Powerful earthquake rocks Turkish coast and Greek islands
At least 19 deaths reported after quake strikes İzmir in Turkey and Greek island of Samos At least 19 people have been killed and hundreds injured after a powerful earthquake… »
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Hurricane Ianos turns towards Crete after sweeping across Greece
Two dead, one missing and nearly a thousand rescued as floods damage Thessaly After pounding parts of western and central Greece meteorologists have predicted a rare Mediterranean hurricane is headed… »
Battered travel industry urges UK to rethink Covid-19 quarantine policy
Tourism sector concerned at impact on holidaymakers as rise of cases in Europe puts more countries on list Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The travel industry… »
Global report: largest daily rise in Covid-19 cases prompts WHO warning
Infection rates in Latin America growing rapidly as lockdowns ease in Europe Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The World Health Organization gave a stark warning on… »
Europe plans a summer staycation after coronavirus lockdowns
While France, Italy and Spain stay cautious and look for domestic tourists, Greece hopes to capitalise on its handling of the crisis by opening its doors in July Coronavirus –… »
Covid-19 throws Europe’s tourism industry into chaos
No one knows if summer tourists will arrive, or how businesses will survive if not Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The coronavirus crisis has flung Europe’s… »
Coronavirus latest updates: confirmed cases worldwide climb to over 100,000
First cases reported in Vatican City and Serbia, and first deaths in UK and the Netherlands, as WHO warns of sustained community transmission 100,052 coronavirus cases, according to the Johns… »
Brexit: Johnson condemned for dropping pledge to replace family reunion law
Lawyers warn loss of reunion rights for unaccompanied refugee children will put them in danger The loss of family reunion rights for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will leave them with “no… »
Storms in France, Greece and Italy leave ‘biblical destruction’
Seven people die as weekend of heavy rain brings landslides, floods and collapsed overpass Seven people have died as violent storms swept through parts of France, Greece and Italy over… »
Fall into ravine killed British scientist, says Greek coroner
State pathologist concludes Natalie Christopher’s death on island of Ikaria was accidental A Greek coroner has concluded that a British scientist whose disappearance sparked a huge search on the island… »
Body of missing Briton found in Greek ravine
Natalie Christopher found dead less than a mile from hotel two days after she disappeared Rescuers searching for a British scientist who disappeared on the Aegean island of Ikaria have… »
Greek elections: landslide victory for centre-right New Democracy party
Incumbent prime minister Alexis Tsipras, of Syriza, calls rival Kyriakos Mitsotakis to concede defeat Voters in Greece have given Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ centre-right New Democracy party a resounding mandate to form… »
Christchurch suspect: Europe investigates possible far-right links
Officials in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria examine Brenton Tarrant’s travels before attack Authorities in Europe are working to establish whether the man suspected of carrying out the most deadly terrorist… »
Google has quietly added DuckDuckGo as a search engine option for Chrome users in ~60 markets
In an update to the chromium engine, which underpins Google’s popular Chrome browser, the search giant has quietly updated the lists of default search engines it offers per market —… »
Hillary Clinton: Europe must curb immigration to stop rightwing populists
Europe and centre left everywhere need tougher approach to phenomenon that fuelled Trump and Brexit, says Clinton Clinton, Blair, Renzi: why we lost, and how to fight back Europe must… »
Grim milestone comes as Joe Biden’s incoming chief of staff says 500,000 could die in US next month; EU states raise concerns about Pfizer slowdown German vaccine officials forced to… »
Keir Starmer calls on home secretary to take responsibility for ‘fiasco’ as officers begin to report ‘near misses’ Priti Patel is under mounting pressure to give a full account of… »
