Europe

yesterday 16:45

British Airways staff to receive pay rise

LONDON. KAZINFORM - British Airways staff will receive a 13% pay rise after significant job cuts brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Anadolu Agency reports.

22.07.2022 21:15

Over 1,700 killed in Portugal, Spain by ferocious Europe heat wave: WHO

GENEVA. KAZINFORM - Described as «unprecedented, frightening, and apocalyptic,» the ongoing heat wave in Europe has claimed more than 1,700 lives in Portugal and Spain alone, the regional chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports.

18.07.2022 21:46

Nine cities to go on red alert as heat wave intensifies in Italy

ROME. KAZINFORM - The health ministry said on Monday that nine out of 27 big Italian cities will be on red alert by Wednesday as the heat wave that is baking the country and many other parts of Europe intensifies, ANSA reports.

16.07.2022 13:39

Heatwave in Spain, Portugal claims at least 322 lives

MADRID. KAZINFORM - Excess temperatures brought on by the heatwave that continues to wash over Spain and Portugal have killed at least 322 people, Anadolu Agency reports.

29.06.2022 20:40

Spain's annual inflation rate hits 37-year high

ISTANBUL. KAZINFORM - Spain's annual inflation rate reached 10.2% in June, the highest since April 1985, according to an official statement on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reports.

20.06.2022 20:20

Europe faces unusual mid-June heatwave

PARIS. KAZINFORM - Europe is facing a heatwave this week following an unusually early and intense heatwave coming from North Africa, with governments of many European countries issuing warnings to the public and instructions on how to «survive» it, Xinhua reports.

30.05.2022 16:15

16 cases of monkeypox detected in France

PARIS. KAZINFORM - France’s public health authority on Sunday confirmed 16 cases of the monkeypox virus in the country, as the statistics mark a big jump since the first case was detected in the country nine days ago, Anadolu Agency reports.

18.05.2022 10:09

EU, CA discuss advancement of political dialogue, security cooperation

BRUSSELS. KAZINFORM - The ninth High-Level Political and Security Dialogue between the countries of Central Asia and the European Union (HLD) that took place in Brussels this Tuesday focused on the discussion of the advancement of political dialogue and strengthening of security cooperation between the two regions against the background of complex ongoing geopolitical developments, Kazinform has learned from the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Affairs Ministry.

13.05.2022 16:20

2M COVID-19 deaths confirmed in European Region: WHO

GENEVA. KAZINFORM - The World Health Organization (WHO) European Region said Thursday it has reached a «grim milestone» and exceeded 2 million deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic in its 53 countries, Anadolu Agency reports.

23.04.2022 15:15

COVID-19 measures lifted in most European countries

BRUSSELS. KAZINFORM - Some European countries have lifted COVID-19 measures completely, while only basic measures such as mask requirement in public transport remained in others, Anadolu Agency reports.

06.04.2022 17:58

UK COVID cases rise as new variant discovered

LONDON. KAZINFORM - Driven by the omicron BA.2 variant, coronavirus cases across the UK have risen significantly in recent weeks following the end of all COVID-19 restrictions, Anadolu Agency reports.

02.04.2022 11:20

Sweden abolishes COVID-19 law

STOCKHOLM. KAZINFORM - Sweden abolished its COVID-19 law as of Friday, no longer classifying it as critical illness, Anadolu Agency reports.

31.03.2022 21:51

Switzerland to drop all remaining COVID restrictions from Friday

GENEVA. KAZINFORM - The Swiss government announced Wednesday that the last remaining public health measures to tackle COVID-19 will be lifted from Friday, including the compulsory wearing of masks on public transport, Anadolu Agency reports.

10.03.2022 20:15

Austria suspends obligatory vaccination despite record infection numbers

VIENNA. KAZINFORM - Austria's compulsory vaccination mandate is to be suspended, just days before enforcement measures were due to kick in, the country's government announced on Wednesday, Xinhua reports.

28.01.2022 17:40

Portugal reports record daily COVID-19 infections

LISBON. KAZINFORM - Portugal reported a record daily count of 65,706 COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the national tally to 2,443,818, Xinhua reports.

26.01.2022 21:41

Germany registers daily record of 164,000 new COVID infections

BERLIN. KAZINFORM - Germany reached another daily record of coronavirus cases on Wednesday as health officials reported more than 160,000 new infections, Anadolu Agency reports.

25.01.2022 21:45

European countries tend to loosen COVID-19 restrictions despite raging Omicron, WHO warning

LISBON. KAZINFORM - Though Europe is confronted with a rapid spread of the Omicron variant and surging COVID-19 infections, many European countries tend to relax their pandemic control measures to release social mobility, Xinhua reports.

31.12.2021 14:13

France reports over 200,000 COVID cases for 2nd day

PARIS. KAZINFORM - France reported more than 200,000 COVID-19 infections for the second straight day, according to data released Thursday by public health authorities, Anadolu Agency reports.

26.12.2021 13:46

France exceeds 100,000 daily Covid-19 cases

PARIS. KAZINFORM - France registered a record number of new coronavirus cases Saturday, exceeding the 100,000 mark for the first time since the pandemic began, Anadolu Agency reports.

15.12.2021 18:37

Kazakh film Tomiris screened in Belgium

BRUSSELS. KAZINFORM – A special screening of the film Tomiris took place at the Royal Film Archive CINEMATEK on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of independence of Kazakhstan in Belgium, Kazinform correspondent reports.