With the arrival of winter in Europe and energy prices soaring, tensions are running high over the provision of gas from Russia — especially through the Yamal-Europe pipeline that runs through Poland and Belarus. But the Yamal pipeline is just one part of a complex gas infrastructure network shaped not only by energy needs but …
Several European nations started vaccinating children aged five to 11 against Covid-19 on Wednesday in an effort to contain a raging pandemic and keep schools open, while others are still deciding their approach. Germany, Spain, Greece and Hungary were among those opening up their inoculation drives to younger kids, with doctors reporting strong initial demand …
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Latvia’s prime minister on Wednesday accused Russia of seeking to destabilise and split Europe with a series of actions including its latest build-up of troops on the border with Ukraine. In an interview with Agence France-Presse, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins described the build-up as “disturbing” and said it was the latest in a series of …
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Governments across Europe rushed on Friday to bolster their defences against a fresh coronavirus spike, as South Africa announced it had detected a new Covid-19 strain that scientists fear could torpedo efforts to beat the pandemic. In recent weeks the continent has been in the throes of surging cases and violent riots, wrestling with booster …
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KEY POINTS WHO officials noted that vaccines cannot fully prevent transmission The WHO warned that Europe and Central Asia may see 700,000 more COVID-19 deaths by March 2022 Europe accounted for more than 65% of all new COVID-19 cases last week The chief of the World Health Organization on Wednesday warned the public not to …
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Europe remains “in the firm grip” of Covid and the continent’s death toll could top 2.2 million this winter if current trends continue, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday. Europe is battling an upsurge in the pandemic that saw Austria return to lockdown this week while Germany and the Netherlands are poised to announce …
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DoorDash has added Europe to its menu with the purchase of Finland-based food delivery firm Wolt in an all-stock deal valued at $8.1 billion, the company announced Tuesday. The news came the same day DoorDash reported that its revenue grew 45 percent to $1.3 billion in the recently ended quarter but that its loss more …
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FILE PHOTO: The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Staff March 18, 2021 By Sruthi Shankar and Devik Jain (Reuters) – Automakers lifted the German DAX to a record high on Thursday, while broader European stocks inched towards all-time highs after the U.S. …
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FILE PHOTO: The financial district in Frankfurt, Germany, March 18, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski March 16, 2021 By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion pandemic recovery package should, on balance, prove a boon for Europe, far outweighing the short-term market turbulence that has already cornered the European Central Bank …
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FILE PHOTO: Fisker logo is seen on a Fisker Karma car at the “Auto 2016″car show in Riga, Latvia, April 15, 2016. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins February 26, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) – Fisker Inc CEO said on Thursday that the electric vehicle startup is considering setting up a battery cell manufacturing facility with an unidentified …
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