Poland plans to propose mail-only presidential election, sources say
Poland coalition plans to propose legislation to allow both postal and in-person voting in a presidential election postponed from last…
Category: Europe
France tiptoed out cautiously out of Covid-19 lockdown
France tiptoed out of one of strictest lockdowns,allowing non-essential shops,factories and other businesses to reopen for the first time in…
UK PM tells people to ‘Stay Alert’ as lockdown easing starts
UK PM Boris Johnson urged people to “stay alert” to coronavirus risks, as he prepared to outline plans for gradually…
Turkey warns for attack Haftar’s forces in Libya if attacks persist
Turkey warned it would deem the forces of General Haftar “legitimate targets” if their attacks on its interests and diplomatic…
EU states to restart travel and tourism despite Coronavirus Pandemic
EU states should guarantee vouchers for travel cancelled during Covid and lifting internal border restrictions in a bid to salvage…
Britain to introduce 14 days quarantine period for travellers
Britain has told airlines it will introduce 14-day quarantine period for most people arriving from abroad to try to avoid…
Russian Soldiers to help Venezuela search for members of failed incursion
Russian soldiers operating drones over Venezuela as part of a search operation for members of a paramilitary force that led…
Irish FM says Brexit trade talks timeline ‘virtually impossible’
Irish FM has said that coronavirus pandemic has made an already difficult timeline for a British-European Union trade deal “virtually…
Taiwan bid to attend key WHO meeting will fail,China says
Taiwan will fail in its bid to join key meeting of WHO amid efforts to rein in pandemic as its…
EU commissioner says we must go ‘back to the future’ of open borders after COVID-19
EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson has said that European Union must go ‘back to the future’ of open borders…
UK govt adviser resigns after reports his lover visited during lockdown
UK govt adviser on its coronavirus response and a leading epidemiologist resigned from his government post, after reports his lover…
Spanish PM to secure parliamentary votes to extend state of emergency
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks set to secure enough parliamentary votes to extend a state of emergency for two…
Scottish schools reopening too early could ‘overwhelm’ NHS
Scottish primary schools fully reopening would “most likely” see the NHS overwhelmed by coronavirus within two months, Nicola Sturgeon has…
German top court ruling on bond purchases sparks worries over EU resilience
German top court (Federal Court of Justice) rules country’s central bank must justify bond-buying under European Central Bank stimulus scheme.
Britain to recommend sweeping changes to workplaces after lockdown
Britain will recommend a wide range of changes to how people organise their working lives when the coronavirus lockdown is…
Volunteer in Turkey uses 3D printers to produce PPE
Volunteer collective using a network of 3D printers to produce much-needed protective equipment during COVID-19 crisis in Turkey.
British govt had contingency plan for PM Johnson’s death
British government had a contingency plan for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s death as he battled COVID-19 in intensive care last…
New infections jumped by almost 10,000 in Russia
New infections jumped by 9,623 to 124,054 cases in last 24 hours as Russian authorities mull tighter restrictions on movement.
Top British hospital trials blood plasma treatment for COVID-19
Top British hospital will use for COVID-19 patients as part of a trial that transfuses plasma from recovered people into…
Covid 19 exposes UK low-wage essential workers to exploitation
Covid 19 exposes people working in United Kingdom vulnerable sectors falling through cracks of government rescue packages.
Italian PM Giuseppe Conte apologies over long welfare delays
Italian PM Conte apologised to millions of struggling Italians who have yet to receive long-promised financial aid meant to help…
Malta plans to not let migrant ship dock, awaits EU deal
Malta plans to keep 57 rescued migrants aboard a private ship anchored just outside territorial waters until the EU finds…