Spain leads calls for Covid-19 to be treated like flu
Spain is leading calls for governments to start tackling Covid-19 like any other endemic respiratory virus such as seasonal flu, despite WHO opposition and warnings that the approach is premature
Europe eyes lithium ‘white gold’ rush as cars go green
Europe wants to expand its lithium mining and refining capacity and wean itself off imports as the "white gold" becomes a vital resource in the fight against climate change
‘No path ahead but the sea’: Lebanese join migrant flow to EU
If he wasn't making good money smuggling irregular migrants to the EU by sea, Ibrahim himself might have joined the growing exodus from Lebanon
UK finance reigns in Europe despite Brexit fallout
One year after Britain's formal exit from the European Union, London's powerful City financial sector still reigns on the continent despite losing key business and bankers to rival hubs
Omicron: Mild or severe impact on the global economy?
After limping its way back from the Covid pandemic last year, the global economic recovery has been rattled by the Omicron variant's rapid rise
Omicron less severe but still a threat to health systems
Omicron is causing record numbers of cases around the world, and though it causes less severe Covid-19 experts warn this wave still threatens to overwhelm health systems
Can a fractured French Left rally troops against Macron?
With 90 days to go before the French presidential election, the country's multiple leftwing parties are facing near-certain elimination in the first round -- unless they can unify behind a single candidate
Does Draghi stay or go? Italy readies for new president
Italy's parliament will start voting on January 24 for a new president, with Prime Minister Mario Draghi widely expected to take over despite the risk of destabilising the country's post-pandemic recovery
Eurozone inflation hit record high in December
The European Central Bank is under pressure to reconsider its low interest rate policy after soaring energy prices forced Eurozone inflation to hit its highest annual rate since records began in 1997
Health first, freedom second? How Covid is changing democracies
From lockdowns to mandatory mask-wearing and Covid passes to access certain venues, the pandemic has led to sweeping restrictions on civil liberties in some of the world's oldest democracies
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