Alps surprised by early snowfall
Laura Niklas - September 28, 2020
Parts of Austria, Switzerland and Germany were surprised by unseasonably early snowfall overnight, after a sharp drop in temperatures and heavy precipitation. The Swiss meteorological...
Germany agrees to tighten virus rules as infections rise
Laura Niklas - October 15, 2020
Chancellor Angela Merkel and the governors of Germany’s 16 states agreed Wednesday to tighten mask-wearing rules and make bars close early in areas...
Migrants trying to reach Europe pushed to deadly Atlantic
Renata Brito - September 2, 2020
The only person who wasn’t crying on the boat was 2-year-old Noura. Noura’s mother, Hawa Diabaté, was fleeing her native Ivory Coast to what she...
Norway cruise ship passengers with coronavirus reach 43
Nicole Marco - August 5, 2020
The number of passengers on a Norwegian cruise ship who have tested positive for the coronavirus has reached 43, authorities said Tuesday. The outbreak...
EU court cancels US data-sharing pact over snooping concerns
Carlo Piovano - July 16, 2020
The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that an agreement that allows thousands of companies...
Apple wins EU court case over $15 billion in claimed taxes
Raf Casert - July 15, 2020
A European Union court on Wednesday delivered a hammer blow to the bloc’s attempts to rein in sweetheart...
European tourism faces turbulence only weeks after restart
Geir Moulson - July 27, 2020
Europe’s tourism revival is running into turbulence only weeks after countries opened their borders, with rising infections in Spain and other countries...
French tourism gets boost with reopening of Disneyland Paris
Masha Macpherson - July 15, 2020
The French tourist industry received a further boost Wednesday with the partial reopening of Disneyland Paris and the opening up of the top floor...
Eiffel Tower to reopen after longest closure since WWII
Thomas Adamson - June 17, 2020
Workers are preparing the Eiffel Tower for reopening next week, after the coronavirus pandemic led to the iconic Paris landmark’s longest closure since...
