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Queen Elizabeth speaks of missing her husband's 'familiar laugh' at Christmas

Queen Elizabeth speaks of missing her husband's 'familiar laugh' at Christmas

-- 2021-12-26 23:20:14

Britain's Queen Elizabeth spoke of the loss of her husband Prince Philip on Saturday, remembering the "mischievous twinkle" in his eyes in an unusually personal Christmas message to the nation. The 9...

Switzerland allows gender transition from January 1

Switzerland allows gender transition from January 1

-- 2021-12-26 18:26:16

People in Switzerland will be able to legally change gender by a visit to the civil registry office from January 1, putting the country at the forefront of Europe's gender self-identification movement...

Former Greek president Karolos Papoulias dies at 92

Former Greek president Karolos Papoulias dies at 92

-- 2021-12-26 17:43:53

Former Greek President Karolos Papoulias, who served two terms between 2005 and 2015, died on Sunday at the age of 92, the presidency said. Papoulias, who was also foreign minister in 1985-89 and 199...

Boat overturns off Greek island, 16 migrants die

Boat overturns off Greek island, 16 migrants die

-- 2021-12-25 17:04:08

At least 16 people died when their boat overturned off the Greek island of Paros in the central Aegean Sea on Friday, in the third maritime disaster involving migrants this week, the country's coastgu...

One in 10 Londoners are likely infected with COVID

One in 10 Londoners are likely infected with COVID

-- 2021-12-24 21:44:14

Around one in 10 people in London were likely infected with COVID-19 on Sunday, according to new official estimates that underlined the relentless advance of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. Daily...

Case data marks small omicron battle victories in UK

Case data marks small omicron battle victories in UK

-- 2021-12-23 18:39:39

Two vaccine makers said their shots protected against the omicron coronavirus variant as UK data suggested it may cause proportionally fewer hospital cases than the Delta strain, though public health...

Ukraine military conducts drills with US missiles near separatist region

Ukraine military conducts drills with US missiles near separatist region

-- 2021-12-22 22:42:57

Ukrainian military forces have conducted combat drills with US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles in a conflict area with separatists in eastern Ukraine as tensions run high with Russia, Ukrainian Dom te...

France cancels order for Merck's COVID-19 antiviral drug

France cancels order for Merck's COVID-19 antiviral drug

-- 2021-12-22 22:22:05

France has cancelled its order for Merck & Co's COVID-19 antiviral drug following disappointing trial data and hopes instead to receive Pfizer's competing drug before the end of January, the healt...

France could soon have 100,000 COVID-19 cases a day

France could soon have 100,000 COVID-19 cases a day

-- 2021-12-22 17:24:08

France could soon have around 100,000 new COVID-19 cases a day, health minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday, up from around 70,000 currently as the country battles a fifth wave of the epidemic. T...

Europe braces for omicron 'storm', considers fresh curbs

Europe braces for omicron 'storm', considers fresh curbs

-- 2021-12-22 10:10:53

Countries across Europe considered new curbs on movement on Tuesday while US President Joe Biden called on military medics to support hospitals and fight the Omicron variant sweeping the world days be...

Putin warns US, NATO of military response over Ukraine

Putin warns US, NATO of military response over Ukraine

-- 2021-12-22 09:23:14

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had no room to retreat in a standoff with the United States over Ukraine and would be forced into a tough response unless the West dropped its "agg...

European Union COVID-19 certificate to remain valid for travel nine months

European Union COVID-19 certificate to remain valid for travel nine months

-- 2021-12-21 21:46:49

The European Commission on Tuesday adopted rules that will make the European Union COVID-19 certificate valid for travel nine months after the completion of the primary vaccination schedule. The prop...

Russia, US begin talks on security guarantees

Russia, US begin talks on security guarantees

-- 2021-12-21 15:12:09

Contacts have begun between Russia and the United States on the issue of security guarantees demanded by the former and there is a possibility that the sides will reach an understanding, the RIA news...

UK PM Johnson says Covid surge 'extremely difficult' as omicron grips Europe

UK PM Johnson says Covid surge 'extremely difficult' as omicron grips Europe

-- 2021-12-21 10:00:45

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he would tighten coronavirus curbs to slow the spread of the omicron variant if needed, after the Netherlands began a fourth lockdown and as other E...

Russia pushes for urgent US response on security guarantees

Russia pushes for urgent US response on security guarantees

-- 2021-12-21 09:39:08

Russia said on Monday it urgently needed a response from the United States on its sweeping security demands and again warned of a possible Russian military response unless it saw political action to a...

Most Britons think Johnson will not be PM by end of 2022

Most Britons think Johnson will not be PM by end of 2022

-- 2021-12-20 21:56:38

Most adults in Britain think it likely that Boris Johnson will not be prime minister by the end of 2022, reports Reuters citing results of an opinion poll published by Ipsos Mori on Monday. Growing p...

France approves Pfizer vaccine for 5-11 year olds

France approves Pfizer vaccine for 5-11 year olds

-- 2021-12-20 21:17:50

France's health regulator approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for all children aged 5-11 on Monday. "The Haute Autorite de Sante (HAS) suggests that all parents who want it can have their c...

Omicron restrictions loom over Christmas, New Year celebrations in Europe

Omicron restrictions loom over Christmas, New Year celebrations in Europe

-- 2021-12-19 21:48:34

The Netherlands went into lockdown on Sunday and the possibility of more COVID-19 restrictions over the Christmas and New Year period loomed over several European countries as the omicron coronavirus...

UK Brexit supremo Frost resigns in major blow to PM Johnson

UK Brexit supremo Frost resigns in major blow to PM Johnson

এফই অনলাইন ডেস্ক 2021-12-19 10:28:37

British Brexit minister David Frost resigned on Saturday over disillusionment with the direction of Boris Johnson's government, dealing a major blow to the embattled prime minister as the omicron vari...

Netherlands to go into strict lockdown

Netherlands to go into strict lockdown

-- 2021-12-19 10:09:11

The Netherlands will go into a strict lockdown over the Christmas and New Year period to try to contain the highly- contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, the country's Prime Minister Mark Rutte said...

Omicron cases in UK jump sharply to almost 25,000, deaths rise to 7

Omicron cases in UK jump sharply to almost 25,000, deaths rise to 7

-- 2021-12-18 22:40:19

Cases in the United Kingdom of the fast-spreading omicron variant of the coronavirus jumped sharply to almost 25,000 while the total number of reported deaths among people with it so far rose to seven...

Netherlands to announce 'strict' Christmas lockdown

Netherlands to announce 'strict' Christmas lockdown

-- 2021-12-18 20:00:23

The Dutch government is expected to announce on Saturday a "strict" Christmas lockdown that would see everything but essential stores close amid fears over the spread of the omicron coronavirus varian...

Spain approves booster shots for people aged 40 and over

Spain approves booster shots for people aged 40 and over

-- 2021-12-16 20:40:25

Spain will administer the third dose of coronavirus vaccine to people aged 40 and over, the Health Ministry said on Thursday, expanding the booster programme a day after its child vaccination campaign...

France hardens travel curbs with Britain over omicron concerns

France hardens travel curbs with Britain over omicron concerns

-- 2021-12-16 20:27:24

France has hardened travel restrictions with Britain because of a surging number of omicron, new coronavirus variant, cases. According to the French announcement on Thursday, only designated categori...

Queen Elizabeth cancels pre-Christmas lunch

Queen Elizabeth cancels pre-Christmas lunch

-- 2021-12-16 19:42:42

Queen Elizabeth has cancelled a pre-Christmas lunch with her family as a precaution while cases of COVID-19 soar in Britain, a Buckingham Palace source said. "The decision is a precautionary one as i...

First person dies from omicron variant in United Kingdom

First person dies from omicron variant in United Kingdom

-- 2021-12-13 19:06:32

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday that at least one patient has died in the United Kingdom after contracting the omicron variant of the coronavirus. "Sadly at least one patient has now been...

Omicron spreading at ‘phenomenal rate’ in London, accounts for 40pc infections

Omicron spreading at ‘phenomenal rate’ in London, accounts for 40pc infections

-- 2021-12-13 16:40:33

Britain said on Monday that the omicron variant of coronavirus was spreading at a "phenomenal rate" and accounted for about 40 per cent of all infections in London so people should get an additional d...

UK PM warns of omicron 'tidal wave'

UK PM warns of omicron 'tidal wave'

-- 2021-12-13 14:02:27

Britain faces a "tidal wave" of the Omicron variant of coronavirus and two vaccine doses will not be enough to contain it, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Sunday, as he accelerated the booster...

G7 warns Russia of 'massive consequences' if Ukraine attacked

G7 warns Russia of 'massive consequences' if Ukraine attacked

-- 2021-12-12 20:29:11

Russia faces massive consequences and severe costs if President Vladimir Putin attacks Ukraine, the Group of Seven warned in a draft statement seen by Reuters on Sunday. US intelligence assesses that...

Russia's registered COVID-19 cases surpass 10m

Russia's registered COVID-19 cases surpass 10m

-- 2021-12-12 20:13:45

The number of registered COVID-19 cases in Russia now exceeds 10 million, data from the government's coronavirus task showed on Sunday, but the latest wave of the pandemic has lost its momentum and th...