GameStop after the US videogame retailer jumped seven-fold since mid January.

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 11:23pm

Europe

Russia's lower house ratifies New START treaty extension

A total of 399 lawmakers voted in favour of extending the agreement, with no votes against or abstentions.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 05:23pm

Europe

Testing times for French group in virus-ravaged UK

Such private-sector facilities are an option for Britons who want tests but do not yet qualify for free screening through the public health system.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 05:39pm

Europe

Romanian priest becomes troll target for vaccine stance

He said he was willing to be vaccinated to avoid sending others "to intensive care or to the Lord too soon through ignorance or stupidity".

Published 27 Jan, 2021 05:34pm

Europe

Italy's president opens government talks after PM quits

The head of state is set to meet the presidents of both parliamentary chambers before talks on Thursday and Friday with party leaders.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 05:21pm

Europe

European Union plans to shut door to travelers from Japan amid COVID-19 surge

European Union governments plan to remove Japan from their list of nations whose residents should be allowed to visit the bloc during the ongoing phase of the coronavirus outbreak.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 11:44pm

Europe

Dutch government says won't bow to curfew riot 'scum'

As the clean-up operation started, mayors of several cities reacted with anger. Rotterdam's Ahmed Aboutaleb called rioters "shameless thieves", the NOS national broadcaster reported.

Published 27 Jan, 2021 11:15am

Europe

Italy asks EU to take action against Pfizer over COVID-19 vaccine delays

Pfizer has said it will make up for the drop in deliveries with manufacturing changes that will boost output.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 11:44pm

Europe

France's new COVID-19 cases up amid fears of new lockdown

Its COVID-19 death toll rose by 612 to 74,106, the world's seventh-highest, after an increase of 445 on Monday.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 11:37pm

Europe

Putin says global COVID-19 pandemic could drag on

He made the comments while speaking at a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum.

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 11:23pm

Europe

UK passes 100,000 COVID deaths

The death toll in Britain from the coronavirus pandemic passed 100,000 people on Tuesday as the government battled to speed up vaccination delivery and keep variants of the virus at bay.
Britain has the world’s fifth highest toll from COVID-19 and reported a further 1,631 deaths and 20,089 cases on Tuesday.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 10:57pm

Europe

Spain extends UK arrivals ban till mid February

The two-week ban has already been extended once.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 09:28pm

Europe

Vaccine concerns divide nations at Davos

The Commission is demanding answers from British-Swedish group AstraZeneca and US company Pfizer about delays both have announced to their deliveries to the European Union.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 09:23pm

Europe

IMF cuts Britain's 2021 growth outlook after COVID surge

The IMF was slightly more optimistic than in its last set of forecasts in October, upgrading the outlook for global growth in 2021 by 0.3 percentage points to 5.5%.
The IMF estimates Britain was the worst-hit of the world's seven largest advanced economies last year, suffering a 10.0% decline in output.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 08:48pm

Europe

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Tuesday

At least 99,631,810 cases of coronavirus have been registered. Of these, at least 60,485,100 are now considered recovered.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 08:21pm

Europe

Britain says it will work with EU to avoid vaccine disruption

Protectionism not right during pandemic, health minister says.
EU vaccine export registration proposals sparked concern.
UK ministers confident vaccines supplies will not be disrupted.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 08:40pm

Europe

New Covid-19 wave slows recovery in Europe: IMF

The euro area is now expected to see GDP expand by 4.2 percent this year, a full point lower than projected in October, the IMF said.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 08:06pm

Europe

Russia says Biden must lift sanctions to save Iran nuclear deal

He cautioned that any efforts by Washington to extract additional concessions would ultimately end in failure.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 07:47pm

Europe

Matteo Renzi: The 'Wrecker' brings down an Italian government

Renzi rose to preeminence as a youthful reformer who, earning the nickname "Rottamatore" (the Wrecker), was out to shake up Italy's political establishment.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 07:54pm

Europe

Italy PM tenders resignation: president

Conte is expected to seek a new mandate for what would be his third consecutive government in three years, but this depends on his ability to expand his parliamentary majority.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 08:20pm

Europe

Russia to mass produce second Covid vaccine next month

Russia has said that it will be able to inoculate 60 percent of the population this year, though rollout of Sputnik V has been slower than planned.

Published 26 Jan, 2021 07:53pm

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USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 27	160.68
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 27	160.58
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 27	103.61
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 27	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 27	1.37
Euro to USD / Jan 27	1.22

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 27	3849.56
India Sensex / Jan 27	48347.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 27	28546.18
Nasdaq / Jan 27	13626.07
Hang Seng / Jan 27	29391.26
FTSE 100 / Jan 27	6654.01
Dow Jones / Jan 27	30937.04
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 27	13870.99
France CAC40 / Jan 27	5523.52

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UK LIBOR % / Jan 27	0.08

Europe

English lockdown set to last until at least March, Johnson indicates

France's curfew not slowing COVID-19 infections enough

Russian lawmakers approve extension of nuclear arms pact with US

Spanish regions cap COVID-19 vaccinations due to slowing supply

Paris prosecutor seeks Air France, Airbus trial over deadly 2009 crash

Hungary launches offensive against US tech giants

EU rejects AstraZeneca vaccine contract claims

Brexit: French companies adapt to added costs, delays

UK to impose hotel quarantine for returning Britons

Europe's top shorted stocks soar on GameStop contagion

Russia's lower house ratifies New START treaty extension

Testing times for French group in virus-ravaged UK

Romanian priest becomes troll target for vaccine stance

Italy's president opens government talks after PM quits

European Union plans to shut door to travelers from Japan amid COVID-19 surge

Dutch government says won't bow to curfew riot 'scum'

Italy asks EU to take action against Pfizer over COVID-19 vaccine delays

France's new COVID-19 cases up amid fears of new lockdown

Putin says global COVID-19 pandemic could drag on

UK passes 100,000 COVID deaths

Spain extends UK arrivals ban till mid February

Vaccine concerns divide nations at Davos

IMF cuts Britain's 2021 growth outlook after COVID surge

Coronavirus toll at 1100 GMT Tuesday

Britain says it will work with EU to avoid vaccine disruption

New Covid-19 wave slows recovery in Europe: IMF

Russia says Biden must lift sanctions to save Iran nuclear deal

Matteo Renzi: The 'Wrecker' brings down an Italian government

Italy PM tenders resignation: president

Russia to mass produce second Covid vaccine next month

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