Europe

Kremlin critic Navalny calls Putin 'naked king' in his first hearing since hunger strike

Moscow [Russia], April 30 (ANI): A judge in Moscow upheld a defamation conviction Thursday against jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, who joined a court hearing via video link, in his first public appearance since he went on hunger strike.

2021-04-30T05:36:14.400991+00:00 IST

Germany reports slowing third COVID-19 wave

Berlin [Germany], April 30 (ANI/Xinhua): COVID-19 case numbers in Germany are no longer rising rapidly but are still "too high overall," said Lothar Wieler, president of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), at a press conference here on Thursday.

2021-04-29T18:53:02.806388+00:00 IST

EU lawmakers pledge to dump China investment deal over Beijing's sanctions

Brussels [Belgium], April 29 (ANI): Dozens of Brussels lawmakers have slammed China's efforts to "gag" European critics through sanctions and pledged to block the EU-China investment deal while the measures remain in place.

2021-04-29T08:52:53.379261+00:00 IST

European Parliament adopts position on COVID-19 digital travel certificates

Brussels [Belgium], April 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Parliament has voted to adopt its negotiating position on the creation of a new digital EU COVID-19 certificate aimed at facilitating safe travel amid the ongoing pandemic.

2021-04-29T08:23:36.987440+00:00 IST

Study reveals single vaccine dose can reduce household transmission of COVID-19 by up to half

London [UK], April 29 (ANI): A single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can limit household transmission by up to half, according to a study by Public Health England released on Wednesday, signalling the effectiveness of the vaccines at preventing spread.

2021-04-29T07:09:11.907283+00:00 IST

EU's Indo-Pacific strategy to put it at loggerheads with China: Report

Manila [Philippines], April 29 (ANI): The European Union released its own Indo-Pacific strategy policy paper earlier this month, an unprecedented declaration that promises to put the EU at loggerheads with China.

2021-04-29T04:25:20.960429+00:00 IST

Cafes, restaurants to reopen in Serbia on May 8

Belgrade [Serbia], April 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Serbia's infectious diseases response center has decided to reopen cafes, restaurants and bars, closed due to COVID-19, May 8, Belgrade Deputy Mayor Goran Vesic said.

2021-04-29T02:25:23.583994+00:00 IST

Norway announces USD 2.4 mln aid towards COVID relief in India

New Delhi [India] April 28 (ANI): Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide on Wednesday announced a contribution of USD 2.4 million to India to help it tackle the COVID-19 crisis.

2021-04-28T17:43:53.097661+00:00 IST

Prince Charles 'deeply saddened' by India's COVID-19 death surge

London [UK], April 28 (ANI): Prince Charles said Wednesday that he is "deeply saddened" by the surge in coronavirus deaths in India.

2021-04-28T14:24:28.809578+00:00 IST

India helped world during COVID, now it's time to give back, says German envoy

New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Noting that India has helped the world amid the COVID-19 by producing vaccines and medicines, German Ambassador to India, Walter J Lindner on Wednesday said that now "we just need to give back to our friends".

2021-04-28T13:58:46.080504+00:00 IST

Germany to send large oxygen plant to India in a week, says envoy Lindner

New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Germany is ready to transport a large oxygen production plant to India in about a week which will provide oxygen for quite a number of people, German ambassador to India Walter J Lindner has said.

2021-04-28T12:16:29.430961+00:00 IST

My heart bleeds seeing people asking for hospital beds on social media, India will overcome pandemic: German envoy

New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Amid a record surge in COVID-19 cases, German Ambassador to India Walter J Lindner has expressed his solidarity with the country and said his "heart bleeds" when he sees messages or pictures of people looking for hospital beds on social media while noting that people here are very resilient and "we'll get through this together".

2021-04-28T11:49:48.340002+00:00 IST

European Parliament ratifies EU-UK trade agreement

Brussels, April 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Parliament on Wednesday ratified the agreement on trade and cooperation between the European Union and the United Kingdom in a 660-5 vote.

2021-04-28T09:27:19.436700+00:00 IST

Poland lifts COVID-19 restrictions, shopping malls to open from May 4

Warsaw [Poland], April 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Poland is lifting a significant share of coronavirus restrictions, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Wednesday.

2021-04-28T09:21:56.597195+00:00 IST

Not up to NATO to tell allies which COVID-19 vaccines to use: Stoltenberg

Brussels [Belgium], April 28 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that each of the bloc's member states individually decided which COVID-19 vaccines should be used in their country.

2021-04-28T07:54:11.687405+00:00 IST

Armenian organization in The Hague expecting resumed lawsuits against Turkey in US Courts

Amsterdam [The Netherlands], April 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The lawsuits against Turkey suspended earlier in US courts are expected to be resumed after the United States recognized the fact of the Armenian genocide by the Ottoman Empire, Inge Drost, spokeswoman of the Abovian Armenian Cultural Association in the Netherlands, told Sputnik.

2021-04-28T07:53:35.716490+00:00 IST

WHO bolsters support to India to tackle second COVID-19 wave

Geneva [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said that it has bolstered its COVID-19 response in India by redeploying 2,600 health experts from other programs to counter the recent daily spike in cases and deaths.

2021-04-28T06:38:26.538534+00:00 IST

European Parliament strips Greek Neo-Nazi lawmaker of immunity

Brussels [Belgium], April 28 (ANI): The convicted Greek neo-Nazi lawmaker Ioannis Lagos was stripped of his immunity as a member of the European Parliament on Tuesday, clearing the way for his extradition to Greece months after he was sentenced in a landmark trial.

2021-04-28T06:22:09.919189+00:00 IST

COVID-19: Portugal to end state of emergency on April 30

Lisbon [Portugal], April 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has announced the end of the "state of emergency" on April 30, due to the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

2021-04-28T04:06:01.968507+00:00 IST

UK records another 2,685 coronavirus cases

London [UK], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 2,685 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,409,631, according to official figures released Tuesday.

2021-04-27T17:08:19.290915+00:00 IST

Essential equipment shipping from EU countries to arrive in India this week, says bloc

Brussels [Belgium], April 27 (ANI): A shipment of urgently needed oxygen, medicine and equipment will be delivered over the coming days by the EU Member States to India, following the country's request for support through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, which is coordinated by the Emergency Response Coordination Centre of the European Commission, the bloc said on Tuesday.

2021-04-27T16:52:51.397055+00:00 IST