Europe

UK university students furious over virus restrictions

11:41 pm September 27, 2020

London: As authorities sought to contain COVID-19 outbreaks at British universities Sunday, some students complained they were being “imprisoned” in their dormitories and politicians debated whether young people should be allowed to go home for Christmas. Students at universities in Glasgow, Manchester and Edinburgh — who have returned to campus in the past few weeks — are being asked to self-isolate in […]

Rupee drops 20 paise amid renewed growth concerns

7:57 pm September 22, 2020

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 20 paise to settle at 73.58 against the US dollar on Tuesday due to forex outflows and a stronger greenback in the global markets. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened on a weak note at 73.50 and fell further to a low of 73.64 as stock markets continued […]

After US Open run, Shapovalov piling up more wins in Rome

1:04 pm September 18, 2020

Rome: From singles to doubles, hard courts to clay courts, North America to Europe, Denis Shapovalov just keeps playing and, for the most part, winning. After spending more than 22 hours on court over the previous two weeks at the U.S. Open, where he reached the quarterfinals in both singles and doubles, Shapovalov is still […]

Official says Polish ‘LGBT-free zones’ have no place in EU

7:47 pm September 16, 2020

Brussels: A top European Union official strongly denounced the stigmatization of LGBT people by authorities in Poland, saying on Wednesday that “LGBT-free zones” that have been declared in parts of the country have no place in the EU. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in her first State of the Union address, said that […]

Greek leader calls for greater EU involvement on migration

11:19 pm September 13, 2020

Athens: Greece’s prime minister demanded Sunday that the European Union take a greater responsibility for managing migration into the bloc, as Greek authorities promised that 12,000 migrants and asylum-seekers left homeless after fire gutted an overcrowded camp would be moved shortly to a new tent city. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis blamed some residents at the Moria camp on the […]