Category : Europe

Germany Suspends Extradition Pact With Hong Kong

Germany has suspended its extradition settlement with Hong Kong after the territory’s pro-Beijing authorities disqualified 12 pro-democracy candidates and postponed the legislative elections. “The decision by the Hong Kong Authorities to disqualify...

Four Crew Members on Norway Cruise Ship Hospitalized With Covid-19

OSLO—Four crew members on a Norwegian cruise vessel have been recognized with COVID-19 after it arrived on the Arctic port of Tromsoe early on Friday, stated the College Hospital of North Norway where they're being handled. All 160 crew members on t...

U.S. to Have Permanent Troop Presence in Poland as Defense Pact Agreed

WARSAW—The USA will set up a everlasting army presence in Poland because it deploys round 1,000 further U.S. troops there, Poland‘s Protection Ministry stated on Friday. Poland is setting rising retailer by its bilateral defense relationship with it...

Coronavirus’ lost generation

Like in much of the world, restaurants and other businesses in Rome were forced to shutter during the pandemic. | Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images By GRETA PRIVITERA 07/31/2020 11:41 AM EDT */ ]]> MILAN — After a months-long search, Alessandro M...

Germany Puts Three Virus-Hit Spanish Regions on High-Risk List

BERLIN—Germany will drive individuals coming back from three Spanish areas, together with Catalonia—residence to Barcelona—to enter quarantine or take a coronavirus check, in the newest blow to Europe’s journey business after months of lockdown. Wit...

Dutch KLM Group to Cut 4,500-5,000 Jobs Due to Pandemic

KLM airline airplanes are seen parked, as Schiphol Airport reduces its flights because of the CCP virus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 2, 2020. (Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters) AMSTELVEEN, The Netherlands—Dutch ser...

Eurozone Economy Suffers Record Drop During Lockdown Months

PARIS—The economy of the 19-country eurozone shrank by a devastating 12.1 % in the course of the second quarter from the quarter before as coronavirus lockdowns froze business and shopper activity. It was the most important drop on report. Spain, wh...

Eurozone economy shrinks by record 12.1 percent in second quarter

The sharp contraction between April and June followed a first-quarter decrease of 3.6 percent in the eurozone and 3.2 percent across the EU. | Sean Gallup/Getty Images */ ]]> The eurozone economy shrank by 12.1 percent in the second quarter of th...

Dutch Government: Masks Haven’t Been Proven Effective

AMSTERDAM—The Dutch government on Wednesday stated it won't advise the public to put on masks to sluggish the unfold of coronavirus, asserting that their effectiveness has not been proven. The choice was introduced by Minister for Medical Care Tamar...

Volkswagen Cuts Dividend as Profits Evaporate in Pandemic Sales Slump

FRANKFURT—Volkswagen reported a second-quarter working loss on Thursday as car deliveries dropped by virtually a 3rd because of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the German carmaker to chop its dividend despite a gradual rebound in demand. The multi-br...

International Legislators Condemn the Disqualifying of Hong Kong Democratic Candidates

A gaggle of international lawmakers issued a press release on Thursday condemning the Hong Kong government’s choice to disqualify democratic candidates. The statement was signed by 68 lawmakers from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) r...

Virus Cluster in France Splits Generations, Raises Fears

PARIS—As the solar went down, their partying acquired into full move, with an unwanted visitor: the coronavirus. An outbreak amongst 18- to 25-year-olds at a seaside resort on the Brittany coast is crystallizing fears that the virus is flaring again...

Renault Handed ‘Wake-Up Call’ With Record 7 Billion Euro Loss

PARIS—French carmaker Renault stated it had been given a wake-up name on Thursday with a report internet loss of 7.29 billion euros ($8.6 billion) within the first half of the yr, inflicted by the COVID-19 crisis and troubles at its alliance companio...

U.S. suffered worst quarterly contraction on record as virus ravages economy

President Donald Trump delivers remarks about American energy production during a July 29 visit to the Double Eagle Energy Oil Rig in Midland, Texas. | (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) By BEN WHITE 07/29/2020 07:55 PM EDT Updated: 07/30/2020 08:58 AM ED...

40 million Americans face student loan cliff

*/ ]]> The federal government’s emergency relief for more than 40 million student loan borrowers is set to expire at the end of September, amid sky-high levels of unemployment and an overall economy still stifled by rising coronavirus cases. The loo...