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Tag: Europe
US and Europe battle over power to silence voices on social network service
European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire emphasised the necessity of strengthening regulations on big tech after US President Donald Trump was banned by social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
True global solidarity needed to beat COVID-19
The UK has found a new variant of the novel coronavirus, and the contagious rate is 70 percent higher than the original virus.
WHO Europe urges stronger action to contain new virus strain
WHO is calling on its members in Europe to step up measures against coronavirus.
Vaccine hopes keep stocks ahead despite spiking infections
Most stock markets in the US and Europe ended last week on an upbeat note.
Fears of recession after Europe locks down again
New lockdowns across Europe will seriously affect a nascent economic recovery.
Europe faces tougher virus curbs but Melbourne lifts lockdown
People in France and Germany were bracing yesterday for tough new curbs on their daily lives as Europe struggled to contain an alarming surge in coronavirus cases with winter looming.
Why we need less coronavirus media coverage
With an average of around 100,000 new cases a day, European infections now account for roughly one-third of new cases in the world.
Paris under curfew as Europe ramps up virus restrictions
France became the latest European country to toughen anti-coronavirus measures.
European airlines cutting fares to woo back ‘lost’ passengers
European airlines are reducing fares to attract passengers and fill planes.
Lessons from the Black Death in the time of Covid-19
It is easy to mock the quackery of the Middle Ages, but today’s Covid-19 has witnessed desperate people attempting whatever promises immunity or even a glimmer of protection against the deadly virus.
Tougher laws governing Airbnb rentals urged
An alliance of 22 European cities urged the EU to enact tougher rules on Airbnb.
Pompeo accuses Europe of inaction
Pompeo says European leaders “haven’t lifted a finger” to halt arms sales to Iran after they rejected the unilateral US declaration.
China, Europe in need of cooperative endeavours
China and Europe have renewed frequent interactions recently.
China, Europe in need of cooperative endeavours
Over the past two months, Pompeo and Robert O’Brien tried to spread an “American virus” with a public relations smear campaign to damage China-Europe relations.
Trip for solidarity, multilateralism and stability
China’s State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi began an official visit to Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, France and Germany on Tuesday at the invitation of his European counterparts.
Europe sees new post-US world order
Recently, Europe’s attitude toward the US has further sparked discussions on the decline of US influence.
A European Green wave may be coming – finally
Even though there’s little talk of Fridays for Future anymore, Green parties and policies are finally getting closer to government across Europe.
Railway freight express puts China-EU cooperation amid pandemic on fast track
Departing from Nanchang, the capital of China’s Jiangxi province, a cargo train loaded with medical materials against COVID-19 arrived in Paris.
Europe demands better pandemic plan, as Moscow exits lockdown
Europe’s most powerful countries urged the European Union to better prepare for the next pandemic after chaotic responses to the coronavirus, as Moscow emerged from lockdown despite Russia still being in the grip of a surging epidemic.
Pandemic is defining health crisis of our age
Even as Europe is fighting to bring COVID-19 under control at home, it is also playing a leading role in building global solidarity.
Rescue and stimulus plan ahead
The huge uncertainties brought by the pandemic will lead to reduced investment and demand for durable consumer items.
UK remains wary as Europe emerges from confinement
Swathes of Europe began the long process of re-opening from coronavirus lockdowns on Monday. As Britain plotted a path to normality, France and Spain basked in relaxation of restrictions.
League-by-league guide to European football’s coronavirus shutdown
Bundesliga will be the first major European league to return to action next week.
Top German judges to rule on ECB economic support
Germany’s top court will rule on mass bond-buying by the European Central Bank, a tool the Frankfurt institution has deployed like never before to cushion the impact of the Coronavirus.
Europe prepares for more easing of lockdown as virus hopes rise
Europe prepares for a further cautious easing of coronavirus restrictions.
US virus cases hit a million as Germans wear masks in shops
The United States reports its millionth coronavirus case.
Europe’s virus toll tops 100,000 as protests spread in US
Coronavirus deaths surged past 100,000 in hardest-hit Europe on Saturday as hundreds of Americans frustrated by lockdown orders and egged on by President Donald Trump staged protests in several US cities.
Europe, US virus deaths surge as Trump reverses on New York lockdown
Covid-19 death toll shot past 20,000 in EU and Trump refuses to quarantine New York.
The shock of the pandemic is haunting nations
The rising number of victims in the COVID-19 pandemic is shocking Europe, much as the Lisbon earthquake did 265 years ago.
