European stocks advanced on Monday as lockdown measures ease across the continent, while protests continue throughout the U.S. following the police killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, last week.
London's FTSE 100 added 1.4% in early trade (...)
EU member states Austria, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands stated their opposition on Saturday to a French-German plan for a 500 billion euro ($545 billion) coronavirus recovery fund that would issue grants, calling for a loans-based approach (...)
European stocks declined on Thursday morning as euro zone PMI (purchasing managers' index) data indicated another slowdown in activity for the region's manufacturing and services industry in May.
Germany's DAX index and France's CAC 40 each fell by (...)
We are nowhere close to ridding ourselves of Covid-19 or its horrendous worldwide death toll just yet, but many, though not all, believe that moving beyond the pandemic is now urgent. It's a judgement call that could have dire consequences, but the (...)
Germany's agreement to share debt with other EU countries to finance an economic recovery plan is being greeted as a political breakththrough and an overdue sign of unity in the face of the worst downturn the bloc has ever seen.
Chancellor Angela (...)
Two weeks ago, most Britons believed that Britain had outperformed Spain and Italy in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. But two weeks is a long time in politics, and now the majority believe that Britain's performance has been worse than that of (...)
A Swedish publisher on Tuesday distributed poems written by a Hong Kong bookseller and smuggled out of the Chinese prison where he is serving a 10-year sentence after being convicted of illegally providing intelligence to foreigners.
Chinese-born (...)
Israel is about to get into a new diplomatic clash with Europe. On 1 May, ambassadors of a number of European states to Israel slammed Tel Aviv's plans to annex the whole of the West Bank, as recently revealed by the new Netanyahu-Gantz coalition (...)
كشف زلاتان إبراهيموفيتش سبب تدربه رفقة فريق هاماربي السويدي والذي يمتلك 25% من أسهمه.
ويتدرب السويدي رفقة لاعبي الفريق إذ لا تفرض بلاده الحظر الكامل رغم انتشار فيروس كورونا بأعداد قليلة.
وتحدث إبرا عن مستقبله لموقع " Dplay Sweden" السويدي قائلا: "لا (...)
European markets ended notably lower on Friday as worries about coronavirus pandemic rose following a report that said the drug remdesivir from Gilead failed in its first randomized clinical trial.
Another factor that contributed to the decline was (...)
Unlike its neighbours, Sweden has not imposed a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak as it aims to build a broad base of immunity while protecting at-risk groups like the elderly has proved controversial.
While neighbours have (...)
French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu says the resumption of sporting events in the country is not among the government's priorities.
France is locked down until May 11 because of the coronavirus pandemic and speculation has increased recently (...)
The CCTV footage from a Dutch business park shows a man in a black cap pouring the contents of a white container at the base of a cellular radio tower. Flames burst out as the man jogs back to his Toyota to flee into the evening.
It's a scene that's (...)
Some European countries have announced plans to ease restrictions on social life, transport and cross-border travel imposed since mid-March to battle the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Here is an update on such plans:
EASING STEPS (...)
AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic trained with Swedish club Hammarby as the global soccer shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues, and a brief bout of coughing didn't appear to trouble him as he practiced his shooting.
Former Sweden (...)
Turkey introduced a lockdown over the weekend that took many by surprise, since the country had previously adopted a more relaxed approach to fighting the coronavirus than its neighbors in Europe and the Mideast.
The sudden announcement of a 48-hour (...)
Sweden's government is seeking wider executive powers, including the right to shut airports and railway stations without parliament's approval, in its fight to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
Sweden has so far taken a low-key approach to (...)
Minister Dr. Rania Al-Mashat chaired a videoconference meeting with more than 100 professionals representing heads of country offices, development professionals from bilateral partners as well as multilateral development organizations to discuss (...)
Minister Dr. Rania Al-Mashat the Minister of International Cooperation reviewed the results of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) Survey. This was during the videoconference meeting chaired by Minister Dr. Rania (...)
Alphabet Inc's Google has published charts showing how the coronavirus has brought hard-hit Italy to a standstill, led to runs on grocery stores around the world and prompted a stark drop in going-out between Mardi Gras and St. Patrick's Day, (...)
For European governments battling to brace economies pummelled by the coronavirus, there might be no better time to go green.
Normally thrifty countries, such as Germany, accept they will have to spend heavily to weather the economic shock of the (...)
Fast-fashion retailer H&M announced on Monday it is weighing cutting tens of thousands of jobs worldwide temporarily, as it works through interruptions to its business due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The company, which is headquartered in Sweden (...)
Australia and Taiwan joined governments offering financial aid to airlines as coronavirus and stricter travel controls forced carriers to deepen cuts to capacity and staffing.
U.S. airlines have asked Washington for $50 billion in grants and loans, (...)
Mork Trading Inc will be launching its Egyptian nuts at the Gulfood Exhibition, with the aim of attracting new customers in Gulf markets to increase exports.
Bassam Al-Faris, chairperson of Mork, said that the company specialises in marketing seven (...)
The Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX) has decided to roll out its 2020 edition in a digital version for the first time, moving the planned +700 screenings of 220 films into digital form.
The festival said it has partnered with Festival (...)
