Europe

So far, infections with the Omicron variant have been reported in at least eleven EU countries. The counter stands at 59 registered infections on Wednesday afternoon. This is reported by the EU health authority ECDC in an update on…
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EU countries will receive corona vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 as early as December 13, the German Ministry of Health reports. That is a week earlier than planned and therefore also means that countries can start rolling out the…
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The eurozone is more resilient to the economic consequences of a new wave of corona infections or the new Omikron variant. But, that said, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB). Several European countries…
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Two corona infections have also been detected in Denmark with the Omicron variant. The health institute SSI confirmed this on Sunday after two suspicious cases were examined a day earlier. The passengers concerned had travelled by…
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The Brussels Court of Appeals has ruled that drivers can no longer work with the Uber app. Today, about 2,000 professional drivers drive around Brussels who work with the Uber app. They have a VVB license: a license to rent out a vehicle…
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Several privacy regulators in Europe want a ban on so-called tracking cookies: small files that advertisers can use to track people online. This allows them to see exactly what consumers are doing and tailor advertisements accordingly.…
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The migrants trapped in the Belarusian border region do not want to return home, claims President Alexander Lukashenko. Belarus is trying to repatriate migrants, he says, but that group would not be persuaded. "We are actively…
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The number of corona infections that Germany has identified since the start of the pandemic has passed five million. The RKI, the German counterpart of the RIVM, reported 33,498 new corona cases on Sunday. Germany has seen a rapid…
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