Repeat infections with COVID-19 are rare within six months but more common for those above age 65, a new study released Wednesday in leading medical publication The Lancet found. "People over the age of 65 are at greater risk of...
WHO Europe said Thursday that the international body was not in favour of vaccination passports, just a day after the European Commission outlined proposals for the EU's "digital green pass." "We do not encourage at this stage that getting a...
A long-awaited report on church officials' handling of past cases of sexual abuse in Cologne, Germany's most powerful Catholic diocese, is to be released on Thursday. Cologne archbishop Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki faces discontent after keeping under wraps for months...
Prime Minister Mark Rutte's political party won the most seats in the Dutch parliament, according to a preliminary forecast by ANP news agency based on a count of 88.5% of the votes. "I note that the result of this election...
The fallout from a political scandal, an ongoing global pandemic, an economic downturn, simmering civil unrest: any one of these challenges would make for a fraught election campaign. But in the run-up to this week's national election (COVID-19 has seen...
Europe's medicines regulator is to give an update into its investigation on whether there is a link between the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and serious blood clotting issues after multiple countries suspended its use. Emer Cooke, Executive Director...
Lockdown measures in Belgium will continue for the next two weeks at least. The government's decision came during a virtual meeting Friday of the country's Consultative Committee on COVID-19, with Prime Minister Alexander de Croo saying it is "too early"...
Three people have been killed in an avalanche at a ski resort in the Russian Arctic. It swept through the Mount Otdelnaya ski complex near the city of Norilsk in Krasnoyarsk region at 00.30 on Saturday morning. So far, rescuers...
Twitter says it has "permanently suspended" outgoing US President Donald Trump's account in the wake of recent tweets linked to riots in the Capitol. The tech giant said in a statement that it had taken the measure to "due to...
The UK has recorded more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in just 24 hours. The latest data emerged on the first day of England's third nationwide lockdown, announced on Monday by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. That was sparked by a new,...
