Europe

Greece: Fire sweeps through refugee camp on virus lockdown

3:03 pm September 9, 2020

Athens: Fire swept through Greece’s largest refugee camp that had been placed under COVID-19 lockdown, leaving more than 12,000 migrants in emergency need of shelter on the island of Lesbos on Wednesday. In dramatic scenes overnight, the migrants at Moria refugee camp fled fires that broke out at multiple points and gutted much of the camp and […]

European clubs to ask for 5 substitutes in UEFA competitions

11:22 pm September 8, 2020

Geneva: Europe’s top soccer clubs said Tuesday they want UEFA to let teams use five substitutes in Champions League and Europa League games this season. The option to increase the three-substitute quota and protect players during schedule congestion caused by the coronavirus pandemic was originally given to competition organizers by FIFA’s rule-making panel. UEFA approved five subs for the […]

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

EU, UK blame each other over deadlocked post-Brexit talks

7:45 pm September 8, 2020

London: The UK and the European Union blamed each other Tuesday in their increasingly acrimonious post-Brexit trade discussions that could just be weeks from collapse. While the UK urged the EU to show “more realism” in the discussions, the 27-nation bloc noted that it was a “world power.” The latest round of discussions kicked off in London on Tuesday amid an air of […]

Wipro plans to set up Digital Innovation Hub in Germany

7:35 pm September 8, 2020

New Delhi: Wipro on Tuesday said it plans to set up a Digital Innovation Hub at Düsseldorf in Germany that will serve as the IT services major’s flagship centre in Europe. The proposed Digital Innovation Hub will offer digital transformation expertise to companies in Germany, enabling organisations to cross skill and upskill besides supporting talent development in local communities, a […]

Climate activists block Warsaw street against gov’t inaction

10:12 pm September 7, 2020

Warsaw: A few hundred Polish climate activists blocked traffic in downtown Warsaw Monday to spur the government into better protection of the environment. It was the second action since Saturday by Poland’s chapter of the international Extinction Rebellion climate protection group that says world leaders are not doing enough to counter climate change. With chants […]