Tag: #EuropeanCountries
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Omicron variant: The knock on the door!
There is going to be a tsunami of infectiousness around the world. Clearly, Omicron is more transmissible but less harmful. You and I are going to be exposed to it but current evidence suggests it’s not going to be as fatal or as bad as before. It’s not a doom or gloom situation. There may…
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Coronavirus Hits Eurozone Markets in London
London, Dec 22 (AFP/APP): Eurozone stock markets rebounded at the open Tuesday while London extended losses following sharp falls across Europe the previous session on concerns over the emergence of a more infectious coronavirus strain in Britain. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index dipped 0.2 percent to 6,401.41 points. In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 index…
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European airlines cutting fares to woo back passengers
Paris, Sept 27 (AFP/APP):With the coronavirus crisis putting a chill on travel, European airlines are reducing fares to attract passengers and fill the planes that are still flying. Travel restrictions adopted by many countries to stem the spread of the disease have clobbered airlines, bringing air traffic to a near halt in the spring. And…
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Alarm bells ring over infections in Europe
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the number of infections in Europe has risen sharply in recent months and that unless more is done to stop the spread, the number of infected people in many countries could reach alarming levels. The total number of cases in 30 European countries has increased over the past two…
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No compromise on racism and discrimination in France: Macron
This is not the situation in Syria or Iraq, but in France. According to a Baaghi TV report, protests over racial discrimination have spread in all states of the United States since the death of the black form George Floyd in the United States. In fact, these phenomena have spread to many European countries. In…
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European countries agreed to buy corona virus vaccine: Reports
LONDON: European countries have agreed in advance to buy a corona virus vaccine, with the UK likely to receive billions of dollars. European countries have reportedly agreed in advance to buy a corona virus vaccine from a pharmaceutical company before it is ready. European countries like Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands, have been severely…
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France set to evacuate citizens from virus-hit Chinese city
Paris, Jan 28 (AFP/APP): France on Thursday will send a plane to start evacuating its citizens from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of a coronavirus scare, in the first repatriations by a European country. Some 500 to 1,000 French citizens are eligible for repatriation, Health Minister Agnes Buzyn told a press conference, though…
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France wants Netflix to invest 25% of revenue in local content
Paris, Jan 15 (AFP/APP): France wants streaming services like Netflix and Amazon to invest a quarter of their sales in the country into French and European productions, more than has previously been evoked as part of a regulatory reform. The government intends to modernise a system that has long seen broadcasters and cinemas subsidise production…
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Hundreds of thousands join children’s climate strikes in Europe
Rome, Sept 27 (AFP/APP):Hundreds of thousands of youths demonstrated across European cities on Friday in the second in a global series of protests to avert a climate catastrophe. Waving signs and yelling slogans, schoolchildren and students in Italian cities were among those joining the latest “Friday for Future” rallies. Organisers said 200,000 people joined a…