Europe

Latest on pandemic: Countries move to impose new restrictions as cases surge

Oct 28, 2020 12:19

The number of people who have been afflicted with COVID-19 has now passed 44 million around the world, and the number of related fatalities is almost 1.16 million, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
A long, uneven and uncertain ascent

Oct 26, 2020 16:21

Except for China, where output is expected to exceed 2019 levels this year, output in both advanced economies and emerging market and developing economies is projected to remain below 2019 levels even next year. Countries that rely more on contact-intensive services and oil exporters face weaker recoveries compared to manufacturing-led economies.
Hospitals brace for Europe’s second COVID-19 wave

Oct 25, 2020 09:08

Europe’s second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is reviving the pressure on hospitals in the worst-hit cities, and forcing health care systems around the continent to devise contingency plans that draw on the lessons of this spring’s deadly first wave.
COVID-19, climate crisis are part of same battle

Oct 05, 2020 15:39

From early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, a common refrain has been, “At least maybe now we will get serious about addressing climate change.” One can certainly see the logic behind this thinking. The terrible toll the pandemic has taken should remind us of the importance of three things that are also necessary to tackle global warming: Science, public policy, and international cooperation.
Damage of single use plastic usage during pandemic ‘will last forever’

Oct 01, 2020 11:08

Environment campaigners have said action is needed to limit the use of “unnecessary” single-use plastic during the pandemic. During lockdown many chains banned the use of reusable cups for safety reasons, while disposable face masks have been found dropped on beaches.
Putin slams external pressure on Belarus as Macron meets opp. leader

Sep 29, 2020 13:58

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decried the “unprecedented external pressure” exerted on neighboring Belarus, as French President Emmanuel Macron met with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Lithuania.
Global coronavirus deaths pass 'agonizing milestone' of 1 million

Sep 29, 2020 12:31

The global death toll from COVID-19 has risen past 1 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, a bleak milestone in a pandemic that has devastated the global economy, overloaded health systems and changed the way people live.
The tipping points at the heart of climate crisis

Sep 24, 2020 15:25

We have known for years that many parts of the climate have so-called tipping points. That means a gentle push, like a slow and steady warming, can cause them to change in a big way that is wholly disproportionate to the trigger. If we hit one of these tipping points, we may not have any practical way to stop the unfolding consequences.
New study finds planet heading toward temperature threshold not seen in 34 million years

Sep 18, 2020 14:12

A newly published study conducted by a team of climate scientists warns that—barring prompt and rigorous efforts to minimize greenhouse gas emissions—"Earth is on track for some of the strongest, fastest climate change the planet has ever experienced."
13 detained after fire near second Greek refugee camp

Sep 16, 2020 10:49

Thirteen people have been detained on the Greek island of Samos after a fire threatened the local migrant camp, police said Wednesday, days after another blaze destroyed Europe's largest migrant camp on Lesbos.