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Two cases of coronavirus Omicron variant detected in Britain

LONDON: Two linked cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in Britain connected to travel to southern Africa, health minister Sajid Javid said on Saturday. November 27, 2021

85 travellers from South Africa in Netherlands positive for COVID-19: authorities

AMSTERDAM: Dutch health authorities said that 85 people who arrived in Amsterdam on two flights from South Africa on Friday tested positive for COVID-19, and they were conducting further testing early Saturday to see if any of the infections are with the recently discovered Omicron coronavirus variant. November 27, 2021

Suspected Omicron case found in Germany: Regional minister

BERLIN: A minister in the German state of Hesse said on Saturday that the recently discovered Omicron variant of the coronavirus had very probably arrived in Germany. November 27, 2021

France says pregnant women among 27 dead in English Channel

PARIS: Children and pregnant women were among at least 27 migrants who died when their small boat sank in an attempted crossing of the English Channel, a French government official said Thursday. November 25, 2021

Covid cases soar in Europe; there could be 500,000 COVID-related deaths in the continent by February, says WHO

LONDON: Coronavirus infections are hitting record levels in many countries across Europe as winter takes hold, prompting a call for action from the World Health Organization which described the new wave as a grave concern. November 21, 2021

Europe becomes COVID-19's epicentre again, some countries look at fresh curbs

LONDON: Europe has become the epicentre of the pandemic again, prompting some governments to consider re-imposing unpopular lockdowns in the run-up to Christmas and stirring debate over whether vaccines alone are enough to tame COVID-19. November 14, 2021

Britain approves Merck's COVID-19 pill in world first

LONDON: Britain on Thursday became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed by U.S.-based Merck (MRK.N) and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in a boost to the fight against the pandemic. November 04, 2021

In rare British mass shooting, gunman kills five, including three-year-old girl

PLYMOUTH: A man shot dead five people, including a 3-year-old girl, in violence that police in the southern English city of Plymouth believe began with a domestic dispute and the killing of his mother. August 14, 2021

UK PM Boris Johnson to wed fiancee Carrie Symonds next summer: Report

LONDON: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have sent wedding invitations to family and friends for July 30, 2022, the Sun reported. May 25, 2021

UK govt clears fugitive Nirav Modi's extradition to India

LONDON: UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has signed off on the order to extradite Nirav Modi, wanted in India on fraud and money-laundering charges related to the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, senior Indian diplomatic sources in the UK said on Friday. April 16, 2021

France passes bill to counter rise in Islamism - Act calls for stricter surveillance of religious associations

PARIS: France's National Assembly on Tuesday approved legislation designed mainly to counter a rise in Islamism in towns and cities. February 17, 2021

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