Merkel’s party slides in poll as anger grows over virus management

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a news conference following the 13. Integration Summit at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany March 9, 2021. Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS BERLIN…

UPDATE 1-Cyprus shuts its borders for 15 days to fight coronavirus

[ad_1] (Adds detail) NICOSIA, March 13 (Reuters) – Cyprus will shut its borders for 15 days to all except Cypriots, Europeans working on the island and people with special permits…

Italy seizes German-flagged charity vessel for breaking safety rules

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The Sea-Watch 3 rescue ship leaves after migrants disembarked at the port in Lampedusa, Italy June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane ROME (Reuters) – Italian authorities have seized…

Denmark tightens lockdown in north, mink cull devastates industry

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark announced strict new lockdown rules on Thursday in the north of the country after authorities discovered a mutated coronavirus strain in minks bred in the…

Italy may seek suspension of EU budget rules with 5 billion euro virus package

[ad_1] ROME (Reuters) – Italy may ask for a temporary suspension of European Union budget rules as it struggles to contain a coronavirus epidemic, the deputy economy minister said on…

British finance minister unveils new measures to protect jobs

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak pictured in London, Britain October 5, 2020. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/ LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Rishi Sunak announced…

UPDATE 1-Swiss mull tighter restrictions as COVID-19 cases soar

[ad_1] (Adds comments from health minister) ZURICH, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Switzerland is considering tighter restrictions including mini-lockdowns to check a rapidly rising number of coronavirus cases, Health Minister Alain…

UK prepares new support for firms hit by local lockdowns – FT

[ad_1] Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, leaves a television studio in London, Britain, October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak is drawing…

Bank of England delays report on health of UK banks to Aug. 6

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: People wearing masks walk past the Bank of England, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON…

Johnson says some months until all vulnerable get COVID jabs

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister said on Wednesday it would be some months before all the most vulnerable people received COVID-19 vaccines with England’s health service boss saying…