Europe

UK, EU condemn sentencing of Jimmy Lai, other Hong Kong pro-democracy activists

London [UK], April 18 (ANI): The United Kingdom and the European Union condemned the decision to sentence publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai and multiple pro-democracy figures to prison for their roles in the 2019 mass protests that rocked the city for a year.

2021-04-18T03:26:03.539269+00:00 IST

UK records another 2,206 coronavirus cases, 35 deaths

London [UK], April 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 2,206 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,385,938, according to official figures released Saturday.

2021-04-17T16:55:45.746975+00:00 IST

Britons observe minute of silence for Prince Philip as funeral begins with royal procession

London [UK], April 17 (ANI): People across Britain observed one minute of silence in honor of the late Prince Philip just before his royal ceremonial funeral got under way inside St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on Saturday.

2021-04-17T15:21:55.395643+00:00 IST

UK researchers plan to 'deliberately infect' COVID-19 survivors

London [UK], April 17 (ANI): Researchers in the United Kingdom said on Friday they will launch a year-long study to deliberately infect people who have recovered from COVID-19 to study whether people become infected a second time and to see if there are particular immune responses that protect them.

2021-04-17T10:16:36.532401+00:00 IST

Merkel got first shot of AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19

Berlin [Germany], April 17 (ANI/Sputnik): German Chancellor Angela Merkel got the first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 on Friday, German cabinet spokesman Steffen Seibert announced.

2021-04-17T05:05:22.869561+00:00 IST

UK govt confirms approving extradition of Nirav Modi to India

London [UK], April 16 (ANI): The UK government has signed an order for extradition of fugitive diamond dealer Nirav Modi to India, the country's Home Office confirmed on Friday.

2021-04-16T14:43:42.434767+00:00 IST

UK government approves extradition of Nirav Modi

London [UK], April 16 (ANI): United Kingdom Home Secretary Priti Patel has approved the extradition of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, a Central Bureau of Investigation official said on Friday.

2021-04-16T12:35:03.625549+00:00 IST

EU mulls ending extradition treaties with China over overhaul of Hong Kong electoral system

Brussels [Belgium], April 16 (ANI): The European Union is preparing new measures to punish Beijing for overhauling Hong Kong's electoral system that will further clamp down on opposition voices in the region.

2021-04-16T10:35:36.503167+00:00 IST

Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan protests outside Pak mission in London

London [UK], April 16 (ANI): Around two dozen of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) UK gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission in London on Thursday demanding the expulsion of the French ambassador as well as a boycott of French products from the Pakistan government.

2021-04-16T08:05:18.469175+00:00 IST

European countries express interest in purchasing Denmark's unwanted AstraZeneca vaccines

Copenhagen [Denmark], April 16 (ANI): Many European countries on Thursday expressed their interest in purchasing unwanted AstraZeneca vaccines from Denmark.

2021-04-16T06:11:07.894854+00:00 IST

Norway should stop using AstraZeneca vaccine, says country's public health institute

Oslo [Norway], April 16 (ANI): A day after Denmark's decision to abandon the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine over links with very rare blood clots, Norway's public health institute on Thursday said the country should stop using it.

2021-04-16T05:56:11.866690+00:00 IST

Buckingham Palace reveals guest list for Prince Philip's funeral

London [UK], April 16 (ANI): Buckingham Palace has revealed the names of 30 people who will make up at the congregation at the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip's funeral service on Saturday.

2021-04-15T22:31:13.502540+00:00 IST

European Union's Ursula von der Leyen gets first COVID-19 jab

Brussels [Belgium], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

2021-04-15T17:44:25.985128+00:00 IST

Protest outside Pakistan embassy in Hague against 1971 genocide in Bangladesh

Hague [Netherlands], April 15 (ANI): A demonstration was staged near the Pakistan embassy in the Hague wherein protestors demanded an "unconditional official apology" for the genocide committed by the Pakistan army in Bangladesh during the 1971 Liberation War.

2021-04-15T13:48:01.255144+00:00 IST

Former world leaders call on Biden to waive COVID vaccine patents

London [UK], April 15 (ANI): More than 170 former world leaders and Nobel laureates are calling on United States President Joe Biden to make COVID-19 vaccines more readily available by waiving US intellectual property rules.

2021-04-15T07:55:36.494830+00:00 IST

Ahmadis residing in Germany fear deportation to Pak

Berlin [Germany], April 15 (ANI): As the persecution against the minority community of Ahmadis continues to mount in Pakistan and overseas, Ahmadi Muslims are threatened with deportation from Germany.

2021-04-15T06:38:18.116982+00:00 IST

Blinken, G4 counterparts discuss Russia-Ukraine tensions in Brussels

Washington DC [US], April 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his G4 counterparts on Wednesday met on the sidelines of the NATO ministerial meet in Brussels to discuss the rising Russia-Ukraine tensions.

2021-04-15T01:08:50.680708+00:00 IST

Leaving Afghanistan not an easy decision, entails risks: NATO Chief

Brussels [Belgium], April 15 (ANI): NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said withdrawing troops from Afghanistan is not a risk-free decision, but the alternative would be an open-ended military presence to withstand growing Taliban violence.

2021-04-14T22:08:54.629663+00:00 IST

UK to push for physical climate summit in Nov despite COVID-19 threat

London [UK], April 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government stressed on Wednesday that it will continue to push for the upcoming Climate Change Conference, or COP26, scheduled for November in the Scottish city of Glasgow, to be held in person, despite concerns that such a large event could become a COVID-19 spreader.

2021-04-14T18:43:57.612627+00:00 IST

Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine's benefits outweigh risk of side effects: EU regulator

Brussels [Belgium], April 14 (ANI): The European Medicines Agency on Wednesday said that the benefits of the vaccine made by Johnson & Johsnson in preventing COVID-19 outweigh the risks of side effects, said the Amsterdam-based European Union medicines regulator said on Wednesday.

2021-04-14T16:38:00.423838+00:00 IST

Chinese ambassador to Sweden under fire over 'threats' to journalist

Stockholm [Sweden], April 14 (ANI): Gui Congyou, Ambassador of China to Sweden, is under fire after he sent a series of threatening emails to a Swedish journalist following the latter's statement on Beijing's policies, particularly regarding Xinjiang.

2021-04-14T15:40:36.351163+00:00 IST