Oxford vaccine ready for UK approval as Pfizer dose sent across Europe
An army of more than 10,000 British medics and volunteers has already been recruited by the National Health Service to help deliver the vaccine to millions.
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Shot in the arm for Europe’s pandemic fight as vaccines are rolled out
“Thank God,” 96-year-old Araceli Hidalgo said as she became the first person in Spain to be vaccinated. “Let’s see if we can make this virus go away.”
Morrison must heed global pressure and do more on climate change
If Australia wants to win international respect it should promise more ambitious reductions, like many countries in Europe and Asia.
Forgotten Socceroo ranks among Europe’s most prolific strikers in 2020
Nikita Rukavytsya was known more for his pace than his finishing ability in the A-League, but his incredible goalscoring streak in Israel could earn him a shock return to the […]
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To open or not to open ski slopes? Chilling question divides Europe
Austria says efforts to coordinate the closing of European ski resorts are “exaggerated”, but Germany, Italy and France remember what happened last winter.
‘The game becomes incredibly slow’: Genia’s simple fix for rugby’s caterpillar problem
Caterpillar rucks have infiltrated southern hemisphere rugby from Europe. If World Rugby are searching for a solution to the problem, they should look no further than Will Genia.
Vaccine hopes continue to bolster bullish financial markets
Global markets remain in a balancing act between optimism about COVID-19 vaccines and concerns of surging infections and tighter lockdowns in the US and Europe.
Three arrested over $1 billion German museum jewel heist
Eleven months after after one of Europe’s biggest jewel heists, three people have been arrested in Berlin in connection to the ‘Green Vault’ robbery.
Coronavirus Australia LIVE updates: Victoria records 16th straight day of no new cases; NSW aims for ‘gold standard’; Australia’s death toll sits at 907
Australia continues on its path to COVID-normal while the US and Europe grapple with surging case numbers.
Migrants drown in Libya shipwreck, the fourth accident this week
Twenty African migrants are believed to have drowned off the coast of Libya when their boat sank as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.
Coronavirus LIVE updates: Victoria chases 14th day of no new cases; NSW seeks border opening; USA, Europe continue to face growing wave
Australia’s COVID-19 recovery continues while the US and Europe face a surging new wave.
Coronavirus updates LIVE: Victoria records a dozen ‘doughnut days’ with no new COVID-19 cases, Queensland on track to welcome Sydneysiders, Victorians by Christmas
As Australia aims to reach a fourth day without a local COVID case nationally, Europe is running low on ICU beds and hospital staff.
As it happened: Victoria records seventh day of zero new COVID-19 cases, deaths; vaccine distribution could face challenges; Australia’s death toll at 907
Australia continues to build on its plans for a COVID-safe summer while the US and Europe grapple with a second wave of the pandemic.
Coronavirus Updates LIVE: Victorians urged to comply with rules, NSW government looks for app downloads, decision looms on Queensland border
State governments are shifting their focus on how to control case outbreaks as social distancing rules are eased. Overseas there are worrying signs in Europe and the US.
Surge in virus threatens to reverse global economic rebounds
The resurgence of coronavirus cases engulfing the US and Europe is imperiling their recoveries as millions of individuals and businesses face the prospect of having to hunker down once again.
‘A bigot without principles’: ex-Malaysian PM condemned by former ambassador to France
Mahathir Mohamad infuriates Europe for saying Muslims “have a right to kill millions of French people” after a terrorist beheaded an elderly Christian.
‘Overwhelmed’: Germany, France return to lockdown as virus cases soar in Europe
French President Emmanuel Macron says avoiding a lockdown is not acceptable because it would kill 400,000 citizens.
No other place in the world has tamed a second wave this large
Today, as the crisis accelerates in Europe and elsewhere, Victoria’s ‘zero new cases’ are the envy of the world.
Europe warned COVID-19 is spreading quickly, further curbs loom
The disease is in resurgence all over Europe, where daily reported cases have more than doubled in 10 days, crossing 200,000 daily infections for the first time this week.
With its coronavirus consensus in tatters, Europe faces a grim winter ahead
Britain is on course for a long winter. A prolonged national lockdown, however, remains unlikely. That’s one part of the problem.
Wall Street falls on disappointing US jobs data, Europe coronavirus spread
The pullback on Wall Street follows a broad selloff in global markets as rising infections in Europe led governments in France and Britain to impose new measures to contain the […]
Europe reels as it sets coronavirus records, slaps on new rules
Fears are rising that Europe is running out of time to control a resurgence of the coronavirus, as infections hit record daily highs in some countries.
‘On the brink of disaster’: New COVID-19 cases in Europe hit 100,000 a day
European nations are closing schools, cancelling operations and enlisting legions of student medics as overwhelmed authorities face a COVID-19 resurgence at the onset of winter.
Europe’s COVID surge a lesson for Australia coming into summer
There is no doubt that Europe took its foot off the pedal to contain the virus during the holiday season. Australia is sure to risk the same result.
Rising COVID cases take Europe and US off the travel list for next year
Australians should take Europe and the United States off their travel list for next year if there is no coronavirus vaccine, with Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham declaring the Morrison government’s […]
COVID-19 infections soar across Europe as WHO urges tighter controls
The World Health Organisation says European governments must take decisive action now in order to avoid painful hard lockdowns.
Italy imposes outdoor mask law in a bid to curb second COVID-19 wave
The government passed the decree even though Italy’s overall per capita infection rate is currently among the lowest in Europe.
At the French Open, success in New York is taking a toll
In March, as the coronavirus pandemic tore through western Europe, organisers of the ongoing French Open moved the start of the tournament to late September, with the main draw starting […]
Homesick student cycles from Scotland to Greece during the pandemic
Restless — and with flights to much of Europe cancelled — he was looking for a way home to Athens. His first day on the road proved trying.